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readingthedarkJust because Scalzi had a picture of the book doesn't mean that you have to have it this second or you're going to perish.
The book not officially coming out for two weeks doesn't mean that you should buy it on eBay for twice as much from a place that got their shipment early.
Asking the author to email it to you might work but it's rude and obnoxious. Even if they like you, it's still rude and obnoxious.
You work for a giant bookstore and get a discount and most publishers will give you books for free if you bother to ask because you're also a journalist.
Frantically trying to get your greedy paws on too many books is why your entire life and every thought is buried in tomes and you have multiple copies of your favorites, sometimes three copies of the exact same edition.
Someday, I hope I won't need to buy several books a week to feel whole.
(In truth, I've toned down a bunch in the last six months and this little note is to remind me to keep on the path of recovery from book-hoardingism. Buying books is fine if I'll have the time to actually read them but my obsessive bookaholism has turned into a progressively dangerous illness. I also collect rare books, but I'd rather get an expensive one I really want than fritter it away on whatever looks shiny at the moment.)
The book not officially coming out for two weeks doesn't mean that you should buy it on eBay for twice as much from a place that got their shipment early.
Asking the author to email it to you might work but it's rude and obnoxious. Even if they like you, it's still rude and obnoxious.
You work for a giant bookstore and get a discount and most publishers will give you books for free if you bother to ask because you're also a journalist.
Frantically trying to get your greedy paws on too many books is why your entire life and every thought is buried in tomes and you have multiple copies of your favorites, sometimes three copies of the exact same edition.
Someday, I hope I won't need to buy several books a week to feel whole.
(In truth, I've toned down a bunch in the last six months and this little note is to remind me to keep on the path of recovery from book-hoardingism. Buying books is fine if I'll have the time to actually read them but my obsessive bookaholism has turned into a progressively dangerous illness. I also collect rare books, but I'd rather get an expensive one I really want than fritter it away on whatever looks shiny at the moment.)
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Date: 2008-06-20 12:36 pm (UTC)Lies. All lies.
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Date: 2008-06-22 07:44 am (UTC)