Yeah - our B&N was carrying it in "Cultural Studies" and nowhere near the front of the store.
Mal: Well said. Wasn't that well said, Zoe? Zoe: Had a kind poetry to it, sir.
'Out Of Gas'
F2F5: I forget that everyone isn't us
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon.
Aims - Jun 25, 2009 4:10:01 pm PDT #3049 of 12698
Shit's all sorts of different now.
brenda m - Jun 25, 2009 4:11:50 pm PDT #3050 of 12698
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
Borders it was on the paperback favorites shelf. Not the one facing the door but still.
Even if you know where it is, asking a staff member to help find it is a good way of alerting them to its existence.
amych - Jun 25, 2009 4:23:12 pm PDT #3051 of 12698
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Even if you know where it is, asking a staff member to help find it is a good way of alerting them to its existence.
Very much this. At the chains, individual store staff don't determine what section a book can go in -- that's decided at corporate headquarters, long before it's even published. The bit of control they do have is staff picks/recommendations shelves and the stuff they recommend to people who walk up and ask them. So talk it up!
(I get a little kneejerky when I see people griping at the booksellers because they don't like where the book is shelved. The bookseller may very well agree with you, as most of them, you know, like books. (I also get completely ballistic at people cleverly moving stuff, which I'll note that nobody has done in this conversation.))
Lee - Jun 25, 2009 4:29:06 pm PDT #3052 of 12698
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I will gladly paypal someone to buy me a copy at one of the signings. I could order it online but I'd rather support the places that are having Jilli and Pete come in. And having the book signed, well, that's just a huge bonus.
So that's 5. I hope Jilli and Pete's hands are in good shape.
Atropa - Jun 25, 2009 4:40:30 pm PDT #3053 of 12698
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
I hope Jilli and Pete's hands are in good shape.
Hee! I signed something like 89 books on Monday, and I'm doing just fine. Pete is used to marathon 6-8 hour signing gigs for Magic. And I bought new pink pens today.
Nicole - Jun 25, 2009 4:54:44 pm PDT #3054 of 12698
I'm getting the pig!
Eeep! Thank you, Perkins!
omnis_audis - Jun 25, 2009 5:10:11 pm PDT #3055 of 12698
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
I am sad I had to leave before getting my copy signed. Maybe when the tour calms a bit, I can mail. Or maybe at next years f2f?
Pete, Husband of Jilli - Jun 25, 2009 6:05:18 pm PDT #3056 of 12698
"I've got a gun! I've got a mother-flippin' gun!" - Moss, The IT Crowd
Thanks for the help, everyone. And extra special thanks to Bev for the big talk-up. If anyone talks to another B&N employee, tell them they should talk to Seattle B&N in U Village where we sold out of all 89 copies.
The book has potential. It just needs to be seen.
Barb - Jun 25, 2009 6:18:07 pm PDT #3057 of 12698
“Not dead yet!”
I put it on reserve at my local B&N. And I know the manager there, so I'll definitely talk it up when I go pick it up.
Burrell - Jun 25, 2009 7:02:53 pm PDT #3058 of 12698
Why did Darth Vader cross the road? To get to the Dark Side!
I am assuming that y'all have a place to stay in LA, yes? If not, let me know.