Comments on: Guess why I bought the Sunday New York Times? http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times For writers, readers, and independent thinkers--book talk for readers and writers, life chats when we need them, writers' motivational articles, secret behind-the-scenes stories from the publishing trenches, and more. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:56:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Patrick http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3580 Patrick Wed, 21 Feb 2007 12:29:43 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3580 That's where that muffled voice was coming from... And I thought I was staying in a haunted hotel room. That’s where that muffled voice was coming from… And I thought I was staying in a haunted hotel room.

]]> By: annette http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3576 annette Wed, 21 Feb 2007 01:39:10 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3576 apology accepted patrick but don't let it happen again. nothing is more unnerving than unpredictable behavior. i had the feeling it was more your scrotum talking anyway so i didn't pay that much attention. however, i believe from the various e-mails i've recieved off-blog that you really shook some folks up. so try not to be so careless. do you think that librarians have a problem with scroti because there are just too damn many of them? i know from personal experience that they are all over the place, continuously coming and going from my house attached to people that leave dirty dishes everywhere except the dishwasher, drink all my booze and dirty underwear next to my toothbrush on the bathroom vanity. they are being continously licked by two dogs who left here by my children over the last several years and never retrieved. so i quess i understand the librarians point of view on this issue. apology accepted patrick but don’t let it happen again. nothing is more unnerving than unpredictable behavior. i had the feeling it was more your scrotum talking anyway so i didn’t pay that much attention. however, i believe from the various e-mails i’ve recieved off-blog that you really shook some folks up. so try not to be so careless.

do you think that librarians have a problem with scroti because there are just too damn many of them? i know from personal experience that they are all over the place,

continuously coming and going from my house attached to people that leave dirty dishes everywhere except the dishwasher, drink all my booze and dirty underwear next to my toothbrush on the bathroom vanity. they are being continously licked by two dogs who left here by my children over the last several years and never retrieved.

so i quess i understand the librarians point of view on this issue.

]]> By: Patrick http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3570 Patrick Tue, 20 Feb 2007 21:50:05 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3570 Yeah, uhh, sorry for asking a semi-serious question. I'd like to apologize to all the blog and comment readers. I really didn't mean it and it won't happen again. Sorry, I know how that confuses people when I attempt to enter the real world. Yeah, uhh, sorry for asking a semi-serious question. I’d like to apologize to all the blog and comment readers. I really didn’t mean it and it won’t happen again.

Sorry, I know how that confuses people when I attempt to enter the real world.

]]> By: Christen http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3558 Christen Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:29:36 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3558 I know it is! It was actually a pretty cool case to work on. I worked in the law firm's library, so I got to research information on several expert witnesses. =) I know it is!

It was actually a pretty cool case to work on. I worked in the law firm’s library, so I got to research information on several expert witnesses. =)

]]> By: Laura Fitzgerald http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3557 Laura Fitzgerald Tue, 20 Feb 2007 16:28:33 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3557 Robin, have a great trip! And send along regards to Dr. Miller for all his efforts. Robin, have a great trip! And send along regards to Dr. Miller for all his efforts.

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3555 robin Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:52:24 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3555 Christen, you're kidding! Small world! Christen, you’re kidding! Small world!

]]> By: Christen http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3554 Christen Tue, 20 Feb 2007 15:50:15 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3554 Did I ever tell you that I used to work for the law firm that represented the parents in the Dover trial? Exciting stuff! Did I ever tell you that I used to work for the law firm that represented the parents in the Dover trial? Exciting stuff!

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3550 robin Tue, 20 Feb 2007 13:37:32 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3550 And one more thing about ARCs: the reason why librarians and booksellers get an early look is so they can order the books ahead of time. That way when a book has a publication date of August, the stores and libraries already have it stocked. Make sense? And one more thing about ARCs: the reason why librarians and booksellers get an early look is so they can order the books ahead of time. That way when a book has a publication date of August, the stores and libraries already have it stocked.

Make sense?

]]> By: robin http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3549 robin Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:40:47 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3549 Can you say that on here? Not really, which is why I edited it a tad, but Molly, that librarian link is hilarious. Thanks for passing it on. Patrick, I didn't realize that was a semi-serious question. From what I've learned, librarians get a lot of early looks at books, as do booksellers and some reviewers. They get the ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) of books, which are bound copies of the galleys before their final stage of corrections. In other words, the ARCs are close to the final product, but not quite. ARCs look like the larger paperbacks you see in stores, and some have reproductions of the hardback cover on them (like Barry Lyga's and Diana Peterfreund's, although Diana's cover changed between the ARC and the final hardback version), while some (like mine) only have the printed title and no artwork at all. So the people reading the ARCs know that there may be lots of typos and there may be edits to the book that they're not seeing in this next-to-last stage. But still, the upside is they get to read these books about 6 months before anyone else does. And just so you know, I only got 2 copies of my ARCs, and both appear to be on permanent loan to people who haven't given them back yet. So no, I won't be giving those away on the blog. We'll all just have to wait patiently until August. I know. Tell me about it. Can you say that on here? Not really, which is why I edited it a tad, but Molly, that librarian link is hilarious. Thanks for passing it on.

Patrick, I didn’t realize that was a semi-serious question. From what I’ve learned, librarians get a lot of early looks at books, as do booksellers and some reviewers. They get the ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) of books, which are bound copies of the galleys before their final stage of corrections. In other words, the ARCs are close to the final product, but not quite.

ARCs look like the larger paperbacks you see in stores, and some have reproductions of the hardback cover on them (like Barry Lyga’s and Diana Peterfreund’s, although Diana’s cover changed between the ARC and the final hardback version), while some (like mine) only have the printed title and no artwork at all.

So the people reading the ARCs know that there may be lots of typos and there may be edits to the book that they’re not seeing in this next-to-last stage. But still, the upside is they get to read these books about 6 months before anyone else does.

And just so you know, I only got 2 copies of my ARCs, and both appear to be on permanent loan to people who haven’t given them back yet. So no, I won’t be giving those away on the blog. We’ll all just have to wait patiently until August.

I know. Tell me about it.

]]> By: Molly http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3548 Molly Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:30:10 +0000 http://robinbrande.com/writing/guess-why-i-bought-the-sunday-new-york-times#comment-3548 To shed light on Patrick's last question: http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Librarian Scroll down to trivia. And then get addicted to the uncyclopedia and maybe create an entry for the already linked "library [m-bator]." Can I say that on here? I think you were talking about scrotums (scrota?) earlier... To shed light on Patrick’s last question:

http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Librarian

Scroll down to trivia.

And then get addicted to the uncyclopedia and maybe create an entry for the already linked “library [m-bator].” Can I say that on here? I think you were talking about scrotums (scrota?) earlier…

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