David Silberstein writes:
>In other words, the publisher has received it from the *printers*.
>Now it has to go through the whole process of going to the
>distributors, and from there to the bookstores. It may be some time.
>From my experience, it shouldn't take more than a week or so.
Possibly less -- usually, the publisher gets the books at about the
same time that the distributor does -- they aren't shipped to the
publisher, then the distributor; instead, the printer ships the books
to both directly.
>Do you also eat chocolate cake in front of starving people, you
>sadist?
Yes. I usually offer them some, though, if I can.
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