tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post3201500260527584342..comments2024-03-29T00:34:36.786-05:00Comments on Book Chase: Signed by AuthorSam http://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-68806568349828060892008-07-25T05:48:00.000-05:002008-07-25T05:48:00.000-05:00Well, that's pretty disgusting...and lazy. The au...Well, that's pretty disgusting...and lazy. The autopen is terrible but the longpen is even seedier in some ways. Thanks for the link.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-7591458651728811232008-07-25T00:03:00.000-05:002008-07-25T00:03:00.000-05:00Not quite... http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/20/ma...Not quite... http://www.engadget.com/2006/02/20/margaret-atwoods-longpen-for-remote-signatures/John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37311984403530182972008-07-24T17:48:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:48:00.000-05:00I totally agree, Annie. Nothing ticks me off than...I totally agree, Annie. Nothing ticks me off than to have a singer, author, or politician so disrespect to someone who has stood in line for hours just to say hello to them. I immediately write them off as the losers they really are and have nothing to do with them or their product ever again.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-89244849120393399412008-07-24T17:47:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:47:00.000-05:00Carrie, I don't have many signed books but some of...Carrie, I don't have many signed books but some of them mean a lot to me because of the memories they bring back...like talking Red Sox baseball with Stephen King in London for three or four minutes...or meeting Joyce Carol Oates at Rice University here in Houston, great memories that come back to me every time I pick up one of the signed books from those two meetings.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-64361341760284669432008-07-24T17:45:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:45:00.000-05:00John, is a "longpen" the same as an autopen that r...John, is a "longpen" the same as an autopen that reproduces a signature over and over again yet appears to be an original? I detest those things.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25629095555920817532008-07-24T17:44:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:44:00.000-05:00That's an interesting point,herschelian, and one I...That's an interesting point,herschelian, and one I hadn't thought of before. I do recall seeing signed books on discount tables on more than one occasion and I suppose that explains why they were there.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-78839379231721046822008-07-24T17:42:00.000-05:002008-07-24T17:42:00.000-05:00Jen, I agree that the cutback on book tours is a s...Jen, I agree that the cutback on book tours is a sad thing, especially for those of us who enjoyed a brief chat with our favorite writers. I suppose it's a trend that will not be reversed any time soon, though, if ever, so I try to take advantage of the two or three opportunities a year that I have to meet someone I enjoy reading.Sam https://www.blogger.com/profile/17448913705757509608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-37946118535666924142008-07-22T18:42:00.000-05:002008-07-22T18:42:00.000-05:00I agree - I'd rather have a bit more personal atte...I agree - I'd rather have a bit more personal attention. I know the author needs to get through everyone, and their time is limited, but at least take the time to ask a name and personalize it. Anybody who stands in line deserves at least that.<BR/><BR/>I remember I once stood in line for 4 hours for a midnight release CD signing. When I finally got to the table, an employee was putting the CDJanda/Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16754631494233387294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-46370494230371551642008-07-21T18:29:00.000-05:002008-07-21T18:29:00.000-05:00Well, that's a decent reason for signing them with...Well, that's a decent reason for signing them with that kind of speed but I don't set much truck by signatures myself unless it's personally made out to me. Since my acquaintances don't include many authors and the authors I'd love most to have signed books from are dead....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-33364839704896603342008-07-21T18:23:00.000-05:002008-07-21T18:23:00.000-05:00It's not as ridiculous as Margaret Atwood's longpe...It's not as ridiculous as Margaret Atwood's longpen, but still annoying. When an autographer signs a book, does the autographee sit behind them and inflate their ego or something?John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-70274369509144219642008-07-21T10:27:00.000-05:002008-07-21T10:27:00.000-05:00herschelian - that's what i've heard too.herschelian - that's what i've heard too.Bookphiliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05155882653615842141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-90073684271946451982008-07-21T09:13:00.000-05:002008-07-21T09:13:00.000-05:00I don't know how true it is nor do I know quite ho...I don't know how true it is nor do I know quite how it works, but I was told that in the modern bookselling world, once a store has signed copies they can't send them back to the wholesalers on the 'sale or return' system. Therefore the more signatures an author does, the more sales will be credited to him. <BR/>Have you heard this?herschelianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15962262409107866228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38656633.post-25208493072256352032008-07-20T05:50:00.000-05:002008-07-20T05:50:00.000-05:00Sam, I'm of the exact same mindset. I don't have...Sam, I'm of the exact same mindset. I don't have a huge collection of signed books, but the ones I do have are special to me because of the memories that connect to getting them signed. I love having the chance to meet the authors, maybe chit chat with them a bit while they are signing. That's what makes the current situation of reduced book tours so sad. I understand the costs of traveling Jen Forbushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13325129568512353951noreply@blogger.com