The Official Southperry Book of the Month Club

The way you phrased your opinion earlier, Sarah, by saying "I thought we'd have to buy the books" made it sound like you thought the only books that should be considered would be those found in free, unabridged forms online. I think the format of your search for a monthly book is an interesting one (and you'll see I'm open to it below), but I just want to make it clear that, unless we decide to go the e-book route indefinitely, no books should be denied nomination simply because they're timeless classics or because some people are too lazy to go to the library. Again, if you're too lazy to find a way to acquire the book, don't participate. Another way of saying this is by asking how can we be sure you'll put in the effort of actually reading and discussing the novel if you're not willing to even go out and get a copy?

Regardless, I'm definitely open to that revision of choosing books if others are as well, and Sarah raises the good point that free e-books found and posted in this thread are guaranteed accessible by everyone here considering this is an online monthly book club. What do you guys think?