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Remember when book club picks were just paperbacks?
Our group tried to pick a book everyone could get for free through library apps. We spent 4 meetings arguing over formats, wait times, and if audiobooks 'count'. It took us 3 months to finally agree on a classic that was available everywhere. I miss just grabbing the same paperback off the shelf at the store. Has your club ever gotten stuck on logistics instead of the actual story?
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leo_black762mo agoTop Commenter
Watched my group dissolve over ebook rights for a book set in the 90s. We spent weeks trying to find a version that wasn't geo-blocked for two members overseas. By the time we got access, nobody cared about the story anymore.
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claire8722mo ago
Ugh, modern licensing ruins everything, not just book clubs.
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gavin2282mo ago
Licensing protects creators so they can keep making stuff we love.
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the_olivia1mo ago
Right? Claire nailed it. "Ruins everything" is exactly right. My book club tried doing a Stephen King reread last year. Half the group couldn't even buy the ebook from the same store. Two of us in the US, one in Canada, one in the UK. The Canadian member got a completely different file with missing chapters. Took us a month just to figure out what version to buy. By then, two people dropped out. Totally killed the vibe.
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