It's also just for money. They know negative videos get more comments than positive ones, more discussion goes on. And that means more clicks, more views. Which all mean more money for them when they're monitized.
The difference is that your library pays for each individual download on Hoopla, which is why you're (probably) only allowed a certain number of Hoopla checkouts per month. OverDrive's catalog also tends to feature more recent and popular titles while Hoopla's catalog has more backlist items. Libraries also select (i.e. purchase) content to add to their digital collections on OverDrive, whereas Hoopla has complete control over their content.
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No problem! The wait time can understandably be frustrating, but libraries purchase digital copies based on expected demand. And, unfortunately, publishers charge libraries significantly more money for digital ebooks as a way to recoup potential lost revenue from people checking the books out at the library instead of buying them for themselves. Your library probably figured there wouldn't be enough demand for a new Star Wars novel to justify purchasing more than one copy, whereas they probably purchase several copies of James Patterson's newest book. (For example, the library I work for has 7 copies of Deadly Cross, Patterson's latest Alex Cross book, on OverDrive.)
I really wish they would order more copies of the Star Wars books, each time one has come out it's already got dozens of people waiting by the first day.
From what I understand, it's a bit of both. They won't all focus on the same cast of characters (though apparently, cameos abound) but they all orbit around the larger events in this time period...which honestly is just like any other Star Wars story outside of the Skywalker Saga.
