It all looks very quiet in the village in this photo, but a few minutes later, it was much busier. Things are set to get busier still as more people arrive for Easter weekend, and the photo was taken during siesta hour, so that’s the main reason there’s not a lot of activity.
Now then, if you are heading over to Symi now or later and want to bring reading material with you, what do you do? I used to travel with at least one book, and then hunt around the book swaps for something to exchange it with when done. There are not so many of those places now, though they can still be found (the tourism offices often have some books, and the Sunrise Café has a few, I believe, as do other bars/cafes). I guess, since the onset of Kindle and digital reading, it’s easier to carry a tablet than a library, though now, you can carry your library in your tablet. Imagine saying that 20 years ago.
I started using the e-book system not long after it started on Lulu, where I first published my book Symi 85600 (it’s the postcode). Since then, things have improved no end, and now, I publish exclusively through Amazon. I’ve now got something like 40 + titles up there both as myself, and as Jackson, and in the last few months, I’ve started taking part in free promotions. Because Jackson is currently writing historical mystery novels, I’ve put a couple into a new promotion where the authors involved share the promo page with their readers and followers. This brings new readers to established authors, and new authors to established readers. So, if you’re heading on holiday now or later, and you want to stock up your portable library, take a look at this new promo which is all about historical fiction.
All you do is browse the covers and titles and click on any you think might be of interest. Do that, and you will get a screen telling you a little more about the book, and a link to its page on Amazon. The books are all in Kindle Unlimited, so if you subscribe to that, you can get them for ‘free.’
