Mal ,'Serenity'
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
are also big in favor of using libraries and used book stores - as am I! - which actually give the authors even less money
Library sales are actually a good thing for writers, even if you get multiple readers off one book.
Because (thanks Ben Franklin!) there are a LOT of libraries out there.
Thanks Andrew Carnegie, no?
Both of those excellent gentlemen have played a role in the history of America's libraries.
For professional reasons, I thank the major donor.
Oh, hey, thanks for reminding me I need to renew my library card. Maybe I'll take care of that this afternoon.
I might be persuaded to loan out my Skullduggery Pleasant books once I have finished this last one. Maybe. Probably they'll go to my sister's family first, but they are all pretty fast readers...
Kat, I read The Rook based off recommendations here (Pix, I think?). It is good stuff. Though I feel like I need to read it again, I feel like I missed stuff or like I really wanted to internalize it more, or something. Definitely one of the better hook-you-on-the-first-page concepts.
Gris, I feel more strongly about the employee abuse with Amazon than the author stuff. So I try to avoid them like I try to avoid WalMart (though with less success, I think). With Buffista or Buffista-adjacent authors, I try to go through my local independent book store. Otherwise I try to library unless I feel confident the book is something that I'm going to want to keep.
For professional reasons, I thank the major donor.
hee.
I am lazy and purchase from Amazon a lot, because we have a Prime membership. And most of the used books I'm buying these days are long out-of-print 70s gothic romances.
I'm adoring Abe Books for out of print books. That's how I found my raft of Elizabeth Enright books.
For Veronica Mars fans, one of today's Bookbub specials is Veronica Mars: An Original Mystery by Rob Thomas: The Thousand-Dollar Tan Line for $1.99.