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Bikram asked this question about The Calculating Stars (Lady Astronaut Universe, #1):
This book got pulled from overdrive of all library systems nearby me. Anyone knows what might be the reason?
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I just got this response from one of our selectors regarding The Calculating Stars:

TOR books no l…moreAfter 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.

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