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From: "Bookbitch" <Bookbitch () yahoo ! com>
Date: 2009-08-31 23:10:53
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As a reviewer, I have not noticed a decline in the number of books I'm
receiving. But I do know that at BEA, HarperCollins gave out cards that
gave access to downloadable versions of their ARCs instead of printed
copies. And I've been getting a lot more email offers that I need to respond
to for ARCs rather than the book just showing up. One publisher actually
sent a questionnaire about my reading/reviewing habits to better match their
ARCs to what I'll probably read. That said, I'm still getting about 20-25
books a week, which is pretty typical for me. I don't know if they are
cutting back to libraries, I have not heard that.
Stacy Alesi
I am the BookBitch: <http://www.bookbitch.com/> www.bookbitch.com
Enter to win PANIC ATTACK by Jason Starr, 11 signed thrillers including FACE
TIME by Hank Phillippi Ryan, THE MIST by Carla Neggers and lots more!
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From: publib-bounces@webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces@webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Lise Chlebanowski
Sent: Monday, August 31, 2009 6:02 PM
To: Karen Schneider; Victoria Kemp
Cc: publib@webjunction.org
Subject: [Publib] Have ARC's been hit by the economy? (was
CatalogingAdvanced Reader Copy (ARC)
Have any of you noticed a decline in the number of Pre-pubs you're
receiving? We used to get a box of about 15-20 titles every month (we
circulate roughly 10,000 items a month). However, our most recent delivery
was only about 8 titles. I use these copies as a buying tool and often buy a
large percentage of the titles for our collection.
Has anyone else noticed this? Are publishers cutting back? Is it a
reflection of our frozen budget and the reduction in book buying we suffered
through last fiscal year? Any thoughts?
Lisė Chlebanowski
Library Manager
Sam Garcia Western Avenue Library
495 E. Western Ave.
Avondale, AZ 85323
623-333-2611 D
623-333-0260 F
<mailto:lchlebanowski@avondale.org> lchlebanowski@avondale.org
Now Reading on my Kindle: Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace (trying
anyway)
Now Reading: Bones in the Desert by Jana Bommersbach
Now Listening: Heartsick by Chelsea Cain
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color=#0000ff size=2>As a reviewer, I have not noticed a decline in the number
of books I'm receiving. But I do know that at BEA, HarperCollins gave out
cards that gave access to downloadable versions of their ARCs instead of
printed copies. And I've been getting a lot more email offers that I need to
respond to for ARCs rather than the book just showing up. One publisher actually
sent a questionnaire about my reading/reviewing habits to better match their
ARCs to what I'll probably read. That said, I'm still getting about 20-25
books a week, which is pretty typical for me. I don't know if they are
cutting back to libraries, I have not heard that.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> publib-bounces@webjunction.org
[mailto:publib-bounces@webjunction.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Lise
Chlebanowski<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 31, 2009 6:02 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Karen
Schneider; Victoria Kemp<BR><B>Cc:</B> publib@webjunction.org<BR><B>Subject:</B>
[Publib] Have ARC's been hit by the economy? (was CatalogingAdvanced Reader Copy
(ARC)<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=640145721-31082009>Have any of you noticed a decline in the number of
Pre-pubs you're receiving? We used to get a box of about 15-20 titles every
month (we circulate roughly 10,000 items a month). However, our most recent
delivery was only about 8 titles. I use these copies as a buying tool and often
buy a large percentage of the titles for our collection. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=640145721-31082009></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=640145721-31082009>Has anyone else noticed this? Are publishers cutting
back? Is it a reflection of our frozen budget and the reduction in book buying
we suffered through last fiscal year? Any thoughts?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>Lisė
Chlebanowski</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>Library
Manager</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>Sam Garcia Western
Avenue Library</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>495 E. Western
Ave.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>Avondale,
AZ 85323</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>623-333-2611
D</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face="Lucida Calligraphy" color=#800080>623-333-0260
F</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><A href="mailto:lchlebanowski@avondale.org"><FONT
face=Arial>lchlebanowski@avondale.org</FONT></A></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now Reading on my Kindle: Infinite Jest
by David Foster Wallace (trying anyway)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now Reading: Bones in the Desert by Jana
Bommersbach</FONT></DIV>
<DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>Now Listening: Heartsick by Chelsea
Cain</FONT></DIV>
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