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November 23, 2010

A Plenitude of Signed Books

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
While I was busy gathering more books and getting these blogs ready, Worldbuilders topped 25,000 dollars in donations. Rumor has it that this makes all of us unspeakably cool.
I've raised the bar to 50,000 dollars. I'm pretty sure we can beat this one fairly quickly. Tell your friends. Spread the word.
Today [...]
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Published on November 23, 2010 05:51

November 22, 2010

At Your Request – New Shirts and Posters

Over the weekend, a lot of people chimed in about t-shirt designs, colors, and things they'd like to see in the store.
So here's what we've decided to do.

We'll be printing the Kingkiller design on a grey t-shirt.

Grey is similar but not identical to gray. You see, grey is slightly cooler. Because it's British. (It's [...]
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Published on November 22, 2010 11:21

November 19, 2010

T-Shirts and Our New Store

Well, it's been a week, and the results of the t-shirt poll are fairly conclusive.
So here's what we're going to be doing:
1. We're printing the Name Compilation shirt. It will be white text on a black shirt.

2. We're printing The Eolian Bar shirt too. It will also be on a black shirt.

3. We're going to [...]
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Published on November 19, 2010 06:27

November 18, 2010

Books from Del Rey and Spectra

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
This year, Del Rey and Spectra were nice enough to send along some books for the fundraiser.
This is kind of a big deal. You see, Del Rey and Spectra are the first big New York imprints to donate to Worldbuilders even though I don't have any sort of direct business relationship [...]
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Published on November 18, 2010 14:30

Random House Books

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
This year, Random House was nice enough to send along some books for the fundraiser. This is kind of a big deal for me, as this makes them the first big New York publisher to donate a batch of books to Worldbuilders even though I don't have a direct business relationship [...]
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Published on November 18, 2010 00:13

November 16, 2010

More Signed Books

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
A bunch more signed books today. Let's start off with the ones donated by the authors themselves:

A set of The Lighthouse Duet: Flesh and Spirit, Breath and Bone by Carol Berg. Signed by the author.


I'll admit I've never read Carol Berg. But when these books showed up, my assistant Valerie emitted [...]
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Published on November 16, 2010 13:54

November 13, 2010

Pat's Books and The Golden Ticket

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
Since Worldbuilders is my brain-baby, I should probably donate my books first. It only seems fair.
But first, I'm proud to announce that this year we actually have a store. That means if you're overwhelmed with desire for any of the items listed below, (or if you're looking to get some of [...]
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Published on November 13, 2010 07:59

Worldbuilders FAQ – (And a Critique of Batman)

This is the FAQ for the Worldbuilder's fundraiser. If you have a question, please check to see if the answer is here before sending me a message.
If you want details about the fundraiser, click HERE.

"When does the Fundraiser end?"

December 13th. Make sure to make your donations before then to take advantage of matching funds and [...]
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Published on November 13, 2010 07:59

Hundreds of Books From Subterranean Press

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
Once again the lovely folks at Subterranean Press have sent us hundreds of books. Many of them rare or out of print, and all of them are gorgeous and lovingly crafted.
Let's take a look….

Twenty-five hardcover copies of A Pleasure to Burn by Ray Bradbury.


You all know who Ray Bradbury is, right? [...]
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Published on November 13, 2010 07:59

Signed Books from Generous Authors

This is a Worldbuilders blog.
Here's our first batch of books. All of them have been donated by the authors themselves, and all of them are lovingly signed.

A first edition hardcover set of The Crossroads Trilogy: Spirit Gate, Shadow Gate, and Traitors' Gate by Kate Elliot. Signed by the author.


One of my fellow DAW authors, Kate [...]
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Published on November 13, 2010 07:59