High prices for new fiction made circulating libraries the main reading channel

Evidence

Furnishing these new works to customers unwilling to wait a year for a 6-shilling reprint became the staple of the circulating libraries, which by the 1840s could charge 4 to 6 guineas for an annual subscription. — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 607

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 607
• XREF: connects to: Libraries eventually yielded to reader demand for romantic fiction — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 866

Broader Connections

• Libraries eventually yielded to reader demand for romantic fiction #expands (0.70) — Andrew Pettegree, Arthur der Weduwen, The Library- A Fragile History, 866