Thoughts about 2016

[james_davis_nicoll]

Should I have a quota for new books? That is, books released in 2016? That will skew what I review towards books from companies lavish with review copies (Tor, Orbit) and away from publishers who aren't free with review copies (S&S, for example).

Comments

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I've never had issues getting review copies from S and S via Edelweiss or NetGalley, though I don't mind ePub, which might not work for you?

[james-nicoll.livejournal.com]

Epub is fine but how do I get MSes from Edelweiss and Netgalley onto my Kobo?

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Sideload via Calibre? I'm not that familiar with Kobo. Perhaps someone else has a better idea.

Anyway, the whole "request a DRC" thing is a little more tiresome than the old-school "get books in the mail," but it does have the advantage of not filling the house with ARCs.