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Signing in Washington D.C. (McLean, VA) on 8/1
habu987:
--- Quote from: Myyrdn Eopia on July 22, 2011, 09:11:18 PM ---Wow. Just got off the phone with the B&N. Main reason I dislike B&N: incredibly rude and uppity. [/rant]
Anyway, they refuse to comment on whether you will be allowed to bring extra books in with you. Also, they will not hold preorders in-store past release date. I was going to see if I couldn't preorder a couple copies, and then pick them up on the 1st, but that's a no-go. *grumble*
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Umm, I'm a complete novice at the whole book signing shindig, but I didn't think they'd have a say on what else you can bring in to have signed. As long as you have the requisite B&N book and receipt, anything beyond that is up to you and the author.
At least, that's my understanding...
That being said, I'm completely guessing, since I've never gone to a signing before, nor do I have any affiliation with B&N.
habu987:
And hasn't someone said that Jim will sign up to three items? For publicity sakes, if B&N says you can only bring one item in, while the author says he'll sign up to three, that's very bad form on B&N's part.
comprex:
--- Quote from: habu987 on July 22, 2011, 09:40:37 PM ---And hasn't someone said that Jim will sign up to three items? For publicity sakes, if B&N says you can only bring one item in, while the author says he'll sign up to three, that's very bad form on B&N's part.
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The two statements are not in direct opposition.
For example, the author will _not_ sign 4 books for the same person, even if the person purchased all 4 books on site and brought nothing in (the hypothetical person being thereby fully in compliance with B&N policy). Both B&N and the author would be OK with signing 1 t-shirt brought from home and 2 books purchased on site.
Does that help explain the difference? Since the statements are not directly contradicting each other, I don't really see one being 'bad form' in view of the other.
habu987:
--- Quote from: comprex on July 22, 2011, 10:03:06 PM ---The two statements are not in direct opposition.
For example, the author will _not_ sign 4 books for the same person, even if the person purchased all 4 books on site and brought nothing in (the hypothetical person being thereby fully in compliance with B&N policy). Both B&N and the author would be OK with signing 1 t-shirt brought from home and 2 books purchased on site.
Does that help explain the difference? Since the statements are not directly contradicting each other, I don't really see one being 'bad form' in view of the other.
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Ohhh, I gotcha. I misinterpreted the statement and was thinking that B&N would only allow you to have one item, period. Huh, thinking on a Friday afternoon is apparently not my strong suit...
That being said, I've got two copies of Ghost Story ordered from B&N that I intend to bring with me, along with my Kindle in its cover (yeah, I know, tacky to bring a Kindle to a signing at B&N). Hopefully they will allow me to bring two B&N books.
Myyrdn Eopia:
It's not the fact that they refused to comment on the whole signing thing that ticked me off. It was the way they went about it. But I'm not here start a flame war against any retailer bookseller, so I'm stopping there.
Anyway, as to the signing. I'm going to be bringing a number of items with me, unless we hear differently closer to the signings.
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