After quite a while resting on my more or less laurels (past listings) it's time to get a move on and put up some more listings. My goal is five books every day from now on. This should be achievable, but not according to my past performance.

These books get listed in three places: on Amazon, Biblio, and Half. Books without ISBNs (older books) generally will not be listed on half. My prices might vary between these three places. Amazon and Half tell me competing prices, so I peg mine on them. Thus, if the lowest price for Deadly Percheron is $98 on Amazon, I might peg mine at $95. If it weren't my only copy maybe I'd be more reasonable. In fact, I think my Biblio listing is more reasonable.

Going forward (and possibly backward), links to titles of books will send you to the main Amazon listing. My listing will be somewhere amidst the other maybe 237 listings. This is where my photo of the book can be seen, which will probably be a better one than the one Amazon features. Half doesn't let me attach my own photo—at least I don't think it does. Photos are also at biblio. Lots of older listings still don't have photos. Nor updated prices.

I've been lousy at selling direct via email. Sorry about that, if you've tried me. Listing through the major portals keeps me honest—also prompt and reliable.

Tuesday, August 7, 2007

---Word from Sarob:
SAROB PRESS DEALER NEWSLETTER – AUGUST 2007

*FORTHCOMING SEPTEMBER 2007

MONSTER BEHIND THE WHEEL by MICHAEL McCARTY & MARK McLAUGHLIN
Limited Edition ~ £27.50 / $50
Deluxe Signed Slipcased Edition ~ £65 / $115

***WOULD YOU PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR ORDER NOW***

Full details at http://home.freeuk.net/sarobpress

*OUT NOW

DEFINING MOMENTS by DAVID NIALL WILSON
Limited Edition ~ £27.50 / $50 ~ JUST A FEW COPIES LEFT
Deluxe Signed Slipcased Edition ~ £65 / $115 ~ SOLD OUT
Full details at http://home.freeuk.net/sarobpress

*SAROB PRESS IS CLOSING

Monster Behind The Wheel will be our very last title. Robert & Sara are
retiring (very early) to a smallholding (small farm) in northern France.
Robert thought long and hard about continuing the press from France but,
after some discussion and all things considered, we felt closing down the
press was the best option. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all our
customers (private and dealer), authors, artists, editors and friends –
you’ve all helped make ten years of publishing very enjoyable.

*DEALER OFFER

We have a few titles still IN PRINT. To clear this stock we are offering you
all a special one off deal. Any of the following – whilst stocks last – can
be had per copy for just £5 / $10 + shipping at cost. I'll need orders by
mid-September.

TONY RICHARDS
+Ghost Dance
+Postcards from Terri
PAUL FINCH
+Darker Ages
E.C. TUBB
+Mirror of the Night
RHYS HUGHES
+Journeys Beyond Advice
LISA TUTTLE
+Ghosts & Other Lovers
BRIAN STABLEFORD
+Year Zero
KEITH BROOKE & ERIC BROWN
+Parallax View

Thanks for all your support over ten very enjoyable years of publishing.

Very best wishes, Robert.
---Anyone wanting me to get any of the above special-deal titles, how does $20 sound? -- hoping the mark-up will at least cover the UK shipping. (Sorry to see Sarob closing.)

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