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who stole my books???? - scrabby23 - 06-02-2004
k i went into BORDERS today to buy the first 3 repairman jack books. I checked the computer first and allllll his books were listed as "in store" then i go the section and the only book they had was haunted air (the only one ive read)!! and there was a BIG gap by it!!!!! like somone was 5 minutes ahead of me and snatched them all!!!! grrrrrrr just my luck! ive been waiting for so long and now i have to wait a week more cuz i had to order them through the store. so whoever you are, i know you are out there and i hope youre happy!!! :p
who stole my books???? - jimbow8 - 06-02-2004
Just a tip: Since fpw covers so many different genres, make sure you check all over the store. Ususally I find his books in HORROR, but I have also seen them in FICTION/LITERATURE and MYSTERY. It all depends on who the dunce is who is stocking the shelves.
who stole my books???? - nijimeijer - 06-02-2004
jimbow8 Wrote:Just a tip: Since fpw covers so many different genres, make sure you check all over the store. Ususally I find his books in HORROR, but I have also seen them in FICTION/LITERATURE and MYSTERY. It all depends on who the dunce is who is stocking the shelves.
You're lucky to have a Horror section at your bookstore. All the stores around here have ditched Horror, and a few have even ditched Mystery. Basically, you've got "Sifi/Fantasy" "Drama/Fiction" and "Literature" for adults in most of the big stores around here.
It's pathetic, and aggravating.
who stole my books???? - Tim Hatch - 06-02-2004
nijimeijer Wrote:You're lucky to have a Horror section at your bookstore. All the stores around here have ditched Horror, and a few have even ditched Mystery. Basically, you've got "Sifi/Fantasy" "Drama/Fiction" and "Literature" for adults in most of the big stores around here.
It's pathetic, and aggravating.
Yes, I was disappointed when Barnes & Noble decided to axe the horror section. Borders still has one, but Jimbows right about having to check the entire store (plus those inventory #'s are not reliable).
who stole my books???? - DaveStrorm - 06-02-2004
I only go to B&N when I am too lazy to drive across town to our good bookstore (Joseph-Beth). As has been pointed out numerous times here, B&N has lots of things lumped into Fiction and it's just too much effort to weed through them all. At J-B, they also have a Horror and a Thriller section. Plus, they carry a much larger variety of FPW books (I think 6 or 7 different titles in HB alone last time I was there) and they always have several Arkham House books. B&N had 1 FPW book, Midnight Mass, the other day when I was there. B&N does have a redeeming quality though. They have Cheesecake Factory cheesecakes.
who stole my books???? - scrabby23 - 06-02-2004
yea i was first checkign fiction then mystery then finally after chekcing in the computer i found them placed in the horror section. yea borders has only a very small horror section, like one section....bleah. they checked inventory and they werent back there so they just ordered from me
who stole my books???? - nijimeijer - 06-03-2004
I pretty much order any FPW I want. The only FPW I've seen around here is new stuff. When Barrens went to trade paperback, it was on the shelf, alone, saying "Nijimeijer--tell people about me. I need a home." The new Jack books get shelf space for a bit, then find their way to the bargain table. And when a Jack book comes out in paperback, it gets shelf space for a bit as well.
Illinois is not the FPW friendly state that Jersey was, but then, considering where FPW lives, that's hardly surprising. Sometimes I miss that little state, but I love my peeps here.
who stole my books???? - InfinityLtd - 06-03-2004
I've gotten to the point where, if the book isn't new (published within the previous six months or so), I don't even go to Border's or Barnes & Noble: I head straight to Amazon (or Half.com or eBay if I don't care about the condition of the book). It's still fun to wander through Barnes & Noble when I'm just browsing and don't know what I want. Plus there's a Starbuck's there so I can get a good chai (the ones in Border's aren't as good).
who stole my books???? - Bluesman Mike Lindner - 10-15-2005
scrabby23 Wrote:k i went into BORDERS today to buy the first 3 repairman jack books. I checked the computer first and allllll his books were listed as "in store" then i go the section and the only book they had was haunted air (the only one ive read)!! and there was a BIG gap by it!!!!! like somone was 5 minutes ahead of me and snatched them all!!!! grrrrrrr just my luck! ive been waiting for so long and now i have to wait a week more cuz i had to order them through the store. so whoever you are, i know you are out there and i hope youre happy!!! :p
They might never have been there, Scrabby. They're called "phantoms." Plenty possiblities: they were received wrong, they were special orders, someone looked at them and left them in the Cooking section, they were ripped-off...the beat goes on.