The future of the blog

So, this was a blog I was hoping to not have to make, but given recent news, I'll have to post some quick thoughts. Internet Archive has lost its appeal in the Hatchette vs Internet Archive suit. Which more than likely means the death of OpenLibrary along with pretty much every book and text that the site has. Which in turn affects this blog. As many of the books on Openlibrary were used for this blog as a way to access and review them. With that outlet most likely gone, it might mean that the blog is going to take a considerable hit in terms of posts and additions. I was planning on a break after blog 500, but now that may be forced upon me. 

I still want to continue this blog, but for a lot of the books I want to cover, access isn't so easy. It comes down now to hoping to find a copy at a thrift store or used book store, hoping there's an ebook via Kindle, or, and what would ultimately be the nuclear option, opting out for an Ebay copy, which given some of the psycho prices on books isn't as feasible as I'd hope. Like, for example, the lowest cost of a copy of Fear Street's "Cat" is 35 bucks on Ebay. And that again constitutes a low price there. Stuff like Ghost of Fear Street's "Go to Your Tomb Right Now" can go for 50-60 bucks with shipping included. So, unless I get super lucky and a copy winds up at a thrift store, I'm kind of screwed. 

But we still have stuff I can cover. I do own every Animorphs book so I can finally get back to them. I also have ways of accessing other books and series, so I can cover stuff as well. And since I've been putting more focus on A Case of the Bumps lately, there's always some stuff to do with that. So, while it's going to be a wall if/likely when OpenLibrary is shuttered, the blog at least has stuff to cover any notable hump. Though, if so, expect far less frequent updates and new blogs. Likely scaling back just for the excuse of having stuff to take us over the hump for another year or so. 

So, just for clarification, the blog is still going to have content and new books to cover. Some series may be fewer and further between, but I'll keep trying to add what I can from them if I'm lucky enough to get a copy on the cheap. This situation sucks, but to say I'm surprised that this is the outcome, of course I'm not. I'll keep you all posted on where this blog will go, but for now, it's going to be touch and go and that really stinks. 

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