On Jun 26, 2006, at 3:47 PM, Joy Nicholson wrote: > Authors these days seem to often encourage people to buy from local > booksellers or non-Amazon online stores, saying that Amazon eats more > of their (the author's) royalties than other venues do. Has Our > Venerated Author expressed an opinion on this or suggested another > place from which to buy his books? > > I pre-ordered mine from Amazon months ago, so it's too late for me, > but for future reference...... > > On 6/25/06, Mark A. Mandel <thnidu at yahoo.com> wrote: >> Good citizens, I beg your indulgence to allow me to utilize this >> opportunity to make a small commercial announcement. _Dzur_ can be >> preordered from Amazon through Cracks and Shards, for Amazon's >> price of >> $15.72 (plus shipping and possibly taxes), at >> >> http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0765301482/cracksandshar-20 >> >> I thank you for your kind attention. >> >> -- Mark A. Mandel, proprietor, Cracks and Shards >> http://www.cracksandshards.com >> a Steven Brust fan website >> >> I pre-ordered from Amazon months ago. Went to check one day, and my pre-order was gone! So I pre-ordered again. Went to check today--my pre-order is gone again! I think I may have to pre-order from someone reliable. Does C&S participate in the upside of this venture? Ken