I am on the very front of the "selected paperbacks" rack.
I am face-outward on the science fiction and fantasy shelf (where, thanks to an accident of alphabetization, I'm located about a foot from Stephanie Meyer).
They have, from quick count while hyperventilating, about twenty-one copies out and on display. If you're not going to make the book release parties, or want to buy multiple copies, or just can't wait, this would be a dandy time to go and make the books go away, so that I can keep on breathing.
Nnnnghg.
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August 20 2009, 16:40:13 UTC 7 years ago
Congrats! It's real!
August 24 2009, 20:22:50 UTC 7 years ago
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August 20 2009, 16:44:59 UTC 7 years ago
And you do realize this means I have to go hunt my local stores & see if it's in, right?
Please keep breathing... & congrats :)
August 24 2009, 20:23:19 UTC 7 years ago
August 20 2009, 16:45:11 UTC 7 years ago
Congratulations!
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August 20 2009, 16:48:39 UTC 7 years ago
And not by a Nigerian prince or a British lottery!
August 24 2009, 20:55:58 UTC 7 years ago
August 20 2009, 16:52:16 UTC 7 years ago
You should squee more. It's okay. ^_^
August 20 2009, 19:07:14 UTC 7 years ago
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Don't for get to breath
August 24 2009, 20:56:24 UTC 7 years ago
August 20 2009, 16:54:07 UTC 7 years ago
My short review: Good read. I'm recommending it to friends and family. :)
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Hope they sell well and you get enough used to the sight of them not to have to hyperventilate but not so used to it that it doesn't still make you grin and feel all cosy inside.
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August 20 2009, 16:58:19 UTC 7 years ago
I wonder if I should let my f-list know that they might be able to capture a wild Rosemary and Rue if they hurry?
Breathe.
Because I do have friends I need to remind that is is being released soon.
Breathe, dammit!
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August 24 2009, 21:14:42 UTC 7 years ago
YAY!
August 20 2009, 17:21:44 UTC 7 years ago
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I've been talking up the book to my co-workers, btw (advantage of working in a geeky tech shop)
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August 20 2009, 17:40:44 UTC 7 years ago
Oh, well! More screen time! <emails all her friends in San Francisco to alert them that it's on sale now>
AngelVixen :-)
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August 21 2009, 02:23:15 UTC 7 years ago
Or so it was...admittedly, been out of the bookseller arena for several years now.
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August 20 2009, 17:41:23 UTC 7 years ago
I hate to rain on your parade, but isn't it possible that they'd just order more? Furthermore, if they all disappear off the shelves, wouldn't that just raise your profile as a strong seller, making other bookstores order more?
Of course, I'm not going to let this stop me from buying a copy, should my local stores be kind enough (or careless enough) to let some copies loose early. But I think you might want to save some energy for freaking out and flailing later on, just in case things get really fun.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to speculate on the motivation here. This was obviously deliberate, but the why of it is curious. Do you have a pre-existing fan on staff? Did somebody on staff read the book early? Is this part of a secret conspiracy of time travelers which reaches all the way back to some time when somebody you didn't know handed you a DDP?
...okay, maybe not that last one.
August 20 2009, 18:09:09 UTC 7 years ago
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August 20 2009, 18:12:14 UTC 7 years ago
As to whether the chain as a whole allows books onto the shelves before their official release dates, I suspect it varies store to store, even within the chain.
At the very least, you're getting a preview of your publicity and placement campaign, and it sounds boss.
*gets you some more air*
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Congratulations! It's nice to see creations sent out into the world.
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