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In the August 2011 Word on the Street Lit column via Library Journal (LJ), eBooks for street lit are discussed. LJ recommends Overdrive.com as an important vendor for librarians procuring street lit in ebook format. (November 14, 2011: Overdrive published a blog article highlighting urban fiction ebooks at: http://overdriveblogs.com/library/2011/11/10/every-day-im-hustlin-urban-fiction-ebooks-audiobooks/)
I am noticing that eBooks are a new way in which lesser known authors are getting their names heard in the book game. Many titles from new and established authors are now available on Amazon.com in Kindle format, and via Barnes and Noble's Nook.
The advantage of street lit in ebook format is that readers can purchase titles at a lower price than in paperback or hardcover format. For libraries, titles can be loaned and returned without need for maintenance of tattered covers and pages or replacing perpetually lost paperbacks.
Major street lit authors promoting ebooks include:
Ashley & JaQuavis
Treasure Blue
Deja King
Dutch
Keisha Ervin
K'wan
N'Tyse
Kiki Swinson
Anthony Whyte
Tu'Shonda Whitaker
Silk White
Teri Woods
All you have to do is search their name on the major book retailer sites, and you will see the ebook version of many of their titles.
Major street lit authors promoting ebooks include:
Ashley & JaQuavis
Treasure Blue
Deja King
Dutch
Keisha Ervin
K'wan
N'Tyse
Kiki Swinson
Anthony Whyte
Tu'Shonda Whitaker
Silk White
Teri Woods
All you have to do is search their name on the major book retailer sites, and you will see the ebook version of many of their titles.
Here are some street lit ebooks that I have come across written by independently publishing authors:
By Sean A. Wright: A Gangster's Melody
By George Hudson: Gangsta Girl
By Marlene: Making It On My Own
By Tremayne Johnson: King and A Drug Dealer's Dream
By Michael McGrew: Taking Losses
By Tajana Sutton (Deja Series): Deja; Deja 2: Unfinished Business; Deja 3
By David Weaver: Bankroll Squad; Bankroll Squad: Kyla's Revenge
By Latif Mercado: Freestyle for Life
By Hudson, Denton and Taylor: Hood Luv
By Raheem Hoyte: Cost of Loyalty
By Julia Press Simmons (Strawberry Mansion Series):
Strawberry Mansion - A Philadelphia Story;
Begonia Brown - A Philadelphia Story;
Violet - Strawberry Mansion 3
**For more street lit ebook titles, do a search for "street lit" on Amazon.com.
**For more street lit ebook titles, do a search for "street lit" on Amazon.com.
I realize that there is a mild debate going on about ebooks in schools and borrowing them from the public library. But like everything, I believe there is room enough for everyone and everything. Also, as educators and information professionals, I believe we must respect not only what the reader reads, but also where they read (online and print), and how they read (paperbacks and/or eReaders). It is our job to consider it all... and yes, even while juggling a tight budget.
Note: A special thank you to Anthony Whyte for granting permission for use of his image as the logo for this post.
Note: A special thank you to Anthony Whyte for granting permission for use of his image as the logo for this post.
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