tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post113967097530254006..comments2024-02-06T03:31:45.606-05:00Comments on kate rothwell: a moment of silenceKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139769070187654192006-02-12T13:31:00.000-05:002006-02-12T13:31:00.000-05:00I find it incredible that your indy does not suppo...I find it incredible that your indy does not support a local author. I used to work at a public library and we ALWAYS made it a point to purchase every book authored by a local author and even authors throughout the state. Granted, our purpose wasn't to make a profit but there could have been a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship between the two of you! First time here by the way, found you at Paula Reed's blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139762282355554182006-02-12T11:38:00.000-05:002006-02-12T11:38:00.000-05:00yeah, actually it's sad because they KNOW me. I us...yeah, actually it's sad because they KNOW me. I used to go in there all the time. keywords "used to."<BR/><BR/>It was the owner's call and actually one of the employees there was even more outraged than I was -- and said she liked my book.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139757527462097562006-02-12T10:18:00.000-05:002006-02-12T10:18:00.000-05:00Ridiculous that the indy bookstore won't support y...Ridiculous that the indy bookstore won't support you -- if they were specifically a metaphysical bookstore or something like that, I'd understand, but if they're carrying most everything else, you'd think they'd want to support local authors. I know a bookstore who doesn't have a large romance section but who does autographings for authors who live in the local area because they have a program of supporting local authors. It's not as big of a splash as when they had, say, John Glenn in to autograph, but it's always nice.<BR/><BR/>I know a bunch of B. Dalton's have shut down recently, but it's strange to hear of a B&N shutting down and I feel your pain. I'd be lost without my local Borders, though more for the cafe rather than the books; it's one of my regular writing haunts and the staff is very supportive of the fact that I'm writing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139708796338849072006-02-11T20:46:00.000-05:002006-02-11T20:46:00.000-05:00OH NO! How the hell does a B&N get shut down, any...OH NO! How the hell does a B&N get shut down, anyway?<BR/><BR/>I'm appalled that your indy bookstore wouldn't support a local author, despite their poor judgment not to carry romances. :(Mary Louisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08974198919020077796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139693581672096252006-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:002006-02-11T16:33:00.000-05:00The people who work in the so-called "indy booksto...The people who work in the so-called "indy bookstores" are often extremely closed-minded. They despise genre fiction, unless they're feeling "quirky" and they want to slum for a while.<BR/><BR/>I don't heart them very much at all.Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014421156959693560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139686171317059392006-02-11T14:29:00.000-05:002006-02-11T14:29:00.000-05:00I'll tell you one place I WON'T go: the actual in...I'll tell you one place I WON'T go: the actual indy bookstore in town. I used to spend hours and mucho dollars there but stopped when they told me they won't sell my books because I write romance and they don't carry that tripe. Bunch o' snobs.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02495558736099438348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139682796203385152006-02-11T13:33:00.000-05:002006-02-11T13:33:00.000-05:00I feel your pain Kate, over here, we don't general...I feel your pain Kate, over here, we don't generally have romance sections in bookstores, but there is one particular shop that I love just cuz the shop assistants are fab!Karen Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873003367159718118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139678798727333102006-02-11T12:26:00.000-05:002006-02-11T12:26:00.000-05:00Weird Kate, because the same thing just happened w...Weird Kate, because the same thing just happened where I live. There's still a big Barnes and Noble, but I loved the smaller one because the employees where so excited about discussing books of any kind. *sigh*Angela Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03083836635501265476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8741443.post-1139677623838988002006-02-11T12:07:00.000-05:002006-02-11T12:07:00.000-05:00Oh Noooo!I wrote a while ago about how much I like...Oh Noooo!<BR/><BR/>I wrote a while ago about how much I like <A HTTP://SUISAN.BLOGSPOT.COM/2005/09/I-LOVE-MY-LOCAL-BOOKSTORE.HTML HREF="" REL="nofollow">my bookstore</A>. I love the staff in mine more than anything.<BR/><BR/>(But will they discount the stock as they prepare to ship out? Is that some sort of grave robbing?)<BR/><BR/>Poor Kate. I feel the pain.Suisanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005006529585506127noreply@blogger.com