[Publib] Advance[d] Reading Copies

[Logan Abbitt]

I understand where you're coming from on this. It just seems a horrid waste to throw them in the recycle bin. 
 
Thanks, 
 
Logan Abbitt 
Information Services Librarian
 
Cumberland County Public Library & Information Center 
300 Maiden Lane Fayetteville, NC 28301-5000 
Phone: 910.483.7727 Ext. 226 Fax: 910.486.6661 
labbitt at cumberland.lib.nc.us <mailto:labbitt at cumberland.lib.nc.us> 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org on behalf of Victoria Kemp
Sent: Mon 9/29/2008 11:51 AM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Advance[d] Reading Copies



As a book seller in my former life, Lesley is absolutely correct. It is cheating the author to add these books to your collection. And, as a further footnote, when they say "don't sell this," please honor the publisher and author's instructions and do not put them in your library's book sale. If you think there is a dearth of mid-list authors now, you are directly contributing to this dearth by adding these books to your collection and not letting the publishers know (by your book purchase) you think mid-list book are just as important as books that are as well marketed as James Patterson, Patricia Cornwell and Danielle Steel.   

FWIW   

Viccy Kemp      

The opinions are my own; the library wouldn't want 'em!

 

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From: publib-bounces at webjunction.org [mailto:publib-bounces at webjunction.org] On Behalf Of Knieriem, Lesley
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:43 AM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Advance[d] Reading Copies

 

I receive dozens of fiction ARCs every year, and never in my memory have they been "copies of the first edition."  They are unedited, rife with typos, missing materials, and poorly bound.  Adding them to the collection would be deceiving your patrons and stealing from the author and publisher of the works.  It is the equivalent of paying for a ticket to see a movie at your local theatre, and instead of being shown the finished product, only being allowed to see the uncut, unedited compiliation of daily rushes.  Wouldn't you feel cheated?  And if the book is worthy of being added to your collection, don't the author and publisher deserve fair recompense?

 

(And no book added to the collection is really "free" - generally speaking, the cost of processing, handling, cataloging, and shelving even a donated item is equivalent to the discounted purchase price of a properly acquired new book.  We owe it to our taxpayers to make sure this money is spent on the best possible materials.)

 

As for what I do with all those ARCs - why, I use them for the intended purpose.  After I finish marking them up for review, I pass them along to others - patrons and librarians - for the purpose of review and creating advance buzz.  If no one is interested (a useful bit of data in itself) I throw them away.

 

Lesley Knieriem

Rogers Public Library

Rogers AR

 

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From: Judith Turner [mailto:turnermalibmba at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 9:30 PM
To: publib at webjunction.org
Subject: RE: [Publib] Advance[d] Reading Copies

 



My question is why don't you add advance reading copies (aka review copies) to the library collection, assuming the book is one you would acquire anyway?  Nowadays, they are copies of the first edition that are released early for publicity purposes so it's not a cataloging problem, except possibly in science-fiction where collectors consider them as the real first editions.  

 

 

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