Click here to listen: Romance Books vs. Love Stories or "Page 2, and they're already doin' it"
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Date Recorded: February 12, 2012
Beth and Cari talk about the differences between romance and love stories. Also, they go on a tangent rant about eBooks and their availability to libraries.
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Geography of Love by Glenda Burgess
Romeo and Juliet by Shakespeare
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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Paper Towns by John Green
Looking for Alaska by John Green
An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater (Wolves of Mercy Falls Series)
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I have been listening to your podcast for a while and I love it. A couple of things you discussed this podcast made me want to comment.
I read a lot and I have always gotten my books from the library, mainly because I am a read it once type of guy. I rarely reread anything, so why buy the books?!?! That doesn't mean I never buy books, they just have to be really good for me to purchase them. I typically borrow them from the library first to determine if they are worth buying.
Last Father's Day my wife and kids bought me a Kindle and I LOVE the thing. I have discovered a lot of newer/indy authors (ever heard of Jeff Inlo and his Delver Magic series? It's awesome!) due to the inexpensive and free e-books that are offered.
The ability to borrow books from the library is just icing on the cake, but as you mentioned, with the popularity of the format the books are never available. Why can't they allow multiple copies of a title to be checked out and just "check" off the number of times it is borrowed against that title's allowance?
As for pricing, I have no problems paying the same price for my e-books as the paperback copy, but pricing an e-book higher than the print copy not only ensures I will not buy that particular book, but means I am that much more likely to EVER buy a book from that publisher.
And your information about Penguin pulling their e-books from OverDrive (thanks, I hadn't heard that) for fear they will lose money just guarantees they will not being receiving any of my money! Refer back to my first borrowing from the library statements above about this one...
Sorry to be so long winded, keep up the great podcast!
Thanks for your comment, Joe! Unfortunately, the publishers are not allowing us to borrow through the model you mentioned (multiple checkouts per title). There is a company that is experimenting with this model, but not many of the publishers have signed on for fear of losing profit. We can purchase multiple copies, but unfortunately, most libraries don't have the money to purchase enough to cover the demand.
It is good to know that readers are on our side! Thanks so much!
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