[bksvol-discuss] Re: Nancy Drew in the Bookshare collection
- From: "Jamie Prater" <jdprater@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 1 Sep 2009 10:53:22 -0500
Hi, Mary, thanks for the note. I had hoped that somewhere, somebody might have
books such as this or know somebody who does laying around on shelves
collecting dust that could supplement the bookshare collection. Thanks for the
info. Have a blessed day.
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From: Mayrie ReNae
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 10:35 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Nancy Drew in the Bookshare collection
Hi Jamie,
The problem is that Simon &Schuster has opted to keep original titles,
but to update the stories, the text. The only way to tell is to look at
copyright dates and publisher, as the older books were published by a publisher
whose name I won't massacre here. I've researched this pretty extensively.
And as I'm sure you know, the originals are long, long out of print, and can be
VERY expensive to buy.
That said, I do keep my eyes open for good finds of the older titles. You
just kind of have to be obsessed to get the right stuff and to know what you
have.
Still looking though.
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jamie Prater
Sent: Tuesday, September 01, 2009 8:14 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Nancy Drew in the Bookshare collection
Hi, all, I've noticed through bookshare and NLS that they've come up with new
and updated Nancy Drew and Hardy boys. I'm glad for this clean fiction for
kids to read, but I have to admit, as a 38-year-old who never read all of the
older books of this kind, and what I did read was on records from NLS that were
rather scratchy at best, how much of the old Nancy Drew material is still
around? I understand why they updated this stuff, and I am glad this is out
there and wholesome for kids to read, but since Little House on the Prairie and
other pioneer stuff is still being read by readers of all ages, shouldn't equal
access be given to older Nancy Drew and Hardy boys and other such material as
the newer stuff? I get confused and don't know which is from which set of
books when I read descriptions and I'd invite anybody who has these classics to
add them so they can join the newer titles and give us kids of all ages more of
a variety to read. I want to read all the older books I can from whichever
library I can before I try and read the updated stuff. It just doesn't seem
right to put the words Nancy Drew and internet and cell phones in the same
sentence. That being said, my personal preference is for kids to read this as
opposed to other titles that I can think of and should I name them, it'd start
stirring up a hornet's nest, so I won't. Just some food for thought and
checking on what bookshare has so I can read the classic Nancy Drew before
embarking on the newer stuff. Thanks and have a blessed day.
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