Hey guys:
To answer some of the queries:
1) If you signed up for the email notification, you're signed up--there's no electronic receipt or anything like that sent, just the notification when the book is available. (I'll have City Lights look into this as it's probably a good idea for some email acknowledgment.)
2) In terms of ordering, a lot depends on how the individual wishes to proceed. In strictly financial terms, it's obviously better for us if the books are ordered directly from City Lights as we don't have to split the profit with anyone else. However, I appreciate the fact that we don't have a preorder mechanism and Amazon does, so if you're only an occasional internet user, rather than a daily/hourly sort, you might have greater piece of mind knowing that the book is already ordered. That said, all things being equal, order it from us if at all possible.
3) In terms of timing, again, we're talking about September/October if all stays on schedule. Again, we'll post here as soon as the books arrive.
I think that covers it for now, but I'll be checking in so feel free to ask anything else.
Also, just to keep everyone in the loop, we're pursuing advance publication of a few individual pieces in other magazines/journals/newspapers, etc. In fact, the upcoming summer issue of Open City (http://www.opencity.org/) is about to reprint "The Silver Christ of Sante Fe." (For the record, this is not the Open City in which Bukowski used to publish but rather a newer publication begun in the 1990s.)
There will hopefully be a few more pieces appearing and I'll let everyone know when we know.
Best,
Garrett Caples
City Lights Books
To answer some of the queries:
1) If you signed up for the email notification, you're signed up--there's no electronic receipt or anything like that sent, just the notification when the book is available. (I'll have City Lights look into this as it's probably a good idea for some email acknowledgment.)
2) In terms of ordering, a lot depends on how the individual wishes to proceed. In strictly financial terms, it's obviously better for us if the books are ordered directly from City Lights as we don't have to split the profit with anyone else. However, I appreciate the fact that we don't have a preorder mechanism and Amazon does, so if you're only an occasional internet user, rather than a daily/hourly sort, you might have greater piece of mind knowing that the book is already ordered. That said, all things being equal, order it from us if at all possible.
3) In terms of timing, again, we're talking about September/October if all stays on schedule. Again, we'll post here as soon as the books arrive.
I think that covers it for now, but I'll be checking in so feel free to ask anything else.
Also, just to keep everyone in the loop, we're pursuing advance publication of a few individual pieces in other magazines/journals/newspapers, etc. In fact, the upcoming summer issue of Open City (http://www.opencity.org/) is about to reprint "The Silver Christ of Sante Fe." (For the record, this is not the Open City in which Bukowski used to publish but rather a newer publication begun in the 1990s.)
There will hopefully be a few more pieces appearing and I'll let everyone know when we know.
Best,
Garrett Caples
City Lights Books
