tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post5947719974479824372..comments2023-04-09T03:34:12.677-04:00Comments on William's Ramblings: The Thrill of Free BooksWilliam Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-52047544044319468722007-07-25T22:04:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:04:00.000-04:00Charles,If you every get a chance to drop by one, ...Charles,<BR/><BR/>If you every get a chance to drop by one, do so. They tend to shift between NYC, Los Angeles (next year), and maybe D.C. or NYC the following year. So maybe next year is the closest it gets to you. Yeah, free books. Can't beat them. <BR/><BR/>I know last year a number of people picked up advance copies of King's latest book, and promptly sold them on Ebay for quite a profit. The convention frowns upon that, but it is to be expected.<BR/><BR/>Also a great place to meet authors, agents, editors, and publishers.William Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-30152287329526112252007-07-25T22:00:00.000-04:002007-07-25T22:00:00.000-04:00Jeff,The convention is amazing, and very much like...Jeff,<BR/><BR/>The convention is amazing, and very much like the computer industry conventions. It is the promise of new titles and free books that move the show forward. I guess it is something like a publishing industry party.William Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-89516160001385110572007-07-23T11:08:00.000-04:002007-07-23T11:08:00.000-04:00I've got to get to one of these some day. The tho...I've got to get to one of these some day. The thought of free books makes me salivate.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-79919115966475890442007-07-21T11:07:00.000-04:002007-07-21T11:07:00.000-04:00Sounds incredible. When I was more closely associa...Sounds incredible. When I was more closely associated with the computer industry, I used to go to a few conventions and always enjoyed the freebies. But free books!!! That would be perfect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com