[LMB] (chat) Amazon UK musing

[Martin Gill]

Hmm.. think I need to go read the FAQ again. Are we using new tags?
e.g. (Chat) and [NOT] (is that "Not OT"?)

One thing I've noticed about amazon UK is that it's probably also the
source for english books for most of europe. I know amazon.de does
carry english books but their prices are a bit... high, and postage
from the US is astronomical.

I was really saddened to hear about Jim's death. I think the best
compliment you can give someone is that they leave a lasting
impression on the world, and he certainly did that.

The edge was taken off a bit with the announcement soon after of
another Miles book is under contract. Is speculation on this new book
rife yet? I bet good money that the title is still "Milest to go" :P

--Martin

On 01/11/06, Lois McMaster Bujold <lbujold at myinfmail.com> wrote:
> Martin Gill's post having led me to check, I note Amazon UK seems to be
> moving TSK:B even more briskly than the US Amazon, where sales are
> trailing off after the intial pop of last month.  Upon reflection, that
> makes some sense, since it seems that Amazon UK is the only generally
> available source for the book in Britain apart from a few speciality
> F&SF import shops, and since it had and will have no British publication
> at all.
>
> Jim Baen once described Amazon as "the global answer to local
> shortages".  That certainly seems to be the case here...
>
> Ta, L.
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