WEIRD WEDNESDAY THINGS: Amazon Sales

COMFORT is on backorder. In fact Barnes and Noble, which had it on their site along with a lovely little Kirkus review, has actually removed it. Yeesh!

Amazon, on the other hand, is still taking pre-release orders. They've been showing a few copies too. (And I did wonder where they came from.)

Then on Monday, while I was doing a school visit, my friends at Marion Elementary informed me that Amazon has two copies available for about $ 89.00.

I checked it out and sure enough! Amazon showed 2 new. And 2 used. The "used" ones were selling for 88.00 and 89.00 (probably advanced readers being passed off as collector's items)

And wouldn't you know, as of yesterday, all of those copies have apparently sold.

My hostess at Marion Elementary emailed me that the students and staff are preordering Comfort. I sure hope someone didn't buy an $ 89.00 copy without realizing it!

Personally, I think it's a good book - definitely worth the wait.

But $ 89.00?

THANKFUL THURSDAY: THE PEOPLE I MEET

There are perks to being a published author. Most of them have to do with the delightful people we meet along the way.

I first met Children's Librarian, Mel Hager in May when she and the delightful YA YA Book Club treated me to a scrumptious meal at the Oriental Cafe in Taylorsville, NC. This fabulous little eatery is run by Helen Cheung and her lovely family.

William, me, Helen, and Kevin

Helen sent me home with these lovely lillies which I enjoyed for a long while after.

Yesterday I saw Ms. Mel again when she bought me a latte at Barnes & Noble. It was so fun to chat with Mel, her mom, Shirley and Mel's two children!

Allison and Barrett were supposed to be back-to-school shopping and must've wondered how they got stuck with this gig. But they were infinitely patient. Here's a pic - minus Barrett, who manned the camera.

Shirley Thompson, Allison Hager, Ms. Mel, and Me
That green bag Mel is holding - ooops! you can't see the green bag - but anyway it has 3 copies of BLUE. Gotta love a librarian who buys multiple copies of your books with her own money! She could hand out library cards instead.