Sat 5/10 – 10:30 AM – 3rd Annual Small Press Book Fair – The Church in Ocean Park
We will be at the Small Press Book Fair on Saturday 5/10, from 10:30 til 5. @ The Church in Ocean Park on 235 Hill St., Santa Monica, CA.
Post 28 by chiwan
Published on May 9, 2008 ~ 07:59 PM
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Come on in! We’re open!
Okay. It’s a bit rough around the edges, but we have finally opened our (virtual) bookstore.
Here’s the entrance. Come on in.
Once inside, you will see our entire catalog of books. Don’t freak out when you see only one title in this catalog, because we all know that it’s going to grow into something incredible.
For now, you have the option to buy the old fashioned way…by mailing us a check. And the check needs to be made out to me, Chiwan Choi, because we haven’t been able to set up a business account at the bank yet.
Or, for those of you youngsters out there who like to do everything through the interweb, we have the Amazon link for the book. Yes people, the book is up on Amazon.com finally! (We think it’s going to be on the Barnes & Noble online.)
Hopefully, our PayPal system will be set up by this weekend and we’ll be able to put one of those “buy now” buttons on the page so you don’t have to mail a check or go to Amazon.
(Note: It is wonderful getting our book on Amazon so those of you not nearby can purchase the book, and we definitely encourage this. However, I think once we set up the PayPal system, it will be better for us when people purchase directly through our website. Amazon just takes such a big cut from the sale that it’s difficult for small presses. BUT either way you buy the book, we’re 100% thankful! So shop away!)
Thank you again for all the support and pass the word to friends, family, neighbors, strangers…
Peace.
What a Night!
For all those who came out to our Launch on Friday night, our eternal gratitude. And for those who wanted to be there but couldn’t, we know that your thoughts were with us.
It was an incredible night for us, for Kim, for the bar, for all the friends and strangers that were there. I don’t want to say it was beyond what I could have imagined because we all expected a special night, but well, it sort of was beyond our imagination.
I didn’t take make photos because somehow, in all the excitement, my brain just froze up and I was telling Judeth, “Um, I forgot how to use this point and shoot camera that I’ve taken about 10,000 pictures with already.” (So for those of you who were there and took pictures, PLEASE EMAIL SOME TO US!)
On a night we released a book called Who’s to Say What’s Home, we felt at home.
Kim read as well as I’ve ever heard her. The pieces she chose from the book really took us all on a great personal journey. Even those who were there and had never really been to poetry readings before were completely engaged and moved by her poems. And Justin Klippel and Mike the Poet, two of our faves who were gracious enough to share a little bit of their own work and take part in the festivities, were the perfect “warm-up” acts.
I’ll keep posting more about the event and the aftermath as the days go by, including pictures if/when we can get them, but one thing I wanted to share with you is the feeling that Judeth and I were left with all weekend:
On a night we released a book called Who’s to Say What’s Home, we felt at home. We felt part of a special community, one that we cared about and one that cared about us. And for the first time in a long while, we felt like we didn’t want to move again.