Publishers are seeking new ways to reach readers, and they've turned to the Internet where people are said to be.
Hachette Book Group has taken advantage of their website to add a new feature that, it is hoped, will entice people to buy more of their books.
Want to read The Heretic's Daughter but haven't the time to run over to the library? Don't have a Kindle but you're longing for a novel to pass the time and all you have is a laptop?
Try OpenAccess.
There's a reasonable selection to choose from, including science fiction and biography, non-fiction and fiction.
The books are complete, including the flap copy, and for literary types trying to compose a query letter, there's nothing better than imitating the flap copy of a book that's on the market.
I'll try to get around to reading one of the novels, but for now, that marketing prose on the inside of the book cover is what's gotten my attention. The opening pages have their importance as well, to study the narrative arc as I electronically turn the pages.
Doesn't cost a thing beyond the price of the electricity to power the computer. And it's available at two in the morning, which is more than you can say about the books stacked in any library or book shop.
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