Hey Zeus Crisco!!
Jayne: What're you gonna tell the others? Mal: About what? Jayne: About why I'm dead. Mal: Hadn't thought about it. Jayne: Make something up. Don't tell 'em what I did.
'Ariel'
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."
javachik - Feb 23, 2012 10:23:21 pm PST #17965 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
Dana - Feb 24, 2012 7:57:42 am PST #17966 of 28266
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I use "Christ in a bucket."
Consuela - Feb 24, 2012 8:17:19 am PST #17967 of 28266
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
So, remember upthread when I discovered that even though some of the new Temeraire books are being shipped already, the Kindle version won't be released until the official date of March 6? And I went "bah," and then pre-ordered it just to be sure?
Well, the same thing happened with Mira Grant's final zombie book--and some of the ebook readers sent her email calling her all sorts of misogynistic slurs, like "greedy bitch".
WTF. People SUCK.
Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 8:27:38 am PST #17968 of 28266
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, the same thing happened with Mira Grant's final zombie book
No, it's the first book in Seanan's new series (InCryptid), Discount Armageddon. But yeah. I don't know what the fuck is wrong with people.
(People get really...something about ebooks. She's had people complain to HER if ebook versions aren't available, or if they aren't available in the format they want, or if there's some sort of error...)
Steph L. - Feb 24, 2012 8:30:32 am PST #17969 of 28266
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I am annoyed that the physical books of Timeless have shipped, when the Kindle version isn't available until March 1, but WTF? Why would I complain to the author?!?
javachik - Feb 24, 2012 8:31:27 am PST #17970 of 28266
Our wings are not tired.
I admit to being really irked that Harry Potter isn't out for Kindle yet. But I certainly don't call Rowlings mean names for it. At least, not in public.
Typo Boy - Feb 24, 2012 8:35:42 am PST #17971 of 28266
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.
Amazon in general screws authors and publisher in the way the handle kindle, or for that matter printed books, especially small publishers. My publishers prefers that people order through B&N because they never know when Amazon will delay shipping for months or play some other sort of game.
Polter-Cow - Feb 24, 2012 8:36:04 am PST #17972 of 28266
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Well, I think you CAN blame Rowling for the lack of ebooks because she wants to host them exclusively on Pottermore. But most authors have no control over those things!
I am annoyed that the physical books of Timeless have shipped, when the Kindle version isn't available until March 1, but WTF? Why would I complain to the author?!?
Well, she's right there, on the Internet, asking to be harassed. Duh.
erikaj - Feb 24, 2012 8:36:24 am PST #17973 of 28266
Always Anti-fascist!
they don't make these decisions, afaik. Relatedly, I don't believe that Netflix holds streaming videos back all by themselves.(Which is not Literary...I'm just sick of thinking "Wonder if I'll like this movie," only to read "grate flick...please put on streaming!1" eight billion times. Make Sumner Redstone do it instead, know what I'm saying.
Steph L. - Feb 24, 2012 8:53:05 am PST #17974 of 28266
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I am annoyed that the physical books of Timeless have shipped, when the Kindle version isn't available until March 1, but WTF? Why would I complain to the author?!?
Well, she's right there, on the Internet, asking to be harassed. Duh.
I am SO falling down on the job!