Bart King's Blog, page 199
February 4, 2012
February 3, 2012
I'm awfully tired this evening...
Time to pull up the jammies and
hunker down for the night.
The Door-to-Door Novelist
Moments ago, our doorbell rang. Answering, I found an earnest gentleman clutching a clipboard and a book.
He was selling something. *sigh*
But the catch was that he was selling his novel. In fact, as he quickly told me, it was the second novel of his Portland trilogy.
Now I'm no marketing expert, but I'm not convinced that should be at the top of his sales pitch.
Of course, this was mildly irritating. But as I took the door-to-door novelist's card, I realized that he was less annoying than the usual gladhanders, peddlers, hucksters, and urchins who ply their wares on my doorstep.
Closing the door, I found myself admiring the novelist's rugged individualism. I have to steel myself to send out publicity emails, and as for phone calls, forget it. But this guy is taking it to the streets! So good on him.
(Note to Self: Get a "No Soliciting" sign already.)
He was selling something. *sigh*
But the catch was that he was selling his novel. In fact, as he quickly told me, it was the second novel of his Portland trilogy.
Now I'm no marketing expert, but I'm not convinced that should be at the top of his sales pitch.
Of course, this was mildly irritating. But as I took the door-to-door novelist's card, I realized that he was less annoying than the usual gladhanders, peddlers, hucksters, and urchins who ply their wares on my doorstep.
Closing the door, I found myself admiring the novelist's rugged individualism. I have to steel myself to send out publicity emails, and as for phone calls, forget it. But this guy is taking it to the streets! So good on him.
(Note to Self: Get a "No Soliciting" sign already.)
February 2, 2012
Why didn't anyone tell me about this?
Bart's Books. I like the sound of that! This bookstore is located in Ojai, California. In fact, it's not too far from where I was born.
Via.
What kind of a place is Bart's Books? Let's just say that if you want to buy a book and no one's there, you can just throw your money in the door slot. Because the good people at Bart's Books trust you.
I was woefully ignorant of Bart's Books until a FlavorWire piece noted that it's one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world. And between that sublime name and this lovely courtyard, who am I to argue?
Photo via Book Chatter.
Hand that girl a book!
"Brain-Dead Teen, Only Capable Of Rolling Eyes And
Texting, To Be Euthanized" —A chilling story out of Oregon from The Onion.
Oh, and please note. This is NOT for real!
