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After querying, my library sent me this explanation:
I just got this response from one of our selectors regarding The Calculating Stars:
TOR books no longer sells their front-list to libraries. We must wait at least 4 months after the publication date before their new titles will be released to Overdrive for us to purchase. They have decided that library sales may be negatively impacting their retail sales and are participating in a study that will attempt to determine the impacts of libraries on the book market and sales, especially regarding eBooks.
Needless to say, we are disappointed by this decision. EBooks are a popular format and Science Fiction and Fantasy are popular genres for our patrons. If the patron wishes to give any feedback about this change to TOR and their parent company, Macmillan, they may use this email: elending.feedback@macmillan.com
Given that the Overdrive release date for Calculating Stars was not merely pushed back by 4+ months, I'm wondering whether or not it will ever reappear on Overdrive.
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells is also released by TOR. It has yet to disappear from my library's Overdrive, however the Calculating Stars didn't disappear until the publication date.
I just got this response from one of our selectors regarding The Calculating Stars:
TOR books no longer sells their front-list to libraries. We must wait at least 4 months after the publication date before their new titles will be released to Overdrive for us to purchase. They have decided that library sales may be negatively impacting their retail sales and are participating in a study that will attempt to determine the impacts of libraries on the book market and sales, especially regarding eBooks.
Needless to say, we are disappointed by this decision. EBooks are a popular format and Science Fiction and Fantasy are popular genres for our patrons. If the patron wishes to give any feedback about this change to TOR and their parent company, Macmillan, they may use this email: elending.feedback@macmillan.com
Given that the Overdrive release date for Calculating Stars was not merely pushed back by 4+ months, I'm wondering whether or not it will ever reappear on Overdrive.
The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells is also released by TOR. It has yet to disappear from my library's Overdrive, however the Calculating Stars didn't disappear until the publication date.
Ted
This book is on Overdrive now (I just finished it via overdrive/kindle today) as well as the sequel (which I just started reading) The Fated Sky which was only published 2 months ago, so it seems at least for the latter book that there isn't a 4 month embargo on e-book library loans from Tor.
Emily
According to Mary Robinette Kowal, Tor pulled The Calculating Stars from this program. https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/sta...
https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/sta...
However, it seems like the libraries still don't have it. Mine, Los Angeles Public Library doesn't have it.
Go figure.
https://twitter.com/MaryRobinette/sta...
However, it seems like the libraries still don't have it. Mine, Los Angeles Public Library doesn't have it.
Go figure.
Tracey
Oh that is unfortunate and possibly explains why this book has still not shown up in my library's print catalog. :(
Susie Walker
Thank you i was wondering the same.
Miguel
The Audio book is exclusive to Audible for now.
Kay Dee (what is your storygraph name? mine is in my bio. join me!) Meadows
well the print book had a waiting list that took 4 months at my library. although that was becasue the automatic ordering of a book with x number of requests did not work properly. we only had 1 copy in the system!
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