An Alert Reader Sends

[rolanni]

...a link to a "used" copy of Fledgling, offered by TCSBOOKS through Amazon.com's marketplace for a mere $999.99

*sigh*

Comments

[keristor.livejournal.com]

I hope Amazon sends them the rocket they deserve, and blacklists them.

As consolation, I just checked amazon.co.uk and the only response I got was for the one to be published by Baen on 22 September (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fledgling-Liaden-Universe-Novel-Sharon/dp/1439132879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243883375&sr=1-1), available for pre-order. I don't think I'll bother to go through them, though, since they took so long about getting Longeye...

[filkerdave.livejournal.com]

What you need to do is track down the time machine, borrow it and and invest some money back when interest rates were high for some longish period (alternately, buy gold when it was down below 300 USD and just hold onto it. Then you won't have to write anymore.

Of course, that would mean that the used copy won't ever exist.

Ack, paradox!

[masgramondou.livejournal.com]

One wonders what his excuse will be this time

[jestermac.livejournal.com]

Yup, same with some other Baen books too

[laurahcory1.livejournal.com]

Heeeyyyy, I'm sitting on a goldmine of ARCs here, then!

[sleary.livejournal.com]

ugh, Amazon hasn't shut down these idiots yet?

[pbray.livejournal.com]

It's like a zombie movie--every time you think you've killed it, it just shambles back to life.

[laurahcory1.livejournal.com]

I've emailed them but haven't had a response by close-of-business today (Wednesday).

[rolanni.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Hopefully a note from the publisher will get some action.

I emailed them on Monday and received a note by return email, assuring me that the listing had been taken down "today".

*goes over to Amazon*

Alas, the person who replied is ...misinformed; it's still there.

This isn't the first time TCSBOOKS has done this; the owner would have us believe that he/she/it/they are not in control of their database.

[laurahcory1.livejournal.com]

Got a reply back that it was down, but after checking it appears to still be up, along with several other titles of ours that aren't in print yet--and in a couple of cases, we haven't even printed ARCs yet, so I have no clue what they think they're selling "used" copies of... I pointed those out on my reply, and hopefully that will get some action.