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Funny that, over the weekend I was thinking of re-routing our conversation to a general themed thread that continues and has some shelf-life… Mmmmm, see any of my comments and the reaction they bring when I question anyone beyond puberty for taking part in the Hairy Potter craze… Sure...

Yes, *this* is the problem with going through a bookseller. If you are looking for your book quickly, I’d advise contacting the seller directly and asking what method they use. And don’t be fooled by just the price they charge. As I have a large body of water between me and most bookshops I...

Ich! Ich! I very rarely order anything direct from Amazon itself. And since amazon started selling electronics and other (i.e. non-book items) I feel the need to support them even less (even if just via a commission on the bookseller selling on AMZ), so I go through: http://www.abebooks.com/...

Would that be a ‘complete’ asshead? What a *master* re-visionary King is!! Does he mention that in his (laughing) ‘how to write’ book? “When one becomes a suck-sessful author, after some years make some deviously minor changes and re-publish it and BINGO, you further establish that your...

ok. Cool. We await your Motherial input. I hope you’re enjoying (although that may not be the right word) more than you were before, j

Yes, so many factors can be debated within this. Being a non-seed planter I’m curious to get the Lobster’s take on some of this stuff, being a pop and all. Clueless, you have kids? Me too. And a principal factor in my unmovable non-desire to have Little People in my life (no offense to...

I haven’t tried that one. Vertigo, yes? I was liking Milligan’s “The Human Target” (not hot on the art though), but that ended. “100 Bullets” is pretty good. I really don’t read much of them nowadays, and when I do it’s kind of against my better judgment. Maybe a ‘guilty pleasure’ of...

I totally agree. I don’t think the story would work if Excellent question/observation. It raises and issue I hear from time to time, when people think I beat the hell out of the keyboard with rage (I’m not) or seemingly break pin nibs with letter-written rants, the whole ‘why not just be...

I like it because it supports the local shop, plus I like walking in there from time to time. Granted I don’t buy a lot of what they stock – a fairly small English bookshop in a German speaking location is bound to pretty much have not too much past that ‘what’s hot’ crap be it for air-headed...

Well, it’s just a statistical fact. Book sales were up 1% (one) last year. And for the economically ignorant, keep in mind that Yahoo just stated a 47% increase from last quarter and that’s considered BAD. Strange math. I agree. Generally I like hardcovers, so when I do buy online I am...

Nice post, and needless to say I’m *very* pleased you liked it, and on various levels. Good use of spoiler-thingies. I like to leave the thread fairly open so that it may entice other readers without having blown plot-stuff. Eventually we’ll probably have to just open it up as conversation...

Yes, it’s a desperate catch-22. The bookstores are having a hard time with sales because people are buying stuff elsewhere because elsewhere can afford to knock the price down. I don’t recall seeing books in a Tescos but I’m thinking, at least if it’s the mini ones, that these are just the...

Sadly this is the main selling point to the book, so I don’t think it’s big secret to many. Although it’s fairly quickly brought up, so not really a spoiler. But yes, those kinds of things always tick me off. I never even read dust jacket blurbs or synopsis. I don’t need some goon trying to draw...

Some of the young Jedis are now sighing about ‘losing another one to the Dark Side’… [I actually can’t stand Star Wars but didn’t know what else to say other than a possibly cocky, “I knew you’d come around”, or something…] Agreed. But when one does have to read them, read them aloud...

slightly back on topic A bit of an example that the term *Good Editor* may be a thing of the past: http://www.express.co.uk/ Hell, I’m all for a little playing with language (but probably not in a headline, especially one bound to tick off everyone on the dole [welfare]) - but when we...

Or all forced to repeatedly read Hairy Punter and the collected works of Steph the King… Well, that little law *wont* stop them from letting Arnold into the House of White eventually. Definitely. I think Jennifer would be more in breech of Intelligence (that words again!) Issues...

As President of the Jennifer Fan club I’ll have to (at first) kindly ask you to cease and desist from addressing her in this way. Failure to comply will mean you will then be asked to play “chase” with the British police force. If you, however, decide to take part in their new scientific study...

That was kind of my behind-the-scenes point. If it’s a stepping stone for some, cool. If it’s iconic because, you know, wearing black makes one *really* “different” (a concept I’ve never quite understood), then I’m lost. All in all, it’s really, really bad writing. There seems to be a...

I can *easily* picture this quote on the cover of every Ann Rice book. I’ll contact her publisher and see if we can’t get you a blurb with commission. Over the years I’ve yet to hear a satisfying reason as to *any* appeal to anything Rice-related except, “oh, vampires!!” Well, we’re...

Quite possibly. As I said, I’m just being optimistic and maybe a bit hopeful. I honestly can’t such pap having longevity though. Even on a dark day. It’s hard to say what –or how- time weeds things out. If King retired (or died) around the time when he was writing almost readable stuff...