02-13-2018, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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Valentine's day has to go away forever
Because of Valentines Day, it seems that libraries are buying way way way too many romance eBook for Overdrive. It's disgusting. So Valentines Day needs to go away so this sort of thing doesn't happen.
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02-13-2018, 07:00 PM | #2 |
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Or you need to expand your tastes.
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02-13-2018, 07:21 PM | #4 |
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And someone tied you down and made you read them? Poor you.
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One might wonder how many romance genre books you have read? Don't knock it till you've tried it.
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02-13-2018, 11:11 PM | #7 |
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I hate romance books Ughhh
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02-13-2018, 11:51 PM | #9 |
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As someone who only reads romance I love all the new additions. Unfortunately wait lists a mile long. So there must be many out there who do read them besides me.
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Romance is supposedly the most popular genre of fiction. Hardly a surprise that libraries cater to what their patrons want.
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I suspect libraries like romance because it boosts their circulation numbers. The books are quick reads and are consumed like potato chips; they're also cheaper to acquire. I admit I get discouraged when I check the new additions and it's virtually all romance. I think libraries should shift their focus to treating all their patrons in a roughly equitable fashion; they should try to meet at least all mainstream interests to the same level of satisfaction. And if someone reads five romance novels a week, say, I bet that purchase price would add up to the price of a history book that one patron took two weeks to read. |
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02-14-2018, 07:40 AM | #15 |
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It's not just Valentine's day, there's too much romance being added year round. I'd be less grumpy about it (maybe) if they'd add any of the books I recommend.
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