as un-piratey as it is to have a plan, behold: The Dread Crew in 2010

Within six weeks of the book's release, the Nimbus warehouse was emptied of first editions. Copies of The Dread Crew: Pirates of the Backwoods can still be found on shelves at Canadian retailers such as Chapters.ca, Amazon.ca and your local indie bookstore, but call ahead first to confirm stock.

The distribution plan for 2010 is a three-step release that frees the last of the sumptuous hardcovers and rolls out the new, special-edition softcover first in Canada, then in the States. But...