Daniel J. Hogan ([info]danieljhogan) wrote,
@ 2007-12-15 22:57:00
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Entry tags:b&n, everybody reads, eyriblog, internet, print on demand, reject, schuler, self-publishing

Oh, those darn Internets!
I came home tonight to find a comment on a post over in [info]eyriblog which didn't really make much sense (it was on my post talking about how excited I was when I found out Barnes & Noble had some copies of The Magic of Eyri for sale). It was an annomynous person but they left a name and on a hunch I Googled it.

Looks like I wasn't the only one hit up today.

All of the people in the thread above had the same comment applied to their blogs and I had the exact same message " very interesting, but I don't agree with you" from someone calling themselves Idetrorce. Although in my case I guess it could kind of make sense, because I mentioned that Barnes & Noble having my book is pretty neat and how uncommon it is for them to carry Print on Demand books - and I know from personal experience that it is uncommon - I've had several stores tell me right out no way because it was POD and I even submitted the book to Barnes & Noble's Small Press Department for consideration to get the book in B&N stores. I got back a very nice rejection letter. You can however, special order it through any B&N store and on their website.

I guess it was either just a prank or some kind of spam thing, so I deleted it just like the others in the link above mentioned. Heh.

I should also mention that the first "big" book store to actually order my book for their shelves (that I know of anyway) was Schuler Books in Lansing at their Eastwood Towne Center branch. They are a great store and just as good  as Barnes & Noble (actually better because they are independent). I stop by whenever they have my book in stock and gladly sign them because I appreciate their being one of the first to take a chance on me (along with Everybody Reads).




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[info]jimhines
2007-12-16 03:47 pm UTC (link)
I got the Idetorce comment too. Weird... Thanks for the link on that.

And I definitely agree with you on Schuler Books. They've been wonderful to work with.

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[info]danieljhogan
2007-12-16 06:01 pm UTC (link)
Yeah I guess it was all over the internet yesterday. I deleted the comment and marked it as spam just in case. I'm glad my hunch was right that something was a little weird about it.

Schuler Books is a great store, although I never really get out to the one in Okemos. They had one in Grand Rapids I would hit up from time to time while going to GVSU and I didn't even know they were a Michigan owned independent store until last year I think.

The one in Eastwood Towne Center is the only place around town where I can buy my trusty Moleskine notebooks.

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[info]jimhines
2007-12-17 02:37 pm UTC (link)
There are two of 'em in Grand Rapids these days, actually. I love that they're independent, but are still big enough to compete with B&N and Borders. My best booksignings have pretty consistently been at Schulers. (Which reminds me, I need to get in touch with the Grand Rapids stores soon...)

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