Comments on: Seeking Nicolas Freeling (The Case of the Mortal Book) http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/05/25/seeking-nicolas-freeling-the-case-of-the-mortal-book/ Looking at a little down home literature Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Bill Young http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/05/25/seeking-nicolas-freeling-the-case-of-the-mortal-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1915 Bill Young Wed, 26 May 2010 14:48:51 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=1329#comment-1915 I guess there are a number of things to consider, beyond the policies and strategies of publishing houses. Even before the publishing industry was hit with the emergence of the Internet and e-books, most books didn’t stay in print for long. Nothing wrong with that, since publishers have to make money.

I know I sound like an old-fashioned librarian who wants to be the keeper of the books, but my main concern is the ability for citizens to access the books they want. Will digital access make it easier for the majority of books to have a life beyond what they have typically had?

Ralph could certainly buy some used copies of Freelings books, but he’s on a limited budget and has limmited space and he doesn’t want to “own” the books. He just wants to read them one more time. And he doesn’t like e-books.

I’m just grouchy about the whole thing…

]]> By: Kitty http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/2010/05/25/seeking-nicolas-freeling-the-case-of-the-mortal-book/comment-page-1/#comment-1913 Kitty Tue, 25 May 2010 22:45:32 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/okiereads/?p=1329#comment-1913 I think another problem that we’ve talked about before is the lack of U.S. publishing of international titles, no matter how popular they are in other countries. The older Freeling books are basically limited to UK locations (on WorldCAt/Interlibrary Loan). We are losing out on great works because of the nationalistic bent of U.S. publishers. Maybe someone can counter my claim that this is true?

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