@twoaugustsago I was at the Madison Square Garden show last night and saw someone talking to the Yondr staff about this. They gave them a wristband that indicated they were allowed to have their phone to venue staff. Other venues will hopefully do the same!
Sometimes bookselling is rough, and sometimes a 10 year old nonbinary kid tells you that the book you picked for book club (The Insiders by @MarkDoesStuff) is 50/5 stars. And that makes everything better ⭐️
What this article unintentionally does is highlight everything wrong with YA publishing. The current market is pushing actual teen readers out in favor of catering to adults. Let teens have this one thing that’s for them without bending to the whims of 35-year-olds.
@scampneoroxy I’m so sorry. Also just went through this & the oblivious customers having no respect for everyone about to be unemployed was the worst part.
This is just a friendly reminder that buying a book, reading it, and then returning it actually costs authors money. It’s not net zero. Stop using Amazon as a library and go to the real library.