tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post1888601701253277356..comments2023-10-24T18:10:17.695+05:30Comments on E Vestigio: If Wishes Were Horses....Extemporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-87207007323247436442009-02-07T03:39:00.000+05:302009-02-07T03:39:00.000+05:30@Rada - I'm one of those that tried - I have a fri...@Rada - I'm one of those that tried - I have a friend who got most of the way through, I'm not sure if he finished it, but he gave me this advice;<BR/>"The first chapter makes a lot more sense if you know it takes place inside the turret of a fort."<BR/><BR/>For the first time in a long time, my jaw literally dropped when I saw that picture of Ulysses - I thought you had actually bought one. <BR/>The Limited Editions Club of New York printed 1,500 copies of Ulysses illustrated and signed by Henri Matisse - that's one book I would genuinely be prepared to spend $$$$ on. <BR/>The rest - I don't think I could spend much money on a single book - if I spent $1000 on a book I would torture myself over the other 99 books I could have bought just buying paperbacks.David Kameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08055283614338886809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-6568117101720062352008-08-02T13:50:00.000+05:302008-08-02T13:50:00.000+05:30I know, it's neither here nor there but seriously,...I know, it's neither here nor there but seriously, have you read Ulysses?<BR/><BR/>The reason I ask is, I have met only people who have tried to read it, but never really someone who has actually read it! OK, here we have to exclude the ones who have had to study it as part of their post-graduate program or something!<BR/><BR/>:-)Radahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221730078425491257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-1595049483624775542008-08-01T11:24:00.000+05:302008-08-01T11:24:00.000+05:30@Plain Jane: Why else, my love? But worry not, I a...@Plain Jane: Why else, my love? But worry not, I am suffering right along with you! <BR/><BR/>@Anoc: Regular, NEW books for sure but gems like these? I don't stand a chance. I've got to admit, though, that getting books from publishing reps is nigh impossible! :-)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-21636125186315265922008-08-01T03:41:00.000+05:302008-08-01T03:41:00.000+05:30and here i was expecting i had found my sugar mama...and here i was expecting i had found my sugar mama for a lifetime of free supplies, what with you in the book trade! wishes were horsies, indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-46616975714971078902008-07-30T11:48:00.000+05:302008-07-30T11:48:00.000+05:30Let me guess the reason why you dug up these price...Let me guess the reason why you dug up these prices and decided to torture us by making us realise that we can not afford these gems...pure sadism? ;-)G Shrivastavahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11067631774356885766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-22462927021140914582008-07-30T08:26:00.000+05:302008-07-30T08:26:00.000+05:30I don't know about that, Parth. Each author is dif...I don't know about that, Parth. Each author is different and each values things differently. I've been to at least two large book events in the last three months and met a number of popular authors at the store. I've always been a little uncomfortable with how the author thanks you for buying when people tell him what big fans they are. I realise that we live in a world that's governed by economics. I also accept that you need to keep yourself detached when you need to be at so many book events, but surely, you can leave it at "Thanks" when a fan is telling you that your writing has changed his life instead of "Thanks for buying"<BR/><BR/>Having said that, it may be possible that the authors that I've mentioned might be different because they wrote and worked in a different time. Personally, I don't think I'd spend that kind of money on a book. But like I said, if wishes were horses, I'd be a champion show jumper by now! :-)Extemporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10480705396381116507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539110.post-73575535401959957322008-07-30T05:58:00.000+05:302008-07-30T05:58:00.000+05:30Eventually though, if those authors were alive, th...Eventually though, if those authors were alive, they'd value the worth of how many people read their book, not by how much their uniquely positioned book cost. I'd rather spend that money to educate 1000 kids.Parthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10756964089084413413noreply@blogger.com