Antipodean Machines
Machine Man is out in Australia and New Zealand today, because of the time
difference. We’re eight days and fourteen hours ahead of the US. I don’t know
if you knew that. It’s because the Southern Hemisphere rotates slightly faster
than the Northern Hemisphere. That’s why the seasons are different, too.
Also, most of what you think is an accent is actually just the
Doppler effect.
Anyway, the point is that residents of Australia and New Zealand should now be visiting bookstores and moving my book to more prominent positions. Bookstore owners say they hate that, but they’re just crotchety because of the whole collapsing industry thing. They’ll thank you when that eye-catching cover brings in more foot traffic.
Northern Hemispherians have to wait until next week. You know my Australian publisher did this specifically to annoy you. Not only that, but they’re running a promotion whereby antipodes can get a free e-copy with every print edition. I’m not sure how that helps anyone, come to think of it. I guess if you like the look and feel of print books but the convenience of digital, it’s good. Or if you want to test which medium you prefer by reading the exact same book once on each. If that describes you, details are craftily hidden on this page.
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Matt (#5546)
Location: US
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "I'm my number one fan!"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Darwin, Australia
Quote: "Inconceivable!"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Burnie, Tasmania
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "I'm my number one fan!"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Madagascar
Quote: "What unseen pen etched eternal things in the hearts of humankind... but never let them in our minds?"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Raj (#5547)
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Spokane, Washington
Quote: "Corgis are like potato chips"
Posted: 4502 days ago
WTF?
Location: Spokane, Washington
Quote: "Corgis are like potato chips"
Posted: 4502 days ago
stanley becker (#5283)
Location: black hole
Quote: "DON"T JUDGE A BOOK BY ITS COVER!!"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Texas, USA
Quote: ""A person who won't read has no advantage over one who can't read. " --Mark Twain"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Christopher (#3016)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "What's a battle?"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Melinda Kovac (#583)
Location: South Australia
Quote: "Nothing says feminine like a burping contest"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Look forward to reading it!
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "Don't read this. It's not relevant to anything. Go away."
Posted: 4502 days ago
Because of this, I feel it is my duty to buy as many copies as possible, wait until the opening night of Syrup, and shamelessly sell them outside the cinemas.
There will be much profit, and hence I will be able to buy all the clothespegs I want. It will be the genesis of a clothespeg empire! Thank you for this opportunity, Max.
Jane (#321)
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "Which is worse: Ignorance or apathy? Who knows? Who cares?"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Bill (#2812)
Location: Washington DC
Quote: "Impossible you say? Nothing's impossible when you work for the circus!"
Posted: 4502 days ago
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "I'm my number one fan!"
Posted: 4501 days ago
> I'd like to have both copies just because I can leave one in the house and I
> can easily take one with me, even if (when) I move to the other side of the
> world! But I guess ordering the US edition from Amazon won't be any help,
> huh? :-(
No, the e-bundle thingy is a Scribe promotion for the Australian edition.
Raj:
> Is it coming out as a hardcover at any point?
Nope, it's a paperback original.
voidref:
> Apparently the bits for the eBook version aren't valid in my country,
> so I can't buy it.
>
> WTF?
I think this is because you're in the US and it's not released until August 9.
Christopher:
> Great news! All I need now is the money.
Me too!
Bill:
> Max, does it make any (monetary) difference to you if I buy the
> hardback or the kindle version? This may be an entirely Google-able
> question, but I want to do right by my favorite author. Thanks.
There's no hardcover, but I see more from an e-book sale than a paperback sale. I think my royalty is 8% of the paperback RRP and 25% of the e-book. So I get about $1.20 per physical book and $2.50 per ebook.
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Quote: "I'm my number one fan!"
Posted: 4501 days ago
John Thomson (#5303)
Location: Gretna, UK
Quote: ""And that was how I taught them to stop asking me for help with Windows.""
Posted: 4501 days ago
But yeah, it is coming out in the UK on the 9th August 2011, right?
Location: Spokane, Washington
Quote: "Corgis are like potato chips"
Posted: 4500 days ago
Location: 127.0.0.1
Quote: "That's not change! That's more of the same!"
Posted: 4500 days ago
Just kidding, i ordered it back in May from Amazon.
Oh, and i read the online version 2 years ago. I will be interested to see how much has changed.
Glenn (#5554)
Posted: 4497 days ago
Looking forward to reading Machine Man. Jennifer Government is one of my favourite books, so you've got a lot to live up to. Good to see a local boy (I'm from Traralgon) doing so well and writing stuff I enjoy.
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