[ABE.pm] [mjd@plover.com: Final announcement for book signing]

[Ricardo SIGNES]

* Randy Kramer <rhkramer at gmail.com> [2005-10-25T09:32:01]
> On Monday 24 October 2005 03:32 pm, Ricardo SIGNES wrote:
> > Here's the announcement of a book signing and reading in Philly by Mark-
> > Jason Dominus.  He'll be signing his book, Higher-Order Perl.
> > Higher-Order Perl is a fantastic book, and if you do much Perl
> > programming, it's a must-have.  I wrote a review of it for our wiki some
> > time ago:
> 
> I won't make it, but I'm curious about how a book signing works.  I suppose 
> the author signs books just bought (or about to be bought) from that 
> bookstore.  Do they typically charge more for the autographed version, either 
> by an extra fee, or perhaps selling the book at full cover price versus the 
> bookstore's (maybe) more normal discounted price?  (Or maybe discount book 
> stores don't host book signings?

Surely this decision is made by the author and the bookstore, and is not
strictly decided by tradition for all signings.  Some authors will sign
anything you present them (within reason) and others will only sign
"what's on the table."

I have never heard of anyone charging extra for a book signed in-store.

-- 
rjbs
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