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Which means, first, that we wish a very happy birthday to [profile] kajafoglio!

Second, today's the day that Studio Foglio has targeted to make a big splash on Amazon with their brand new novelization of the first ten issues of GG, Agatha H. and the Airship City.

And if you follow that link and buy it, you'll boost it up the ranks (and I might get a small Amazon Advantage...). There are also Kindle and Audiobook versions (the Audiobook is a pre-order, released on Jan. 25).
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The wonderful [profile] sazettel called me this morning, to let me know the 2009 Philip K. Dick Award winner was named this weekend:
It was announced on Friday, April 2, at Norwescon 33, in SeaTac, Washington, that the winner for the distinguished original science fiction paperback published for the first time during 2009 in the U.S.A. is:

Bitter Angels by C. L. Anderson (Ballantine Books Spectra) [there's also a Kindle edition]
C. L. Anderson just happens to be a pseudonym of... [profile] sazettel.

You'll simply have to imagine the big smirk on my face right now. So many congratulations to Sarah!

DVD Day

Sep. 29th, 2009 12:00 pm
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Several items of interest:Anything else just released on video that we need to know about?

DVD Day

Jul. 28th, 2009 04:55 am
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Oh my frickin FSM, there's a lot today:Anything else new on video we need to know about?

DVD Day

Jul. 21st, 2009 06:56 am
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Several goodies, including:Any other new video releases we need to know about?

ETA: And INSIDE the frickin' Watchmen case is a coupon for $10 off the Ultimate Collector's Edition coming in December. The only possible reason to get it is that the Tales of the Black Freighter stuff is edited into the film. But that means THREE cuts of the same movie, dribbled out in a way to make as much money as possible. Mother fuck.
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Hardcore Nerdity informs us that there will be limited theatrical showings of the director's cut of Watchmen, in anticipation of its July 21st video release. The Blu-ray edition will also include basically a simulcast on July 25 from San Diego Comic Con, including a Q&A with director Zack Snyder.

I'm debating whether to finally jump on the bandwagon and get the Blu-ray edition first. It's got a few more features (although neither the Tales of the Black Freighter nor the Digital Motion Comic, so you know they'll be in another Watchmen Complete gift set at some point), and everything is definitely moving in the Blu-ray direction. In any case, no matter which format, if you watch movies at all with your computer, you should likely get the Director's Cut, because it's also got a digital copy of the theatrical version -- that is, you'll get both. (Getting the Blu-ray version with Nite Owl's ship is entirely up to you. You might want to save a little dosh, though, because Coraline is also released on 7/21, in DVD and Blu-ray.)

Who's planning to get any of 'em? And what else looks good on home video this summer?

DVD Day

May. 12th, 2009 07:47 am
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Nothing I'm particularly interested in today. You might like:Anything new on video that we need to know about?

DVD Day

Apr. 21st, 2009 06:34 am
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Since Amazon Fail has been, for the most part, resolved, the linkage is back.

This week, different flavors of paradise:Any other video released today we should know about?
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[livejournal.com profile] atlantapendrag got an interesting form letter
Hello,

This is an embarrassing and ham-fisted cataloging error for a company that prides itself on offering complete selection.

It has been misreported that the issue was limited to Gay & Lesbian themed titles - in fact, it impacted 57,310 books in a number of broad categories such as Health, Mind & Body, Reproductive & Sexual Medicine, and Erotica. This problem impacted books not just in the United States but globally. It affected not just sales rank but also had the effect of removing the books from Amazon's main product search.

Many books have now been fixed and we're in the process of fixing the remainder as quickly as possible, and we intend to implement new measures to make this kind of accident less likely to occur in the future.

Thanks for contacting us. We hope to see you again soon.
That would be something very like... at least a small effort at taking responsibility for the problem. Good on Amazon.

DVD Day

Apr. 7th, 2009 08:58 am
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Pretty slight week, actually:Oh, and, Freakazoid!: Season 2 and Tiny Toon Adventures: Season 1, Vol. 2 are available for pre-order -- they're out in two weeks.

Any other new DVDs we need to know about?

DVD Day

Mar. 24th, 2009 06:53 am
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Various and sundry goodies today, not counting Hot Angsty Baseball-Playing Vampires of House Sparkly-Poo -- I mean, Twilight (Two-Disc Special Edition) which came out over the weekend:Any other cool video releases we need to know about?

ETA: [livejournal.com profile] jrittenhouse informs us that the Warner Bros. Archives has some fairly cool old movies on DVD -- I presume stuff they either had in release at one point or just made limited quantities of, 'cause it's not the type of stuff that'll blow out the doors sales-wise. And I'm going to get at least one, a movie I've been wanting on DVD, one of the best and worst movies there is: Doc Savage, The Man of Bronze. (Click here for a tiny preview of the DVD's video quality, and here for the full opening titles on YouTube.)
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A few interesting things:Honestly, I've bought Pinocchio a couple of times now, and I'm sure it'll be re-re-restored for the 75th Anniversary. But, if you don't have it, it's wonderful. I'll probably see Milk at some point, but Rachel Getting Married is there because it's the biggest money-maker released this week, and because I worship at the Church of Anne Hathaway. And the Witch Mountain flicks are in anticipation of the new film starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson (if you haven't seen the trailer, it's here).

I'm most interested in revisiting whether Howard the Duck was as bad as I thought at the time, which is not as bad as a lot of people thought. Great performance by Jeffrey Jones, pretty cool special effects... but it wasn't Howard. (If it happens that you've never read the original, you should seriously scrape together some bucks and get the Howard The Duck Omnibus... or, if you can't afford that and are willing to deal with B&W on newsprint, get a used copy of Essential Howard The Duck.)

Anyway. Any other new videos we need to know about? Oh, and, should I put Blu-Ray links up here as well? (As we previously discussed, the links are all to Amazon with a reference to my Associates account, so I get a cut from any sales made through those links. I'll use the tag "amazon links" so you'll know.)

ETA: [livejournal.com profile] naomi_de_plume asked me to link up to the DVD of Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, so I would get credit when she bought it. Thanks very much, dear, that's really sweet of you. And here's the soundtrack on CD as well as MP3 download. Let me go check something... huh. That's interesting. Telling you all I'm in the Amazon Associates program may violate the terms of it. There's also supposed to be a small graphic I can put up; can't find it. Still not sure whether going to Amazon by way of one of the above links counts for me on all purchases you make, or what; I'll assume not. So -- anything else you want to buy by way of me? ;) Maybe I'll do this every week.

ETA2: Belay that. [livejournal.com profile] huskiebear says I get a cut of anything you get in the next 24 hours by way of any of the links. Kewl.

ETA3: Had to add one more. The Boy in the Striped Pajamas looks as if it'll kick your ass.


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