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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Why do you need to use a retail search engine to "find" new books by favored authors?  |
Because once you get past a handful, it gets to be a real pain to search for authors one by one to see if they have anything new. I had about 50 on my authoralerts account, that includes active authors who have written a book in the last year (around 22), active authors who write less frequently (around 10) and backlist authors who I'm still waiting for some of their books to come out as ebooks (30 plus). Authoralert didn't do ebook only releases all that well, but they did a good job on the rest.
You know, really that question is a bit like asking someone why they need a car since one can walk where ever they need. I mean if Frodo can walk from the Shire to Mordor and back, why can't you just walk? Computers are a tool of increased productivity. Why in the world would I want to type in a bunch of names into a search engine once a month when I can put load them into a program and get notified whenever a new book comes out? I really have no clue where you are coming from or what point you are trying to make.