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PA book signing, signing [not] books?

Jebus314Jebus314 Registered User regular
edited February 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
Basically, I live in Seattle, go to UW, and will therefore, obviously, be at the book signing occuring mere blocks from where I work/go to school. I figure I'll probably pick up a copy of the book, and hopefully get it signed, but what would be really cool would be to have a signed poster or something.

Two questions. Has anyone been to book signings before? Is it weird to be like "hey will you sign this poster instead?" Also, what would be the most awesome PA paraphernalia to get signed? My current thinking is either a poster, or maybe the white hoodie with "i hope you like text" speech.

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  • DeebaserDeebaser on my way to work in a suit and a tie Ahhhh...come on fucking guyRegistered User regular
    edited February 2010
    Jebus314 wrote: »

    Two questions. Has anyone been to book signings before? Is it weird to be like "hey will you sign this poster instead?" Also, what would be the most awesome PA paraphernalia to get signed?


    1. Yes
    2. I guess it depends on the author. I've seen Tom Tommorrow (thismodernworld.com) sign a book that wasn't the book he was doing the signing for and he was all smiles about it.

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  • Richard M. NixonRichard M. Nixon regular
    edited February 2010
    I suspect that as long as you're not bringing a canoe or a lance or something disruptive in, signing one piece of merch over another is unlikely to be a problem.

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  • claypoolfanclaypoolfan Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I've been to signings before where they will only sign their most recent product, and in some cases will make you buy that product there (that was tenacious d... if you didn't buy the album you had to wait until everyone got theirs signed who did, and then they just left).

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  • ScumdoggScumdogg Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    I went to a Robert Jordan book signing a few years ago with a friend and since i hated Wheel of Time i brought an old beat up paperback copy of a Conan novel he wrote way back in the day. He seemed pretty entertained by it and it led to more conversation than the endless line of "here i just bought this today" signings he was handing out.

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  • KalTorakKalTorak One way or another, they all end up in the Undercity.Registered User regular
    edited February 2010
    It's usually up to the author/sometimes the establishment. I've seen Neil Gaiman a couple times, he usually signs anything you bring, but I've heard sometimes the crowds are so big that they have to limit it to 1 or 2 items per person. When I saw John Hodgman he agreed to sign the back of my iPod which had his audiobook on it.

    If you're on twitter you can ask Gabe, he sometimes responds (twitter.com/cwgabriel).

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