h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Hello all,

For the next seven weeks I shall be working on Book of the Future - aiding in the launch and maintenance of that DNA site.

I dshall however be working one day a week on h2g2 so all is not lost. I shall still be nurturing the Edited Guide and helping the UG find its feet - promise.

And I shall most definitely be back.

Any questions, then fire away.

Ashley

I was under the impression BotF had been launched some time ago... have i missed something?

Tango - off to find out what he's missed

"Any questions, then fire away."

Can I have your desk?

The site was launched learlier this year and the book will be published on 31st of this month.

And no Mina, you can't have my desk, I'll be back there tomorrow

Can I have your shelves?

That's what i thought. In that case, what do you mean by "aiding in the launch"? Is there expected to be a lot of work to do after the book is published? because 7 weeks puts you well after the 31st.

Tango

*looks satisfied*

There will be a launch of some description and I'll be needed to help the site tick over for a few days after the BotF has been launched

Careful ashley... the vultures appear to be circling... leave anything lying around the office and it'll have been swiped before you get back




**re-reads post**
Am I really brave enough to call Mina a vulture?
**pause**

**post**

*slight* question:


is BotF going to have an american edition published, or are we yanks going to have to pay international shipping costs?

I'd guess the 2nd one.

Tango

Because British books tend to be less expensive than American books (or at least were, the last time I checked), it's often not any more expensive to buy a book from Amazon.co.uk, deal with the currency exchange, and have it shipped to the US, than buy a book from Amazon.com and have it shipped domestically. Of course, that's assuming you go with the cheapest shipping costs for both. I buy books from London pretty often -- it's not really any more expensive than buying from New York, but because I pick the cheapest shipping, I generally have to wait 2 weeks for my books.

Canadian books, as I seem to remember, on the other hand, always seemed to be more expensive than US books, even after the exchange rate -- even if it was the exact same edition.

You're going to have to have it shipped I'm afraid

But it is an interesting read...

So you're back with us now I take it?

Yes, I'm back on the dark side

It might be the Dark Side, but he's just all sunshine and light.

Honest.