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From: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
To: "PUBYAC: PUBlic librarians serving Young Adults and Children" <pubyac@prairienet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2003
Subject: PUBYAC digest 1218
PUBYAC Digest 1218
Topics covered in this issue include:
1. RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
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From: Caroline Carroll [mailto:ccarroll@jefferson.lib.co.us]
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 12:00 AM
To: 'PUBYAC@prairienet.org'
Subject: RE: Paperback vs. Hardback
We cover all our paperbacks with clear contac paper. We find our paperbacks
last 6 times as long when we do this
Caroline Carroll, Children's Information Associate
Columbine Library, Jefferson County Public Libraries
7706 W. Bowles Ave.
Littleton, CO 80123
Phone: (303) 932-2690
Fax: (303) 932-3041
ccarroll@jefferson.lib.co.us
Gravity: not just a good idea, it's the law!
-----Original Message-----
From: Melissa MacLeod [mailto:mmacleod@sailsinc.org]
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 10:07 AM
To: pubyac@prairienet.org
Subject: Re: Paperback vs. Hardback
Actually, I am not too bothered by this. I buy popular titles in hard and
soft - and as for the rest, at least I don't feel bad as bad when a title is
not circulating if I only spent $5 instead of $15. Also, I can get more
books for my budget. I won't buy many YA titles until they come out in
paper, and if it's really popular I have the option to repurchase in hard or
soft. It takes a little more work in ordering, but I would much rather see a
beat-up copy of something I have to reorder than a pristine copy nobody ever
touches (and I can order a book up to three times in soft and pay what I
would have once in hard - which is nice when titles don't come back from a
borrower too). I imagine ten years down the road it will make it easier on
the person weeding as well, I just feel so horrible going through YA and J
fiction and having a cart full of books with a purchase value nearing $1000
that nobody has touched in 10 years. Hope some of these things make you feel
a little better about paperback trends. Take care, Melissa MacLeod, Carver
Public Library
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clara Eustis" <cceustis@elltel.net>
To: <PUBYAC@prairienet.org>
Sent: Monday, September 15, 2003 3:44 PM
Subject: Paperback vs. Hardback
> Is anyone else bothered by the decline in the usage of hardback juvenile
> fiction? It seems I am constantly replacing paperback editions of titles
> which are read to death while the hardback editions sit on the shelf in
> pristine condition. I understand the appeal of the paperbacks to our young
> readers but I get the feeling our collections are becoming very
transitory.
> Maybe I should just go with the flow but I am a little bothered by
spending
> so much of my book budget on flimsy bound books that are constantly
needing
> replacement.
>
>
> Clara Eustis
> Children's Services Manager
> Yakima Valley Regional Library
>
End of PUBYAC Digest 1218
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