Here's a random thought... I don't own one single David Hewson 'book', but I've downloaded several of the excellent unabridged audiobooks and am currently building up my collection of the Nic Costa series. I wonder what impact the increasing prevalence of these and the new 'Kindle'-type e-books will have on the tradition of book signing. Maybe they'll come up with an e-equivalent? Certainly when I've gone to book signing events it has been just as important as an opportunity to listen to the author talking about their books as it was to get their signature on a copy of the text. Still, I guess there'll always be those who see it as an opportunity to cash in on a writer's hard work.