In this episode, guest David Lummis, author of the recently published novel "The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans" is featured on The Palm Springs Savant & Co with Rick Rockhill. David is a nationally known consumer market analyst and author of "Value Retailing in the 1990s". Since 1986, David has written and edited dozens of syndicated market research reports, including on the U.S. coffee market. The Coffee Shop Chronicles of New Orleans is his first novel. Lummis read excerpts from his book, and shared insights into his connections to New Orleans, its history, and numerous well known spots within the city of New Orleans. This show led off with comments on the hot new trend in e-books and reading on devices such as the iPad.