Corambis ARCs
Feb. 26th, 2009 02:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
truepennyJohn Scalzi has 10 things about authors he'd like you to keep in mind. To all of which, I say, "Hear hear!" and also "Ditto."
On a not entirely unrelated note, the FedEx ninja brought me today three ARCs* of Corambis. Two years ago I auctioned off an ARC of The Mirador to benefit the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endownment. Given that Corambis--the actual book--will be out on April 7, and given the current miserable state of the economy, would people be interested if I did another auction (starting bid $25)?
(If I did this, I'd actually do two auctions, one to benefit the JMFMBE--assuming it's still there to be benefited, which I hope very much it is but cannot tell from the website--and one to benefit Scarleteen. Just so people know.)
Replying in the affirmative is NOT the same as promising to bid.
ETA: Yes, I will sign the ARCs. I didn't say that originally because it seemed obvious--dude, they're sitting ON MY DESK--but people have asked. Also, odds are extremely good that I will hand-correct them. Because I am a neurotic pink circus poodle and also a perfectionist and I hate hate hate the fact that ARCs go out with all the things I corrected in the galleys UNCORRECTED. *ahem*
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*Advance Reading Copies. Also known as bound galleys.
On a not entirely unrelated note, the FedEx ninja brought me today three ARCs* of Corambis. Two years ago I auctioned off an ARC of The Mirador to benefit the John M. Ford Memorial Book Endownment. Given that Corambis--the actual book--will be out on April 7, and given the current miserable state of the economy, would people be interested if I did another auction (starting bid $25)?
(If I did this, I'd actually do two auctions, one to benefit the JMFMBE--assuming it's still there to be benefited, which I hope very much it is but cannot tell from the website--and one to benefit Scarleteen. Just so people know.)
Replying in the affirmative is NOT the same as promising to bid.
ETA: Yes, I will sign the ARCs. I didn't say that originally because it seemed obvious--dude, they're sitting ON MY DESK--but people have asked. Also, odds are extremely good that I will hand-correct them. Because I am a neurotic pink circus poodle and also a perfectionist and I hate hate hate the fact that ARCs go out with all the things I corrected in the galleys UNCORRECTED. *ahem*
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*Advance Reading Copies. Also known as bound galleys.
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Date: 2009-02-26 09:17 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2009-02-26 09:52 pm (UTC)[*] It just occured to me I could write a review for Tor.com instead of my usual personal site, unless
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Date: 2009-02-27 02:02 pm (UTC)(I hadn't thought of asking for an ARC. It never occurs to me to do anything other than buy books.)
I don't suppose there's any reason we couldn't both review it on Tor.com -- well, I suppose probably we ought to ask if there's any reason not to.
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Date: 2009-02-27 02:46 pm (UTC)I shall defer to you since it's your area of expertise, not mine, though I reserve the right to look wistfully in your direction if you get to read _Corambis_ early. =>
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Date: 2009-02-27 05:54 pm (UTC)(Which is not to say that I'm not COMPLETELY DELIGHTED by the idea. Because I am. Just ... hoo boy.)
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Date: 2009-02-26 10:53 pm (UTC)(I will also probably be unable to prevent myself correcting the galleys, so the winning bidders would be getting the text of the published book, even if some of it is in my handwriting in purple ink.)
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Date: 2009-02-26 11:42 pm (UTC)But...alas, even for purple ink corrections, I probably wouldn't go higher than the starting price. Sorry. I'll just slink away and be envious of whoever wins, if you do it.
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Date: 2009-02-27 01:13 am (UTC)But i'd still bid anyway.
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Date: 2009-02-27 03:14 am (UTC)I was waffling until I heard about the signing and the correcting. Who knew purple ink could increase the value of something.
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