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6 goodreading ı MARCH 2010 EDITOR & PUBLISHER Rowena Cseh rowena@goodreadingmagazine.com.au DEPUTY EDITOR Sarah Minns deputyeditor@goodreadingmagazine.com.au COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER Alexandra Irving alex@goodreadingmagazine.com.au ART DIRECTOR Sonia McAllan DESIGN ASSISTANT Jenni Leigh FINANCIAL DIRECTOR David Morcom david@goodreadingmagazine.com.au BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Gabi Cseh gabi@goodreadingmagazine.com.au ACCOUNTS ENQUIRIES accounts@goodreadingmagazine.com.au ADVERTISING MANAGER Yvette Poshoglian sales@goodreadingmagazine.com.au ONLINE RESOURCES MANAGER Bevan Rigato bevan@goodreadingmagazine.com.au SUBSCRIPTIONS Merle Bennett Good Reading Magazine Reply Paid 3835 SYDNEY NSW AUSTRALIA 2001 Phone (61 2) 8090 1051 Fax (61 2) 9810 2488 subscriptions@goodreadingmagazine.com.au Website: www.goodreadingmagazine.com ISSN 1445-2839 Subscription rates Print only 12 months (11 issues) Within Australia $84.50 New Zealand A$109.50 International A$162.00 Online only 12 months (11 issues, single user) $49.50 Print and online 12 months (11 issues, single user) Within Australia $105.00 New Zealand A$129.50 International A$175.50 PUBLISHED BY Good Reading Magazine Pty Limited ABN 38 003 750 150 2a Booth Street Balmain NSW Australia 2041 www.goodreadingmagazine.com Phone (61 2) 8090 1051 Copyright © 2010 Good Reading Magazine Pty Limited All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in any retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publisher. The views expressed by contributors are not necessarily those of the publishers. Liability howsoever arising as a result of the use of, or reliance upon, any advice, representation, statement, advertisement, opinion or conclusion expressed in Good Reading is expressly disclaimed by the publishers and participants in its preparation. PRINTED BY Beaver Press DISTRIBUTED BY NDD Distribution Phone 02 9353 9911 With many thanks to Yvette Poshoglian. Everything about books www.goodreadingmagazine.com ONLINE We have a great prize for all letter writers whose letter is published on this page: a wonderfully useful and stylish book light! The MightyBright XtraFlex 2 LED Booklight has two LED lights on one head (you can use one or both) on a flexible arm, and it sells for an rrp of $25.00. The manufacturer, Arnott’s of Australia (whose subtitle is ‘Not the biscuit co’), says the globes will never need replacing. Don’t forget, every letter published in the magazine will win its writer a book light! So send us your views, news, opinions and yes, gripes, and if your letter is published Arnott’s will send you one of their great book lights. your say Hi Rowena I have just received my copy of the latest issue of gr when I ar rived home from work and as usual had a quick flick through it as I cooked the dinner. I will later start at the beginning for an in-depth read, but before I begin I am already excited about reading it. My husband and I have just booked our long-awaited trip to London, the UK and Paris next May and I was delighted to see you are doing a feature on London in your new travel series and I had already determined to read up on the places we would be visiting.Your timing is perfect. I would be interested to know how much other readers are influenced by the cover illustrations on books. The old adage says 'Never judge a book by its cover', but I think the cover illustration at times could seriously affect a book's appeal. I would be interested to know about the process of creating book covers. Is it a prerequisite for the illustrator to have read the book or do they just get a brief description of the story? Has a cover been responsible for a poor perfor mance despite a commendable story? Thanks for all the great articles. I just love this magazine. Priscilla Myles,Yagoona NSW Hi there I love reading books and writing them as well. Every few hours I would pull a big, beaming face and then say, 'I've got an idea for a story!' Then I would write my heart out. In 2009 when I was in Year 4, I was moved up into theYear 5 O C (Opportunity Class) writing group. Though I am very dedicated to my writing I have two soul-eating problems: a. I sometimes write a small amount of a story and then I never finish because I'm not in the mood for that type of genre anymore so I have a whole heap of pages tor n out from books that I wrote in and partially blank pages hidden all around my room. b. I want to be known as an author before I get to the age when people just think of me as 'just another person who wrote a book'.Young people who write amazing stories (I hope I don't sound big- headed), get more attention. I know this probably won't help anything but it's good to know I can let it all out to people who understand. Thanks, Jasmin, aged 10, Luddenham NSW Dear Rowena I have been a keen reader of your magazine for three years now and have been sending subscriptions to friends and family overseas, who all love it and share it with their local book clubs, as far afield as Edinburgh and Toronto. In the last week I have bought a Kindle e-reader device, and think it is wonderful, but I would rather support Australian booksellers than the Amazon conglomerate. I have looked at the Amazon 'Editor's Choice' suggestions and, while I am sure these are fine publications, they do not reflect an Australian literary sensibility. I was discussing this in the local independent bookshop this mor ning and was told the Australian Booksellers' Association is working on an e-book marketing scheme, to publish for e-reading devices, which I am sure will occupy an ever-increasing portion of the book market. I am very pleased to hear this and would love to hear the opinion of other readers, and any suggestions of e-reading material, as I find the 320 000 titles in the Amazon e-reading range a bit daunting! The advantage of Amazon (I hope) is that I will be able to search out unavailable titles and buy them as e-books. The problem is the loss of income for my local bookstore. Yours sincerely Elizabeth Hyde,Wahroonga NSW Dear gr I am a new writer and enjoying it heaps. I would like to let you know that I enjoy your magazine, and the letters printed therein. Also the stories are an inspiration to a new writer, just setting out. I belong to a creative writing group at U3A Bair nsdale. I love writing fiction and have begun to produce some poetry also; never before imagining that I could do what I am doing and loving it so much. Thanks for your great magazine -- it is a Good Read. Judy Ward, Bairnsdale Vic
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