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Re: Occultation cover

NJ: Thank you for trying out the book.

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Originally Posted by njhorror (Post 44621)

Mine shipped yesterday, can't wait.

Got it today.
It's a nice looking book.
Now to find an afternoon to plunk down and read it.

Re: Occultation cover

Thanks, Wilum. See you soon.

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Originally Posted by hopfrog (Post 44717)

I began reading the book last week and made a vlog praising it on MrWilum -- then last week got real stupid and I've not been able to return to the book, as I've been dealing with my ailing Mother and trying to finish my collection for Mythos Books. I look forward to some quiet days in which to slowly sip the book. I've read most of its contents, but Laird is a writer to whom it is always an intense pleasure to return. The cover is indeed magnificent, and those illustrations by the artist for the Machen book (some of which were printed in last year's Centipede Press catalog) are brilliant!

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Originally Posted by The New Nonsense (Post 44377)

My copy of Occultation just arrived in the mail today. How gloriously appropriate that it should arrive on Beltane! I'm taking it as a sign. :)

That the END IS NIGH! (thanks for picking it up) ;)

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Just got my copy from Amazon today -- YAY! !!

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Originally Posted by Joe Pulver (Post 44742)

Just got my copy from Amazon today -- YAY! !!

Thank you, Joe.

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By, the way: If one clicks the Look Inside feature, Amazon has made available the Michael Shea intro, the opening pages of "The Forest" and the entirety of "Six Six Six," which is an original story.

Amazon.com: Occultation (9781597801928): Laird Barron: Books

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Originally Posted by Laird (Post 44758)

By, the way: If one clicks the Look Inside feature, Amazon has made available the Michael Shea intro, the opening pages of "The Forest" and the entirety of "Six Six Six," which is an original story.Amazon.com: Occultation (9781597801928): Laird Barron: Books

Am I wrong to find it uncool of Amazon to post the entirety of one of the book's original stories?

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Originally Posted by Laird (Post 44758)

Am I wrong to find it uncool of Amazon to post the entirety of one of the book's original stories?

Not at all. From my chair, it seems more than just uncool, to me, it is a crime.

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Originally Posted by Laird (Post 44757)

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Originally Posted by Joe Pulver (Post 44742)

Just got my copy from Amazon today -- YAY! !!

Thank you, Joe.

You're welcome, Laird. I'm dying to lose myself in this one. Damn thing gives off a vibe just holding it. And Michael's intro is brilliant! !!

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Joe & Wilum:You guys are great, and thanks for worrying on my behalf. Speaking only for myself, I have no problem with what amounts to a free sample. Kelly Link has made her very successful collections free to download and Night Shade is supportive of Amelia Beamer's free serialization of her upcoming zombie novel. Certainly other authors disagree with this model and I respect that difference.Several of my fans read Imago in its entirety at B&N or Powells and certainly nothing is stopping a potential buyer from reading Occultation as they sip coffee at the bookstore coffee shop (as I'm sure many will), so a free story on Amazon seems more restrictive in reality than what brick and mortar buyers face.At this point, my problem is anonymity rather than being pirated. If I could airdrop crates of my books over major population centers, I would. As sales and delivery models shift toward the digital I may very well become more conservative -- but at the moment, my feeling is exposure is good and that it leads to being more widely known and thus read.