Kevin's Watch

my mate in Washington is sending me a copy on the 9th to here in the UK - got to have it by the 13th cos I fly to Moscow on the 14th - it will be the perfect in flight read!

A seller on eBay has copies available to pre-order, and another seller has copies and is willing to ship as early as today. I would've bought a copy, but shipping was media mail only and I didn't want to wait that long.

I have been keeping an eye out. There is one bookstore in the Mall here who put out Valentines Resolve (EE Knight) almost a week early and I cant figure out if it was a mistake or whatever. SO I am keeping my eye out on those shelves.

I have to wait for my birthday at the end of the month before I buy it for myself.... so I haven't been looking yet. It's on my amazon wishlist though.

Three years ago "Runes" showed up about a week early at some small bookstore chain (forget the name). I was hoping FR would also, since I am flying to Ohio for a four day weekend tomorrow and it would have made the perfect airplane read. Oh, well, just have to wait till Tuesday.

Aleksandr wrote:Three years ago "Runes" showed up about a week early at some small bookstore chain (forget the name). I was hoping FR would also, since I am flying to Ohio for a four day weekend tomorrow and it would have made the perfect airplane read. Oh, well, just have to wait till Tuesday.

I remember this - some bookstore in New York had copies of ROTE and I had them ship a copy to me 2 weeks before the release date.

I know that Books A Million puts Runes on the shelf prior to the release date and I have my fingers crossed they'll do the same with FR. Anyway, going by tomorrow just on the off chance......

I'm going to check out a couple of bookstores this weekend myself.

Hmm, sounds like I ought to cruise by BAM this weekend. I could always give away the copy that Amazon's sending me....

What luck! The Fort Lauderdale airport bookstore had Runes on the shelf this morning just in time for my trip

Oh Man! I wasnt so lucky. I went by B&N and a local, neither had it out, but admitted it was in the back room. $h!t.

At least Aleksandr lucked out!!

iQuestor wrote:Oh Man! I wasnt so lucky. I went by B&N and a local, neither had it out, but admitted it was in the back room. $h!t.

At least Aleksandr lucked out!!

They wouldn't go get it for you?

no. they taunted me. and called me names. And, I do NOT scream like a little girl, I dont give a $h!t what the produce manager says.

Yup, good ole' Strict On Sale date prevents the big chains of selling it early in the US. Pretty lame. But it keeps sales between independent and chain stores equal by not giving the book early to one or the other...

The books are at least at the book distributor. I picked up a few copies today from the one I go to, and I will be having Stephen sign them on Wednesday or Thursday, depending upon which event I wish to attend. Perhaps I'll go to both...

The book is a very nice piece of work. Whoever designed the interior did a fantastic job.

Shawn

Nothing at BAM yesterday. I'll check again tomorrow.

Ard Rhys wrote:Yup, good ole' Strict On Sale date prevents the big chains of selling it early in the US. Pretty lame. But it keeps sales between independent and chain stores equal by not giving the book early to one or the other...

The books are at least at the book distributor. I picked up a few copies today from the one I go to, and I will be having Stephen sign them on Wednesday or Thursday, depending upon which event I wish to attend. Perhaps I'll go to both...

The book is a very nice piece of work. Whoever designed the interior did a fantastic job.

Shawn

No gots!

And it would have been soooooo perfect. The hubby had to make an unexpected trip to Nuevo Laredo, Mexico to fix a laser so I have the house all to myself until Tuedsay evening and I don't have to work till Thursday.

Wooohooo!!! I just called Borders (on a whim) to ask if they could hold a copy for me. The saleswomen said 'I'll be right back' got the book, and said she would place it on hold for me to pick up this evening from the main desk! I'm just hoping there isn't a hitch when I get there.....

I'm gonna go check bookstores in a little bit. Borders first.

I just got off the phone with a lady at a Books a Million in Knoxville. I asked if they would sell FR to me tonight, and she said "Sure! If you want to pay the $3 million dollar fine that our company will have to pay."

WOW! That's alot of money to pay for one extra day.