Shore Leave 2011

[ClayinCA]

^On a sad note, I was once browsing in The Strand, the huge used-book store in Manhattan, and came across a pristine h/c of a novel by one of my favorite authors.

Not only was the price a fraction of the list price, but he'd autographed it. !!! Naturally I grabbed it.

The heartbreaking part was that he'd personalized it to the editor who'd worked with him on the book, telling her in glowing words what a joy it had been to work with her.

Then his [expletive deleted] editor dumped it at The Strand. She probably got a dollar for it.

Yah, yah, I know. Maybe she ran out of space in her Tribeca loft and had to downsize somehow, but fer cryin' out loud....

Oh wow, that's awful.

 

[Greg Cox]

Along the same lines, I just got a call from my girlfriend's brother wanting to know if I wanted this book he'd found on his shelf. He thought it sounded like something I'd enjoy.

"Er, I edited that book . . . and I think I gave it to you."

 

[Defcon]

Along the same lines, I just got a call from my girlfriend's brother wanting to know if I wanted this book he'd found on his shelf. He thought it sounded like something I'd enjoy.

"Er, I edited that book . . . and I think I gave it to you."

You have to look at the positive part: at least he knows your taste when it comes to books.

 

[Greg Cox]

Along the same lines, I just got a call from my girlfriend's brother wanting to know if I wanted this book he'd found on his shelf. He thought it sounded like something I'd enjoy.

"Er, I edited that book . . . and I think I gave it to you."

You have to look at the positive part: at least he knows your taste when it comes to books.

This is true!

 

[Greg Cox]

Is it okay to double post if nobody else has posted anything new for a week?

Anyway, I just noticed the Shore Leave has just updated its website to include the author guests. They've also added Tricia Helfer to the list of celebrity guests.

 

[LightningStorm]

Is it okay to double post if nobody else has posted anything new for a week?

Anyway, I justed noticed the Shore Leave has just updated its website to include the author guests. They've also added Tricia Helfer to the list of celebrity guests.

Sure, in fact double posting (while not encouraged) isn't really a problem at all. Triple or more is where the problem comes in.

 

[Lorraine Anderson]

OT: triple? Do you mean, just to keep the thread on top? Just curious.

 

[Janos]

I would think double posting or triple posting on the same day would be in issue. If you double post after a week, is it really a double post? It just means there was no activity since your own last post.

 

[Greg Cox]

That's what I figured--and I didn't want to start a new "Shore Leave" thread just because they'd added some new guests (including moi.)

 

[LightningStorm]

OT: triple? Do you mean, just to keep the thread on top? Just curious.

Really any triple or more posts in a row by the same user. Of course, as with anything, there can be extenuating circumstances but in general triple (or more) posting is doing too much. Even after a thread has been inactive for a long time, if one person is the only one bumping the thread it's usually pretty clear that they are the only one interested in posting in the topic.

As for keeping a thread on top, there's nothing wrong with bumping an old thread as long as the post that did so had some substance and wasn't just a spam post for the sole purpose of bumping the thread.

 

[Janos]

BTW, does the locale for Shore Leave change every year or is it always in Baltimore?

In addition, there are many hard-to-find older ST novels out there. Are there retailers at Shore Leave that have these older, out-of-print stuff, whether Pandora Principle or Articles of the Federation? If so, are the prices by retailers decent on these older books (generally speaking)?

 

[Defcon]

BTW, does the locale for Shore Leave change every year or is it always in Baltimore?

It's always in Baltimore.

 

[Allyn Gibson]

BTW, does the locale for Shore Leave change every year or is it always in Baltimore?

It's been at the Hunt Valley Marriott for as long as I can remember.

In addition, there are many hard-to-find older ST novels out there. Are there retailers at Shore Leave that have these older, out-of-print stuff, whether Pandora Principle or Articles of the Federation? If so, are the prices by retailers decent on these older books (generally speaking)?

There are usually used book dealers at Shore Leave, and some of them have Star Trek books in stock. I can't really speak to what their inventories look like or their prices, though. But the dealers are there, and you may find some of what you're looking for.

 

[terpette]

I bought my Shore Leave membership this weekend at Farpoint.

Now I get to try to get through some of these stacked up books so I can actually tell you all "Yes, I did read it, and it was GREAT" when I'm at the friday autograph session instead of my usual "no, I just bought it today".

I also frequent a used bookstore in MD that tends to have a decent stock of Trek books. They do sell on Amazon, so you might find a deal with them: Second Edition Books. I usually stop in on Monday nights before heading to my nearby community band practice.

Karen