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Signing in Washington D.C. (McLean, VA) on 8/1
Serack:
--- Quote from: Toe-mas on July 25, 2011, 02:57:42 PM ---Just spoke with someone from the B&N, apparently there's some changes to the event, but this is his latest information:
First, to answer my questions above...
There WILL be a Q&A session held before the signing.
You will need a wrist band to get into the Q&A.
Here's a rough time line:
5:00 Wrist Band passed out
This is your "Ticket," It will say Block 1, Block 2, etc. This tells them what order you'll get signed.
7:00 Q&A to start FOLLOWED by signing.
Signing will last until everyone is happy or Jim says its time to go. Jim's usual 3 item limit will be enforced.
In regards to buying the book from B&N. The gentleman I spoke with said that their official policy is that you have to buy the "Featured" book from any B&N or B&N online.
You can get up to 3 items signed, usually the featured book and 2 other items. Unofficially, they've been known to not check your receipt. I'm not risking it since your wrist band is your "ticket" to the Q&A and without a B&N copy of Ghost Story, you aren't guaranteed a wrist band.
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I preordered it for the Nook last weekend and tried to use a 15% off e-cupon only to notice that the fine print said not for nook books. This made me wonder if that will cause similar problems with getting a proper recipt for the signing (the transaction won't happen until midnight tonight). I'll wait till after the actual "transaction' before I attempt to get some kind of recipt, then depending on the results of that I might call the store to ensure that what I get is applicable. Still, I'm worried enough to vent here.
Serack:
--- Quote from: Aine on July 25, 2011, 02:17:10 AM ---Don't know if we ever made it on "the list" but my +1 and I will be there...
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By "there" do you also mean joining us at the resturant too?
Cheesepusher:
--- Quote from: Toe-mas on July 25, 2011, 02:57:42 PM ---Just spoke with someone from the B&N, apparently there's some changes to the event, but this is his latest information:
First, to answer my questions above...
There WILL be a Q&A session held before the signing.
You will need a wrist band to get into the Q&A.
Here's a rough time line:
5:00 Wrist Band passed out
This is your "Ticket," It will say Block 1, Block 2, etc. This tells them what order you'll get signed.
7:00 Q&A to start FOLLOWED by signing.
Signing will last until everyone is happy or Jim says its time to go. Jim's usual 3 item limit will be enforced.
In regards to buying the book from B&N. The gentleman I spoke with said that their official policy is that you have to buy the "Featured" book from any B&N or B&N online.
You can get up to 3 items signed, usually the featured book and 2 other items. Unofficially, they've been known to not check your receipt. I'm not risking it since your wrist band is your "ticket" to the Q&A and without a B&N copy of Ghost Story, you aren't guaranteed a wrist band.
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So, don't mind me if this is a dumb question I've never been to a book signing but seeing as Jim Butcher is my favorite author I am going to take two busses and the metro to make sure I'm there, does this mean that if you arrive at 7 or after 5 you may not get your book signed?
Toe-mas:
--- Quote from: Cheesepusher on July 25, 2011, 03:35:04 PM ---So, don't mind me if this is a dumb question I've never been to a book signing but seeing as Jim Butcher is my favorite author I am going to take two busses and the metro to make sure I'm there, does this mean that if you arrive at 7 or after 5 you may not get your book signed?
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Congrats on your first post...
You run that risk. The store is enforcing the wristbands as tickets. When they run out of wrist bands, they're out. That being said, an author who shall remain nameless once left a store at closing and went into the parking lot to keep signing books.
Cheesepusher:
Thank you, and hopefully I get out of work on time. According to wmata (washington D.C.s transit website which anyone whos wants to take the metro can use and get decent enough directions) as long as I get out of work on time I should get tehre by 4:30 but with the metro who knows.
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