tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post486172991080674334..comments2023-11-21T13:12:51.096-08:00Comments on WRITING FOR THE BRAND: James Patterson & The Pool He Peed InPeter Brandvoldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-8707155371747966092014-06-07T21:57:38.524-07:002014-06-07T21:57:38.524-07:00I miss B. Dalton, back in the day that's were ...I miss B. Dalton, back in the day that's were I'd purchase my Westerns. They had a super cool manager, who would grab the last books on new releases for me, keep them behind the counter till I'd come in and she did this for a bunch of regular customers. I do love Half-Priced books, they remind me of the old days with how Book Stores were back in the day. <br />Couldn't say it any better regarding Patterson, Mean Pete. What a dumbass since he's one of the top sellers on amazon.com, don't get how he is totally clueless not to realize that amazon does it better than B&N and has them beat. They just don't stock what sells at the moment like my local B&N does, have yet to go on amazon were they didn't have the book I was looking for and what a goldmine with the all the Kindle books they make available for us to enjoy. Speeddemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05903612161410685973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-25062260796149548482014-06-04T18:53:55.738-07:002014-06-04T18:53:55.738-07:00A-effin'-MEN.A-effin'-MEN.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-64031036854374220082014-06-04T18:26:37.936-07:002014-06-04T18:26:37.936-07:00Great post. I prefer Amazon to bookstores, too. I ...Great post. I prefer Amazon to bookstores, too. I go to Half Price a lot because they have a much better selection than B&N for instance. But mostly I buy from Amazon. Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-38142213739664087922014-06-04T18:08:35.531-07:002014-06-04T18:08:35.531-07:00God, you make me soooo proud! Can I plagiarize yo...God, you make me soooo proud! Can I plagiarize your article and insert Danielle Steele's name where you have put Patterson's?Kit Pratehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173204190307056869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-42241176038544883442014-06-04T18:08:15.648-07:002014-06-04T18:08:15.648-07:00I had lost my enthusiasm for my favorite genres, t...I had lost my enthusiasm for my favorite genres, thinking that I was ready to move on to something else. But then my husband gave me a Kindle and I downloaded a bunch of free books from authors I'd never heard of, and katy-bar-the-door! Yes, a few of the books were stinkers and a few more could've used some editing, but my take-away was the realization that my favorite genres had been sanitized to the "big book" concept to the point where you couldn't tell one book from the next. I'm loving all the new voices in western and western romance that NY publishers had decided I wouldn't buy. Because you know what? I do buy them.Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-149901204797144742014-06-04T17:38:21.310-07:002014-06-04T17:38:21.310-07:00Exactly my own experience, Randy. That was so damn...Exactly my own experience, Randy. That was so damn much fun.Peter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5093919722274622933.post-66908499770098602002014-06-04T17:32:24.475-07:002014-06-04T17:32:24.475-07:00Oh so true. I too miss the thrill of finding unexp...Oh so true. I too miss the thrill of finding unexplored treasures. About once a month I used to drive thirty-eight miles to the nearest city, making a day of visiting several bookstores, with lunch in between. Always brought home a nice pile and a sense of satifiction. Miss those days.Randy Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627907086811387527noreply@blogger.com