Readers, please join me welcoming Elisa Lorello, author of Ordinary World, who’s guest blogging here today! E-books and print books can co-exist Perhaps it was because I was raised to believe that people of different backgrounds can live together harmoniously. Perhaps it’s because I’m an eternal optimist. Perhaps it’s because I’m trying to please everyone. Nevertheless, I believe e-books and print books can co-exist. There’s no doubt that the Amazon Kindle has changed the reading landscape and rattled the publishing industry. Just like what Napster and iTunes did for indie musicians and the music industry at the turn of the century, e-publishing has made it possible for an unknown author like me to be recognized. It’s also true that bookstores, especially the independent stores, are suffering, and that part troubles me. I’m a huge indie bookstore fan. Huge. I’m equally a huge fan of the tactile book. The sturdiness of a hardcover, the flexibility of a paperback, the smell of the prin