Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:14:35 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <mjw at press.jhu.edu>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Turtledove's _Reincarnations_
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

> "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> 10/18/2010 10:23 PM >>>
>I was at the Barnes & Noble at Tysons earlier this evening, and I
>noticed two copies of the WSFA press book _Reincarnations_ there.
>How was that accomplished?

Barnes & Noble SF Buyer had the book presented to him, he apparently =
thought he could sell some number of them, and since it was available from =
Diamond Comics (yes, they distribute more than just comics) it was easy to =
acquire (and to return if need be).

>  Is it in bookstores all over the US,
>or just around here?

I would guess that it's probably in those B&Ns that the buyer identified =
as stores that sell lots of Turtledove.

As for other stores, I would guess not.

>What about other WSFA Press books?

The previous ones ... not likely.  Bookstores want what is new! New !!  =
New !!!!!!!!

>Is anyone really willing to spend $25 for such a small book?

Last I heard the book is in the black.  As for sales in B&N ... the odds =
are good that some number will sell.  Few books have 100% sell trough.  =
And books are  - in general - returnable.

>I was actually looking for his _The Man with the Iron Heart_.
>Does anyone know when it's coming out in mass market paperback?

Del Rey has been keeping a lot of books in the trade pb format for =
sometime.  Apparently it works for their business model.

>I'm not willing to pay trade paperback prices.

A number of ex-library hardcovers are listed on Abebooks.com and Amazon.com=
 for $4, and that includes shipping.

mjw