Wednesday, January 10, 2007

As of this writing, Amazon.com has one (used) copy of "After the Martian Apocalypse" in stock. It's going for $77.56! I don't know what make of this. Maybe the vender is really reluctant to part with his copy . . .

(Thanks, Steve!)
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Anonymous said...

I looked on Addall, the online database we use most. It _is_ genuinely rare, especially given how recently it was published. Perhaps you might point this out to Paraview to see about a second printing, that there are less than 10 copies for sale worldwide, and almost all those are going for stiff prices.

http://www.addall.com/Used/

BTW, I have some concerns about the dealer you mention on Amazon, having read many of her feedback comments. A lot of the transactions with her got good feedback scores, because when the buyer was not able to have the book for whatever reason (damaged in storage, just didn't arrive, whatever), she refunded promptly etc.

Red flag there -- having been a mail order book dealer for over 25 years, I can tell you that for a reputable dealer, you simply don't have as many fuckups as I'm seeing in her transactions. Sure, sometimes a book will go missing in the post, or get damaged where you store it, or even more horrible, not be findable when the order comes in. But not as many times as I'm seeing in her feedback comments.

Because of that, in my opinion her pattern looks like that of many outfits operating on amazon.com, who offer a book that they don't currently have, and hope that they can obtain a copy when an order comes in. In some cases, these operators will even steal the cataloguing information that someone took time and effort to compile.

you're more likely to find an experienced, professional bookseller via AddAll, rather than Amazon. Caveat lector.

11:31 PM
Mac said...

I looked on Addall, the online database we use most. It _is_ genuinely rare, especially given how recently it was published.

Then where the hell are my royalties?

11:46 PM
Anonymous said...

Carol said "Perhaps you might point this out to Paraview to see about a second printing"

I agree. You said that attendees at the Symposium were asking about the book, and since then you've made more radio appearances, and received a write-up in Fortean Times. Your fame is growing exponentially. ;)

5:01 PM
Mac said...

My editor's on the case.

5:52 PM

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