Comments on BookMoot: Waiting for Percy

I don't mind "embargoes." I think it makes the rel...

2008-05-06T13:34:00.000-05:00

I don't mind "embargoes." I think it makes the release an event when a book is as anticipated as this one.

Do you remember all the agreements that bookstores had to sign when a new Harry Potter was about to come out? They had swear they would not sell the books or even open the boxes before the appointed hour, the stroke of midnight.

I just love the anticipation I see in the kids' faces. It was interesting to read RRR's post a few months ago about their decision NOT to issue ARCs for this one.

Watching librarians behaving badly at TLA last year (scooping up 3 or 4 copies of the ARC) I could fully understand their decision.

Can't wait to get mine.

Barnes and Noble informed me that this was an "emb...

2008-05-06T13:16:00.000-05:00

Barnes and Noble informed me that this was an "embargoed" title, and that they couldn't sell it until midnight on Tuesday. This is a little warped. It's a great series; Riordan seems a capital fellow, but really? Embargoed?

That is a great idea. I need to re-read Titan's C...

2008-05-01T23:13:00.000-05:00

That is a great idea. I need to re-read Titan's Curse too.

That is a nice story about RRR.

How many more days?? Less than a week, right??I ca...

2008-05-01T19:34:00.000-05:00

How many more days?? Less than a week, right??

I caught the RR comet a bit early, too. Just before The Sea of Monsters was published I emailed him about how much my class loved Lightning Thief, and he emailed me back with kind words and links to lesson plans.

Time to reread Titan's Curse and get ready to enjoy some book love w/ lots of kid readers.