The first book I buy by an author determines the format in which all their other books will be purchased, for that very reason. Otherwise they can't live together on the shelf, and what good is that?
Every planet has its own weird customs. About a year before we met, I spent six weeks on a moon where the principal form of recreation was juggling geese. My hand to God. Baby geese. Goslings. They were juggled.
Wash ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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."
Jessica - Nov 07, 2006 6:47:56 am PST #1430 of 28146
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Aims - Nov 07, 2006 6:51:42 am PST #1431 of 28146
Shit's all sorts of different now.
See, and that's where Nora Roberts pissed me off. I have half of the "In Death..." series in paperback and the other half in hardcover. Now, I know that I could have just waited for the paperbacks to come out and not bought the hardcovers. But, yeah, right. I love Eve and Roarke and I didn't WANT to wait.
§ ita § - Nov 07, 2006 7:54:48 am PST #1432 of 28146
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
The first book I buy by an author determines the format in which all their other books will be purchased, for that very reason.
Whew. I only match within series.
Lee - Nov 07, 2006 8:53:43 am PST #1433 of 28146
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I suddenly feel like my bookshelves have run amuck.
Amy - Nov 07, 2006 8:57:37 am PST #1434 of 28146
Because books.
I only match within series, too. But I also love hardcover books, so sometimes when I have a favorite novel in a worn-out mass market or trade edition, and I spot a used hardcover in good shape (for a good price) I'll pick it up.
Sheryl - Nov 07, 2006 8:57:44 am PST #1435 of 28146
Fandom means never having to say "But where would I wear that?"
I understand the feeling, Lee. Match? Books are supposed to match?
Ginger - Nov 07, 2006 9:04:48 am PST #1436 of 28146
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I feel lucky if I manage to get all the books by one author in one place.
sumi - Nov 07, 2006 9:06:54 am PST #1437 of 28146
Art Crawl!!!
I want stuff in series to be in the same format. (So that I can stack/shelf/otherwise place them together more easily.)
And really? I can mostly only afford mass market.
brenda m - Nov 07, 2006 9:09:16 am PST #1438 of 28146
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I prefer trade to HC - I don't find them as comfortable to read, and the trade are still prettier and heftier than the mass market size.
Connie Neil - Nov 07, 2006 9:21:14 am PST #1439 of 28146
brillig
I feel lucky if I manage to get all the books by one author in one place.
Wrod.