tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post9002016334527853799..comments2023-12-14T08:48:46.577-05:00Comments on Pyr-o-mania: Adrian Tchaikovsky's Shadows of the Apt Coming to the USLisa Kayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14578593003811737367noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-32698695807750000832009-06-19T09:52:09.002-04:002009-06-19T09:52:09.002-04:00I have always wanted to visit Uncle Hugo's!! M...I have always wanted to visit Uncle Hugo's!! My own favorite independent is San Francisco's Borderlands Books.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-91077446813877090772009-06-19T06:44:24.104-04:002009-06-19T06:44:24.104-04:00Here in the UK the Borders is now owned by a diffe...Here in the UK the Borders is now owned by a different company so we're not really attached to the Borders state-side.<br />My heart still lives at an independent, Uncle Hugo's, in my hometown. Like you though, I like pretty much anything to with the books. <br /><br />Cheers!Bethynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-58468618705705282672009-06-18T23:27:00.840-04:002009-06-18T23:27:00.840-04:00Bethy, we like Borders. Your SF buyer is a good gu...Bethy, we like Borders. Your SF buyer is a good guy. We like independents too, of course. We like book sellers, book readers, book writers, and books!Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-13127297143091398662009-06-18T23:22:24.219-04:002009-06-18T23:22:24.219-04:00I can't fault you if you don't want to buy...I can't fault you if you don't want to buy them twice, but if you want to help spread the word about how great they are *when March gets here*, much appreciated.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-34702057209898808232009-06-18T12:25:44.299-04:002009-06-18T12:25:44.299-04:00Sweet. I'm looking forward to this. And I didn...Sweet. I'm looking forward to this. And I didn't know I'd bought British editions - I thought they were standard Tor paperbacks with $ on them and everything.<br /><br />Still, I'll be really tempted to buy the new editions.Strannikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16087783366276504178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-5090145504718231242009-06-18T03:15:11.858-04:002009-06-18T03:15:11.858-04:00No worries. I work for big ol' Borders. Frus...No worries. I work for big ol' Borders. Frustrating at times to deal with a big company but I'm happy to have a job and I get to sell books.Bethynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-10543761299046442302009-06-17T16:20:51.388-04:002009-06-17T16:20:51.388-04:00I try to support the US publishers and bolster the...<i>I try to support the US publishers and bolster the US sales where I can.I would hate if an author sold extremely well in England due to American readers cannibalizing the sales and then flopped when the books finally made it across the pond since the most interested people already bought them internationally.</i><br /><br />Thank you so much for that sentiment. People don't realize how much it hurts a UK author's US future to have their sales cannibalized like that. Your support really is a very real factor in our being able to continue doing this.<br /><br />Don't know why the link back didn't show up, btw. Blogger is fickle.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-55510589172435163982009-06-17T15:59:07.388-04:002009-06-17T15:59:07.388-04:00Tried to create a link but it doesn't look lik...Tried to create a link but it doesn't look like it's showing up.<br /><br />http://yetistomper.blogspot.com/2009/06/pyr-o-mania-adrian-tchaikovskys-shadows.htmlPatrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546050685623369173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-55881318774548719572009-06-17T15:48:22.868-04:002009-06-17T15:48:22.868-04:00They are awesome. And I appreciate you waiting for...They are awesome. And I appreciate you waiting for US versions!Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-9038096659544214362009-06-17T15:44:52.289-04:002009-06-17T15:44:52.289-04:00It's about time. I've been reading about t...It's about time. I've been reading about these books for what feels like years.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05546050685623369173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-86851571013727337012009-06-17T12:54:51.731-04:002009-06-17T12:54:51.731-04:00If only to meet everyone who doesn't come to t...If only to meet everyone who doesn't come to the US.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-31433465093964735972009-06-17T12:52:47.806-04:002009-06-17T12:52:47.806-04:00You absolutely do.You absolutely do.MarkCNhttp://blog.markcnewton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-44269379030673420052009-06-17T10:32:48.034-04:002009-06-17T10:32:48.034-04:00I really need to get over to the UK soon.I really need to get over to the UK soon.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-26060244209694491752009-06-17T09:35:16.744-04:002009-06-17T09:35:16.744-04:00I'm delighted for you and Adrian! And for gett...I'm delighted for you and Adrian! And for getting Jon Sullivan. Both great guys.MarkCNhttp://blog.markcnewton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-38853298628644745342009-06-16T19:06:09.197-04:002009-06-16T19:06:09.197-04:00Wonderful news. It will be a pleasure to see how ...Wonderful news. It will be a pleasure to see how Sullivan can improve these.<br /><br />http://booktionary.blogspot.com/The Mad Hatterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14135107584625716128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-85251616201653134772009-06-16T17:10:48.172-04:002009-06-16T17:10:48.172-04:00Well, thank you again then!
Can I ask which store...Well, thank you again then! <br />Can I ask which store you work for?Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-5270995015592206342009-06-16T17:06:12.708-04:002009-06-16T17:06:12.708-04:00Yeah, we've had a couple come in. I love my s...Yeah, we've had a couple come in. I love my section of the bookshop and I love to bug my buyers about getting books I think are great on our shelves.Bethynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-36766713705530596542009-06-16T17:03:23.300-04:002009-06-16T17:03:23.300-04:00Hi Bethy,
Thanks for this. I had not seen the Germ...Hi Bethy,<br />Thanks for this. I had not seen the German edition but just checked them out now. Very interesting, understated. <br /><br />And thank you - with titles like James Enge and Matthew Sturges - we have UK rights so importing shouldn't be a problem through our UK distributor.Lou Andershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362734492222851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-91845129343250910812009-06-16T16:57:50.793-04:002009-06-16T16:57:50.793-04:00As a bookseller here in the UK I'm so please t...As a bookseller here in the UK I'm so please to see that Tchaikovsky is getting more distribution. Such a great series. I can't wait to read Blood of the Mantis. It can't come out fast enough for me. <br />Looking forward to seeing the new covers.<br /><br />Have you seen the covers for the German editions? They're up on his Shadows of the Apt wedsite. <br /><br />And keep up the good work. I keep trying to get my buyers to get more of your imports in :)Bethynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-58008146751545112572009-06-16T16:42:53.156-04:002009-06-16T16:42:53.156-04:00Sweet. Congatulations Adrian Tchaikovsky!Sweet. Congatulations Adrian Tchaikovsky!sbphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01874478854890111400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27426598.post-86841305806827345902009-06-16T15:54:55.200-04:002009-06-16T15:54:55.200-04:00Well, I'm pleased to announce that the brillia...Well, I'm pleased to announce that the brilliant and talented Jon Sullivan, who did the covers for the 2nd and 3rd books in the UK, is going to be doing brand-new artwork for all three of the US editions. Now that's worth waiting for, isn't it?<br /><br />Yes, yes it is. :)Paul Weimerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02444942522624902562noreply@blogger.com