Amber Tortorelli answers “In a time where almost every individual is...”

Alysa Selby asked this question about Devoted:

In a time where almost every individual is out of work and cannot afford to buy a book or audiobook - I am deeply disappointed that Mr. Koontz has chosen to publish his book through Amazon -- Amazon refuses to sell to their eBooks or Audible books to libraries. I have read "Watchers" at least a dozen times. I also love the Odd series. Dean why have you chosen to publish with an entity that shuns libraries?

Amber Tortorelli Hi, I'm a librarian who does digital purchasing. Alysa's statement re: library availability is more or less correct. To my knowledge, Devoted is not a…moreHi, I'm a librarian who does digital purchasing. Alysa's statement re: library availability is more or less correct. To my knowledge, Devoted is not available for purchase as either an eBook or eAudio outside of the Kindle/Audible umbrella right now. It certainly isn't available on OverDrive (aka Libby), which many libraries, including my own, use as their digital lending platform. However, this doesn't mean that it won't ever be available. It could just be under temporary embargo.

I also find this truly frustrating. We have plenty of users who either prefer or require audiobooks and are not able to purchase them through Audible. Having an eBook copy is also invaluable for users who are housebound or require a very large font size. (less)

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Lindsay Amber, as commented to Alysa months ago, I am able/did read Devoted on Libby from my local library. I had a notification pop up as to my previous resp ...more
Oct 15, 2020 11:51PM · flag

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