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[threemonkeys]

Dymocks Queensgate now have a clearance store. You know the sort of thing - remaindered titles being sold at less than a third of original list price. Talking to the guy running it, a question arose.

What if you spot the work of somebody you know there? Do you mention it next time you are talking to them? I figure that the answer is no - no author like to be reminded that their work has been remaindered. Especially when we are talking about mass market editions here - not trade size editions that have been superseded by a newer release.

But what if the remaindered work is really popular. What if the staff can't keep the books stocked on the shelves because they are selling so fast - selling better than anything else in the shop by a huge margin. Is that now worth mentioning or does the shame of being remaindered outweigh the boost of being popular.

Yes it is somebody I know but no it isn't any of you. I bet none of you ever had your work remaindered.

Comments

[lobelet.livejournal.com]

"Tales From The Out Of Time Cafe" edited by Phillip Mann. Quite a good collection, as I recall. I don't know the name of the ghost story collection that you mention. There's a list of NZ anthologies that I know about at:

http://sffanz.sf.org.nz/lists/anthologies.shtml

Could you check to see if it's on that list? If it's not I'd be really grateful if you could find it in your collection and give me details so that I can update the list.

[darthsappho.livejournal.com]

It's not the ghost collection, but the list is missing "Millenium Nights", PGR Hamilton, Campus Press 1998.

[lobelet.livejournal.com]

Thanks for that. I've updated my list and I'll post it to the live site tonight when I get home from work.

Cheers.

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Teh Evil One ! :)

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it seems what I remembered as a "ghost story" collection (possibly because of the cover) is actually Antipodean Tales, which you already have!