Readers Looking for 'Fifty Shades of Grey' Face Long Waiting List
Word of mouth and viral marketing have created a huge demand for the erotic novel.
People are talking about J. L. James' novel Fifty Shades of Grey, and apparently St. Charles County residents are anxious to judge the novel for themselves. According to a catalog search of the St. Charles City-County Library District, 701 people have the book on reserve as of June 7. The district has 116 copies in its collection. "We also have it as an e-book," said the district's Marketing Director, Maggie Preiss. "We have 85 e-copies, with 238 people on a waiting list." The district also has the novel as a downloadable audiobook (with a waiting list of 43) and as an audiobook on CD (with 73 on the waiting list). Preiss told Patch that she can't remember the last book to demand such a large waiting list. "Favorite authors, like James …
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Melissa
5:24 pm on Friday, June 8, 2012
Seriously, the book is like $12 at Target...just go buy it. more ›