"Alas that Liaden books are completely absent from UBSs as far as I can tell, so they can't receive that treatment."

This isn't always the case since we sign a fair number of books every year with UBS stamps oe stickers on them. I should say we gladly sign a fair number -- what use is a book to us if someone reads it and doesn't like it and throws it away? Better that someone read it and like it enough to cart it to a signing somewhere.