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Originally Posted by darryl
I wonder if pay for placement is at work on Overdrive's featured books? To be quite honest I would be surprised if it was not. It is a time honoured tradition for publishers to push those books they want to sell. But, as I said in an earlier post, no one has to buy these recommendations.
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Yes. It's possible that more library loans mean fewer sales. It seems that some publishers are looking at it that way. They must be somewhat conflicted over getting more money from Overdrive and not injecting enough "friction" in the borrowing process. Paying money to get more library loans doesn't strike me as something the publishers would go for.