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Originally Posted by Fbone
Will millions of free reads lead to millions of additional sales?
And the cost of books is still a factor until the paperback editions are published. Many people balk at paying $12.99 for an ebook. Their (wait) time may be worth it especially when you can put many ebooks on hold at the same time.
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How many ebooks you can put on hold at the same time is different for different libraries. My library allows 6 holds. It's none too many when practically EVERY popular fiction author's books are on hold, including those that are decades old, like old Dick Francis and Agatha Christie titles and such like.
My library has a good selection of ebooks, but I'll tell you, when the Kindle owners are added to the mix, the wait times are going to go through the roof!
For example: The Girl Who Kicked The Hornet's Nest.
My library has 5 copies. The wait list, as of this AM, was at 232. That's roughly 46 holds per copy. If everyone keeps it for the maximum of three weeks, then you are talking a wait of 139 days. Fortunately, some folks do return early and some use shorter checkout options. But that wait list number still keeps climbing! It's higher now than when I finally got the book earlier this spring.
It's not gonna be pretty, at least not at my library! Kindle owners will need some patience for those library lends!