Steph, did you actually place the order before you got the message?
I like money better than people. People can so rarely be exchanged for goods and/or services!
Willow ,'Showtime'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
Sue - Feb 01, 2010 4:40:55 pm PST #10917 of 28358
hip deep in pie
Steph L. - Feb 01, 2010 5:41:26 pm PST #10918 of 28358
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Steph, did you actually place the order before you got the message?
Last year, yes. Although when I placed the order, there was already a US release date scheduled. As of now, there is a UK/Australia date scheduled, but no US date actually scheduled -- just confirmation that it will be released at some point.
Sue - Feb 01, 2010 5:53:59 pm PST #10919 of 28358
hip deep in pie
I tried to put it in my shopping cart at .co.uk and it was okay, because .com usually tells me when I add something if it can't be shipped to Canada. But if it let you order it last year, maybe that won't work.
beth b - Feb 01, 2010 7:15:14 pm PST #10920 of 28358
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
One of my friends buys stuff from amazonUK fairly often, but it is stuff that isn't published here. ( She is English) Of course, her CC stops her card all the time because the charge goes thru Lithuania.
Typo Boy - Feb 01, 2010 7:32:41 pm PST #10921 of 28358
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
I do know I bought the British edition of Monbiot's "Heat" from Amazon Canada before the U.S. edition was out. Don't know if that would work for fiction.
Amy - Feb 02, 2010 6:04:03 am PST #10922 of 28358
Because books.
Ginger - Feb 02, 2010 6:59:58 pm PST #10923 of 28358
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I'm now having a crisis of conscience. I dislike the way Amazon has behaved. I want Connie Willis' new book in my hands right this minute. Amazon is significantly cheaper than anyone except *shudder* Walmart, if the local store has it in stock.
Barb - Feb 02, 2010 7:16:43 pm PST #10924 of 28358
“Not dead yet!”
Ginger, Barnes and Noble is currently offering Blackout at the member price ($15.21) which is the same as Amazon's price, to everyone.
Ginger - Feb 02, 2010 8:14:01 pm PST #10925 of 28358
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Thanks, Barb! I had not only forgotten about B&N, but until you mentioned it, I had also forgotten about a Christmas gift card. Willis is on the very short list of authors whose books I buy new in hardback.
Barb - Feb 04, 2010 7:25:32 am PST #10926 of 28358
“Not dead yet!”
Seattle-istas and NoCal-isatas, a friend of mine, Carrie Jones, is book-touring in the areas next week and she writes YA that I think might appeal to many of you guys.
Her two most recent releases Need and Captivate just hit the NY Times Bestseller list. Her earlier books, Tips on Having a Gay Ex-Boyfriend and Love (and other uses for Duct Tape) were critically lauded, but it's really the Need series that's taken off.
She's a total sweetheart and I'd love to get her some support-- she's also touring with another author, Alyxandra Harvey-Firtzhenry. I don't know much about her, but she's written a vampire YA that seems to be getting some buzz as being different from the rest of the pack: Hearts at Stake.
Anyhow, details of the tour are at Carrie's LJ [link]
But here are the dates and times as well:
February 8th Third Place Books 17171 Bothell Way Lake Forest Park, WA Time TBD www.thirdplacebooks.com
February 9th Barnes and Noble 19402 Alderwood Mall Parkway Lynwood, WA Time: 7 p.m.
February 10th University of Washington Event Time: TBD
February 11th Copperfield's Books 140 Kentucky Street Petaluma, CA Time TBD www.copperfieldsbooks.com
Not Your Mother's Book Club Valentine's Bash @ Books Inc 601 Van Ness San Francisco, CA 7 pm www.notyourmothersbookclub.com
February 12th Keplers 1010 El Camino Real Menlo Park, CA Time: 5:30