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TL 16.1.4.indd The Teaching Librarian volume 16, no. 1 35 Th e downside of technology for me - and probably for most other people - is that it's sped everything up. People expect you to reply immediately. I get lots of email from kids saying they're doing a project on me and they need to answer 10 questions right away. I'm not kidding. I actually get kids saying they need a reply "A.S.A.P.!" Wendy: What are your thoughts about the impact of new technologies on the book publishing industry? I'm thinking of e-books, online print on demand, online subscription services, self-publishing websites. Vicki: I recently got a royalty statement and saw that a couple of my books are now available as e-books. It doesn't look like I'll be getting rich that way but nobody goes into writing to get rich. I think self-publishing websites and print-on-demand services off er some wonderful opportunities but probably not for someone like me. I'm happy to have a publisher to do the distribution, marketing and promotion for me. Wendy: What do you think books will look like in the future? Vicki: Books might look diff erent than they do now but I think we'll always have books. I really hope we don't move entirely to e-books. Reading on a lit-up screen is hard on the eyes. You can't lie in the bath with a laptop. E-books would take all the coziness out of reading. Wendy: Th anks Vicki for taking the time to share your thoughts. Some of Vicki Grant's titles include: Th e Puppet Wrangler, Quid Pro Quo and Dead End Job, I.D. and PigBoy, Res Judicata (forthcoming), and Not Suitable For Family Viewing (in progress). Meet the Author