Life's Little Annoyances

[ellenkushner]

People asking "Where can I buy your books?"

What on earth do they mean by that?

Where do we usually buy books, folks?

This is particularly annoying in the age of internet, where, even when they're self-published, the answer is always "Amazon."

Comments

Re: In defense...

[julieandrews.livejournal.com]

That's a good point. Even supposedly savvy sf/f bookbuyers can be completely flumoxed if their favorite author's latest book happens to be YA.

Re: In defense...

[nancylebov.livejournal.com]

Amazon's search is a disgrace. If I want to find a book at Amazon, I go to google to find the amazon link.

This isn't an obvious strategy for everyone.

I wonder if anyone's analyzing the use of computers as a folk art.

And, if you want a simplified amazon home, behold Amazon Lite (http://www.kokogiak.com/amazon/).