Not long before Sue Townsend died, there was an announcement of another volume of Adrian Mole series. Then she passed away and the publisher didn’t find what she had managed to write fit for publication.

Circe, normal people, oryx and crake are some books I had to order from England because they were much more beautiful than the American version

No it’s true. I get books from England because of this. Have you seen oryx and crake? The American covers are soooo bad compared to the ones from England

I felt like it was “meaning porn” — it tried to be super deep but was shallow AF

NO FRIGGIN WAY

I read 3 Paulo Coelho books (Alchemist, Zahir, 11 Minutes). He is not a good author, in my opinion.

That doesn't mean people can't enjoy them.

The Poor Man and the Lady by Thomas Hardy .

It was his first completed novel, written in 1867. After not finding a publisher, he showed it to George Meredith (a famous victorian era author) who advised Hardy to not share this work with the world since it was too controversial. Hardy ended up destroying it.

I am so curious about this novel! I wish he hadn't destroyed it.

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The final book of L.J. Smith's Nightworld series never came out, so that's one.

"Dragons of Winter" apparently...

This is amazing thank you for sharing this information.

Jordan was cancelled, the books just went with him

This is good for authors. Readers can still get books from libraries or IA will have to adjust its model to comply with lending laws. They’ll be fine, and so will the consuming public.

Steinbeck is cheating. Seemingly effortless and beautiful

I love that book. This sub seems to overwhelmingly hate it. To each their own!

YES that first part was super enjoyable! I thought I was in for such a treat.

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So supposedly Robert Jordan had intended to continue his Wheel of Time world. With some novels about Matt and the Seanchen. But when Jordan Passed away they Hired Brandon Sanderson to finished the series for Jordan. And all other books were canceled.

Man I’ve really struggled with Paulo coelho books. The language in them, and lessons, all feel targeted at 12 year olds.

I do think that someday we will get Winds of Winter.

We will never get A Dream of Spring though.

Videogames, movies and tv shows are hideously expensive to make and just as expensive to market. The marketing budget for blockbuster movies is often as much if not more than the production budget itself.

Pulling the plug on such a production is a big decision. A cancelled book on the other hand isn't such a big deal. It's mostly a contract thing between the writer and the publisher. It's like millions have already been spend.

Actually, you can't, except in very limited circumstances (teaching, accessibility, etc.). Photocopying a paper book and setting up a library distributing those photocopies would be HIGHLY illegal.

It wasn't a temporary program. The UNLIMITED LENDING was a temporary program, but the IA still asserted the right to make a digital ebook from a physical copy and lend it "one at a time", which it turns out they didn't have the right to do.

The IA will be fine.

Right call. Buying a physical book doesn't automatically give you an ebook lending license, let alone an infinite number of them.