Out of Print
Why does a book go out of print? Many reasons, of course, but popularity and sales of a particular book determine its fate.
Older titles can feel "dated" to readers...when I started writing my novels there were no cell phones, no modern technology, and updating these titles to bring them into the 21st century means major re-writing and re-publishing. Most publishers just don't want to do that. They're publishing new works and new writers.
Bookstore shelves are eager to display new material, not old, so this also causes older books to disappear. And readers like new stories, new books.
But many of these older titles "live" in e-format...you can download them and read all, and for less money than paper books. Yes, the devices (e-readers and computers) may seem costly, but all are becoming less so. So take on e-reader on vacation, download and READ!
Older titles can feel "dated" to readers...when I started writing my novels there were no cell phones, no modern technology, and updating these titles to bring them into the 21st century means major re-writing and re-publishing. Most publishers just don't want to do that. They're publishing new works and new writers.
Bookstore shelves are eager to display new material, not old, so this also causes older books to disappear. And readers like new stories, new books.
But many of these older titles "live" in e-format...you can download them and read all, and for less money than paper books. Yes, the devices (e-readers and computers) may seem costly, but all are becoming less so. So take on e-reader on vacation, download and READ!
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