Yep. On Saturday, February 25, 2012, Eric Daume wrote:
> How about signed copies are $5 extra, with the difference going to Smile > Train or something? But that might still annoy other retailers. > > On Sat, Feb 25, 2012 at 12:08 PM, robert zeidler <zeidler.rob...@gmail.com > > wrote: > > Part deux. If one wants a signed copy, purchase at retail and send to you. > > > On Saturday, February 25, 2012, robert zeidler wrote: > > Your thinking is sound. Don't do signed copies. > > On Saturday, February 25, 2012, grant wrote: > > THis is great. Pub--and I got a super publisher--- is concerned that > if I offer signed copies, bookstores will feel competed against and > won't buy, and then the whole thing caves in and (in my words) becomes > one of those things only RIV sells, at which point the pub is bummed > and I'm poison. I'm trying to thinka way to not have that happen. One > way would be to not undersell book storee---obviously. The signing > thing is another something, but I'm not going to not sign books that > I'm asked to sign. The thought I'd like to express, but it's awkward > to even say and sounds counter-something, is "if you plan to buy the > book, buy it at your local bookseller (or bikeshop, but I think many > won't sell it)." But there's no way I'll be sad to see orders here. > I'm in a jumble about this. We'll see how it works. Eric, thanks. G > > On Feb 22, 3:10 am, EricP <ericpl...@aol.com> wrote: > > I'm probably going to order both ways. One from Rivendell to get a > > real dead tree copy, and from Amazon to hopefully tick the ranking > > up. > > > > Eric Platt > > St. Paul, MN > > > > On Feb 21, 11:30 pm, dougP <dougpn...@cox.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Despite loving the convenience of the Kindle, I'm with Bill on this > > > one. I need a paper copy, just because. > > > > > The term "retro grouch" seems sorta funny. "Retro" brings to mind > > > somehow backing up or returning. The 20th century was good to me, I > > > like it there, I just never left. And "grouch"? Even if you're in a > > > bad mood, a minute or two on a Rivendell will fix that. I think I'll > > > enjoy the book. > > > > > dougP > > > > > On Feb 21, 7:42 pm, Bill <webe...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I'm gonna wait until RBW has it in stock and order it from them. > I'll use > > > > a long piece of twine, unshellaced, for a bookmark.- Hide quoted > text - > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.g<http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
