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Originally Posted by ePossum
Actually, many single title romance books have continuous high turnover - libraries get rid of them because they wear out! The 'glom' phenomenon is alive and kicking amongst dedicated romance readers - ie, where a reader discovers an author they haven't read before, finds that they like them alot, and goes hunting for the author's backlist.
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I know, and that's another reason for "short shelf life". Libraries here tend to get paperbacks of such things, because they
assume wear and tear.
And the "glom" factor affects more than romance. You see it in mysteries and SF, where readers discover an author they like and promptly look for the rest of the author's work.
My SO exhibits the phenomenon with mysteries - she reads
very quickly, and can go through one a day, and I usually see a book by an unfamiliar mystery author from the library, and the next day three or four more from the same author. She does it with SF, too, but not
quite as quickly.
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Dennis