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After the '02 quake, d@vid was discovered buried under the fantasy section in the Westville Municipal Library. The trauma had activated his X-gene, lending him mutant book sourcing powerz and a compulsion to provide website links in CLAWmarks articles. On the run from PASA security bots, he assists the rebellion by sourcing obscure titles. Admittedly he had the weblink compulsion for some time beforehand.
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How it works
ideally this would be a hub of book-sourcing activity, but in fact I often forget to update what I'm currently sourcing - 'cause it really only matters to the sourcee, I guess
anyway, feel free to add your request to the top of the list (blogstyle), or email me or just speak to me
alternatively, if you have comments on a title that does get listed here, add 'em! (eg, you have a second hand copy you want to sell, you've seen it at OuterLimits et cetera)
the more info the better (cf, Mad About Books, CLAWmarks30?, and Other useful book info below) but if I know what you're talking about I can do the ISBN/publisher research meself
News
News: Harry Potter and the ))Half-Blood(( Prince
- RRP confirmed at R249.95
- ISBN 0747581088
News: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
- Centuries ago, when magic still existed in England, the greatest magician of all was the Raven King, a human child brought up by fairies. Now at the beginning of the 19th century, he is barely more than a legend, and England, with its mad King and its dashing poets, no longer believes in practical magic.
- Susanna Clarke
- due in za: november, ERP R159.95, ISBN 0747574111 (tpb, 782 pages)
- positive comments by Neil Gaiman, if such things matter to you
News: The Runes of the Earth (The Last Chronicles of Thomas Convenant)
- Stephen Donaldson
- due in za: november, ERP R169.95, ISBN 0575075996 (trade paperback, 608 pages)
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Donjon (requested by d@vid!)
- ~PayPal? is my kryptonite (eh? do the X-men have a kryptonite?)
- aaarrrrr... pieces of eight! (er, but once I do I plan recompense, I swear)
Nothing So Strange (DVD) (me!)
- kinda sourced through amazon thanks to roo, but with my spanky new credit card I may order direct - it's indier that way :)
Sensemaking in Organizations (Philip)
- ISBN 0-8039-7177-X
- eb online ended up being best
UnknownArmies? 2nd Ed (requested by Mike & Tai *& Brendan*)
Other useful book info
http://www.isbn-international.org/
in reference to my comments in the MAB article, most barcodes now list EAN-13s and ISBNs?, so the switch over to EAN-13s will probably be quite smooth; ISBNs? translated to EANs? begin 978- (so they'll be 978-oldISBN-newcheckdigit), new book EANs? will begin 979- (EAN check digits will be 0-9, never X as with ISBNs?)
second hand books
I think adrianna wrote a CLAWmarks article about 'em - see also the sometimes decent sf&f stock at ObzBooks
discount discount
- OuterLimits: 10% CLAWs discount (happy sales assistant boy needs to know you're a CLAWmember)
- SASFA: as a SASFA member org, CLAWs receives a 10% SASFA discount when buying from Adams & Co in Durban (must be bought through SASFA contacts, ie committee or presumably me)
- KZNRP: bookclub discounts for big buys through Adams & Co; order through Bronwen or William
- kalahari.net: occasionally have a month of 20% off everything; their roleplaying range isn't much, but if it's D&D stuff you're after have a look
- RolePlaying.Co.Za: have a roleplaying store, not sure about their discounting
