> >And this is going into the realm of insanity. Sure, not everyone >can or will get the books immediately in hardcover. But it's >often a year or more before the book is available in paperback. >So we should spoiler-protect books for a year or more after their >release? Or even longer, to accomodate people who just >don't want to get the book right away even in paperback? >What about foreign language readers? People who can't find the >early books? > >IMHO, the whole list is a spoiler zone. If you don't want to be >spoiled... don't read the list. > On some other lists I am on the spoiler rules apply for 8 weeks after the book is released----then you just put the book title in the subject line until the paperback comes out after that everything is fair game. JAA