MABFAN's Musings - Announcement: "I Remember the Future" Ready for Pre-Order

10:20 am April 7th, 2008




			MABFAN's Musings - Announcement: "I Remember the Future" Ready for Pre-Order The Blog of Science Fiction Writer Michael A. Burstein

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	Announcement: "I Remember the Future" Ready for Pre-Order
	Friends, I'm pleased to announce that Apex Books is now ready to take pre-orders for "I Remember the Future: The Award-Nominated Stories of Michael A. Burstein," which will be published in September. The book can be pre-ordered on the Apex Books website catalog at its own URL (http://www.apexbookcompany.com/cart.php?m=product_detail&p=30). You can pre-order either the hardcover or trade paperback edition, and although the paperback is slightly cheaper, I can give you two good reasons to order the hardcover. First, all pre-ordered hardcover copies of the book will be autographed. If you want one of the original autographed copies of the book, that will be the only way to get one. But second, we decided to sweeten the pot a little for those of you willing to step up to the plate early and order a hardcover copy of the book. And so we are announcing the "I Remember the Future" Tuckerization contest. Everyone who pre-orders a hardcover copy of the book by June 15 will be entered into a raffle. Two lucky winners will have their names used as names of characters in the two new stories, "Empty Spaces" and "I Remember the Future." For those of you who have never heard of Tuckerization, it means the naming of characters in stories for real people. The tradition is credited to Wilson Tucker, who named many of the characters in his books for his friends. More information on the practice can be found at the Wikipedia page on Tuckerization (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuckerization). So...think about it. If you pre-order the hardcover book by June 15, not only are you guaranteed to receive an autographed copy of the first bound collection of my fiction, including two brand-new stories and afterwords for each story, but you'll also have a chance to have a character in a story named after you. (You can still pre-order the autographed hardcover after June 15, but the contest deadline is June 15.) Pre-order "I Remember the Future: The Award-Nominated Stories of Michael A. Burstein Tags: announcements, books, i remember the future, personal, science-fiction

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	From: klingonguy	Date: April 7th, 2008 03:03 pm (UTC)		(link)

Michael, will this book only be available from Apex?

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	From: mabfan	Date: April 7th, 2008 03:08 pm (UTC)		(link)

Once the book is published in September, it will be available at all the usual places. Any bookseller who wishes to carry it can do so.

However, until its release, I believe it can only be pre-ordered via the publisher website. And if it turns out that it can be pre-ordered from another seller, such as Amazon, those pre-ordered hardcovers will not be the autographed ones.

Does that answer your question sufficiently?

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	From: apexdigest	Date: April 7th, 2008 03:41 pm (UTC)		(link)

The pre-ordered signed copies are only available from Apex. A few online specialty stores might decide to carry signed copies once the book comes out.

In September, the book should be available at the usual suspects.

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	From: mollena	Date: April 7th, 2008 04:08 pm (UTC)		(link)
	An irresistible force.

Oy vey....the mere opportunity to have an eponymous character has a fatal allure. Mostly because there would be only 2 other people who could claim to have won this coveted prize and themselves be the Mollena for whom the character is named. This would nicely round out the pantheon of like-names subjects, since I already have a song, an Australian mare and a British cat bearing my name. Add to that the cache of a signed first edition and I simply cannot resist!

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	From: mabfan	Date: April 7th, 2008 04:57 pm (UTC)		(link)
	Re: An irresistible force.

Even better, you'd get to have your full name in the book....

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	From: mollena	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:10 pm (UTC)		(link)
	Re: An irresistible force.

Dammit, Burstein, you drive a hard bargain.

Hey, is there anything I ought place into the "Coupon Code" box that will assist in your tracking, receiving accolades for making a pre-sale, etc, etc?

~Mo

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	From: mabfan	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:13 pm (UTC)		(link)
	Re: An irresistible force.

As far as I know, nothing needs to be placed in the Coupon Code box. Every name that comes in with a hardcover order is being recorded for the raffle.

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	From: mollena	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:23 pm (UTC)		(link)
	Re: An irresistible force.

My order has been placed.

Now, all I need is a chicken to sacrifice in the appropriate rituals in order to insure my victory!

Congratulations on the book!

~Mo

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	From: jamietr	Date: April 7th, 2008 04:26 pm (UTC)		(link)

Just ordered my copy. Can't wait to read it!

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	From: jenwrites	Date: April 7th, 2008 04:28 pm (UTC)		(link)

Ooh...must put in order as soon as I get home :)

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	From: apexdigest	Date: April 10th, 2008 04:52 pm (UTC)		(link)

Are you home yet?

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	From: chanaleh	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:02 pm (UTC)		(link)

Yay!!

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From: elul_3	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:37 pm (UTC)		(link)

If one were to win the Tuckerization drawing, could one (hypothetically speaking) request Tuckerization of another person of the winner's acquaintance instead of the winner's self?

(I'm preordering anyway - just wondering. I mean, I wouldn't want to bog down one of your stories with my monstrosity of a name.)

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	From: mabfan	Date: April 7th, 2008 05:41 pm (UTC)		(link)

The winner could certainly request Tuckerization of someone else's name instead of their own. However, the recipient of the Tuckerization needs to agree to it.

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From: elul_3	Date: April 10th, 2008 04:42 pm (UTC)		(link)

If the recipient does not have legal authority to engage in such an agreement, say, due to infancy, could the recipient's legal guardian agree in hir place?

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	From: mabfan	Date: April 10th, 2008 04:44 pm (UTC)		(link)

Absolutely!

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	From: chaiya	Date: April 7th, 2008 08:39 pm (UTC)		(link)

I can't get the shipping bit to work on the order page. It says "please choose a shipping option," but the only option (UPS) is grey'd out. :(

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	From: chaiya	Date: April 7th, 2008 08:41 pm (UTC)		(link)

Never mind, I am a dork and didn't hit "calculate shipping." :P

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	From: happypete	Date: April 8th, 2008 01:56 am (UTC)		(link)
	can a dork be that cute?

anyway, mine is ordered, too! w00t!

should the stars align and I win, I might bestow the honor on

prettypammie, because I like to think of all the people reading and mis-pronouncing it.

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	From: maric23	Date: April 8th, 2008 02:11 am (UTC)		(link)

So... if we win, do we have to pick one of our names? Splice them together? Can we use hebrew names? Or do you pick/decide?

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