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Giant SF Book Sale - going on NOW at KU!

  • Sep. 9th, 2008 at 12:36 PM
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mckitterick
Do you want some classic SF? Perhaps some more-recent stuff? Well, I have just what you need!

Huge Science Fiction Book Sale (thousands of books!) today, tomorrow, and Thursday (September 9-10-11), from 9am to 5pm at KU's Watson Library. Whoah, that's NOW!


Click the image to see the story.

There will be a lot of amazing material in this sale, partly because of how the KU Library has changed what they consider for the rare-books collection. Also duplicates of things they do consider important for the collection. Oh, and prices are obscenely low. So check it out!

Best,
Chris

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clevermanka
Sep. 9th, 2008 05:44 pm (UTC)
They screened which books they're selling this time, right?
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mckitterick
Sep. 9th, 2008 05:48 pm (UTC)
Yes - the new librarian already sorted through them and sent them over. There were only a few... which makes me wonder if a bunch were already sold, or if we got lucky and caught most of them the first time.
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clevermanka
Sep. 9th, 2008 05:49 pm (UTC)
Optimism Girl hopes for the latter.
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mckitterick
Sep. 9th, 2008 06:16 pm (UTC)
Heck, there's only 4000 vintage and recent SF books on sale there. You're not missing out on anything.

Whoah, I better get up there and start snatchin' up the goodies!

Oops, that just kinda slipped out. Sorry.
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roseconnelly
Sep. 9th, 2008 06:28 pm (UTC)
I cannot purchase them today. :(

And, oh yeah, I work during those times the other two days. I'll have to be sneaky...

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mckitterick
Sep. 9th, 2008 08:42 pm (UTC)
I just got back to my office with two bags of books! But still tons of good stuff left.

I even helped a former student get a book he wanted but didn't have the dollar to purchase.
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roseconnelly
Sep. 9th, 2008 09:57 pm (UTC)
I'll just come over on a game day and borrow one from the McKitterick Libray of Science Fiction.

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mckitterick
Sep. 10th, 2008 12:08 am (UTC)
Sounds grand! And you can fetch your hostaged Heroes season, too... but only if you exchange it for Season Two. Bwahahahaha!
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pointoforigin
Sep. 9th, 2008 10:33 pm (UTC)
My first thought was "Oh! I WISH I were there!" My second thought is that it's probably a good thing I'm not. I have too many books already, alas. Maybe I could hang around outside and give restorative cups of tea to Kansans I'd like to see, as they stagger out, exhausted and heavy-laden with treasures.
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mckitterick
Sep. 10th, 2008 12:09 am (UTC)
I accidentally bought $58.00 worth of books there, myself. Good thing I didn't go to the sale in July when there were twice as many available....
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kijjohnson
Sep. 10th, 2008 02:57 am (UTC)
Have fun, and make a lot of money!
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