#280 - Reading Confessions: Special Editions A Money Grab! 🦀

It's time to hear reading confessions, hot takes, and reader problems from our listeners! On this episode we have someone who hates the special edition boom, someone who doesn't like half star ratings, two people who are reading too many audiobooks (is that possible?), someone who is having an existential crisis about borrowing too many ebooks from the library, and a bookseller who is struggling to live her 84 Charing Cross Road dreams!Links mentioned:Article about special editions: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/27/books/deluxe-book-editions-decorated-edges.htmlArticle about ebooks at libraries: https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2020/09/hold-on-ebooks-cost-how-much-the-inconvenient-truth-about-library-ecollections/Our new stamps: https://store.dftba.com/products/mini-book-stampSupport The Podcast:Sign up to the bookmark subscription! https://store.dftba.com/products/books-unbound-bookmark-subscriptionOur beautiful merch: https://store.dftba.com/collections/books-unboundAriel's T-shirt: https://store.dftba.com/collections/bissett-books/products/im-thinking-about-books-t-shirtJoin our patreon and become a Dust Jacket! patreon.com/booksunboundFollow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/books_unbound/Need Info or Some Books?Buy books with our affiliate link: https://bookshop.org/shop/BooksUnboundAll the books we mentioned in this episode: https://www.booksunboundpodcast.com/booksSubmit your book requests at booksunboundpodcast.comUse our affiliate link to get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1! https://tidd.ly/3dyW1XwOur Patrons:A special thanks to our Gold Foil Team on Patreon: Adriane, Alex, Ash, Bellanora, Bethany, Bonnie, Brittany, Bronte, Candis, Christina, Claire, Debra, Gene, Hannah, Hayli, Inbar, Jessie, Jill, Joyce, Karina, Kayla, Luna, Maria, Megan, Michelene, Michelle, Nicole, Rachel, Roisin, Sherralle, Tiffany, Vanessa, Zoe!Chapters:00:00:00 - Hair mods00:05:37 - Rae’s Week00:07:36 - Ariel’s Oscars Watchlist00:10:12 - 2 Updates00:11:04 - CONFESSIONS!00:25:04 - Half Star Ratings00:32:17 - Inventory Dilemma00:45:19 - Ebooks, Audiobooks, and the Library System00:59:14 - 90% Audiobooks01:09:41 - On Reading Speeds