Comments on: New Lincoln Bio http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/new-lincoln/ A Journal of the Digitization of a Civil War Battle Tue, 14 May 2013 19:21:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Chris http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/new-lincoln/#comment-4198 Sat, 31 Jan 2009 22:25:54 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=2948#comment-4198 Amazon usually packages well but the darn delivery service can tear up the items also. I have mostly received my items in good condition from Amazon and they are easy to return damaged items to and receive a refund or a better copy. But I second that they can be very tough on paperbacks. I made the mistake of ordering a paperback mixed with hardcover books. The hardcovers came in fine luckily but the paperback was all beat up.
Keep up the good work,
Chris

]]> By: Harry Smeltzer http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/new-lincoln/#comment-4160 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:15:09 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=2948#comment-4160 Craig,

I have to admit to having purchased more than my share of AL books the past year. Hopefully this will be the last one for a while.

Drew,

I’ve never really solicited for review copies before. Well, I did I once when I got wind of a project, which turned into proofing the manuscript so I guess that doesn’t count. Maybe that’s why I don’t get too many books for review via the blog. In fact, I haven’t had one since General Lee’s Army, and that was only because another blogger put the publisher on to me.

Oh, and thanks for giving me one more thing to worry about.

]]> By: Drew W. http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/new-lincoln/#comment-4159 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:54:27 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=2948#comment-4159 Harry,
Your last idea is a distinct possibility. I usually don’t have a problem getting even $100 books as review copies but JHP is stonewalling me on this one so far. Darn. I remember it was very briefly down to $75 on Amazon in the pre-pub days. I should have purchased it then.

Now you just have to hope Amazon gets it to you in good condition. Their packaging is often dreadful these days, esp. with paperbacks and that damn plastic shrink method they use. I have pictures in my mind of a 9 lb box set sliding around loose in a big box…. :-(

]]> By: caswain01 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/2009/01/22/new-lincoln/#comment-4158 Thu, 22 Jan 2009 17:53:51 +0000 http://bullrunnings.wordpress.com/?p=2948#comment-4158 That’s good news, as we all know there are two subjects that need more attention from historians – Lincoln and Gettysburg….

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