tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865949393701399666.post4523878590361075173..comments2024-02-28T20:34:06.305-05:00Comments on Book Chic: Fresh New Voice of YA- The Espressologist by Kristina SpringerBookChichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03641362399541764523noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865949393701399666.post-91568535643381582122009-11-11T22:38:56.711-05:002009-11-11T22:38:56.711-05:00i also agree with you about debut authors and hard...i also agree with you about debut authors and hardcovers. i can't afford to buy hardcovers, especially new authors. it just doesn't make sense for me which is why the library is the best resource for new books.<br /><br />if it's an author i really love i'm much more likely to buy hardcover. though nowadays i tend to read galleys, then buy the hardcover if it's a great book.anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05878476100903678284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865949393701399666.post-19171917364199629512009-11-11T16:40:46.911-05:002009-11-11T16:40:46.911-05:00Jenn- I totally understand what you're saying ...Jenn- I totally understand what you're saying and, believe me, I would love to be able to buy as many hardcovers as I wanted, no matter the length to support all my favorite authors, new and old. My approach though is the broke kind, lol- I generally don't have a lot of extra money to buy books with so when I'm making a purchase, I'd rather go with two paperbacks than one short hardcover. Sort of getting more for my buck. If the hardcover was a decent length (I have bought quite a few hardcovers in the past, mainly Meg Cabot ones), which for me, is about 230 pages minimum, I might be willing to shell out the money for it.<br /><br />Aside from my own frustrations about short hardcovers, I also feel bad for the author if it's their debut novel. It's a great thing to be published as hardcover and I totally understand that, but in this economy (and even before), readers aren't as willing to take on a debut author whose book is around 200 pages (or less) and $16/17. That's a lot of money to spend on someone you've never heard of and a short book- it's like two strikes already against the book. I feel like it's a detriment to the author to start out that way and it'll be difficult to push the book. Which, in turn, might make it more difficult to sell your next book if your debut didn't sell well. And that's not good. <br /><br />But these are my own thoughts and assumptions. I could be totally wrong on everything I said in terms of the publishing aspect of things.BookChichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641362399541764523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865949393701399666.post-70548699987566431702009-11-11T16:05:29.371-05:002009-11-11T16:05:29.371-05:00Interesting what you say about hardcovers and leng...Interesting what you say about hardcovers and length. I have a different approach: I buy books in hardcover when I love them and want to read them over and over, because they're more durable. Frex, I've happily bought Nora Ephron books in hardcover, though they're short, because I reread them to pieces.<br /><br />In the interests of full disclosure, I should also tell you that my own hardcover is a hair short of 200 pages!<br /><br />Jenn HubbardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7865949393701399666.post-3034949757927418802009-11-11T07:06:06.640-05:002009-11-11T07:06:06.640-05:00Great review! I totally agree with you about short...Great review! I totally agree with you about short books being hardcover. Hardcovers are more expensive and if the book is only 200 pages, it's really not worth it (unless the cover is purdy)LOL.Girl on a Missionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08693175954718410137noreply@blogger.com