IV available today in UK?

[Mark Kohut]

The store is surely right and legally able to sell IV.

If a title does not have an embargo UNTIL a specially designated day of sale, then books are shipped 3 to 6 weeks ahead of the official publication day---so that they will be in all stores by that publication day.

That Amazon copy is surely an early 'review' copy, or publisher rep copy or book buyer's copy that Amazon has for sale----where "used" means not from a publisher (ot wholesaler) direct.

Powell's is the sometimes-buried copmany behind those early finished copies, since many 'sell' copies to them...


--- On Thu, 7/16/09, Henry Winkler <rushm0r3 at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Henry Winkler <rushm0r3 at gmail.com>
> Subject: IV available today in UK?
> To: "pynchon-l" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Date: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 1:44 PM
> Tried sending this earlier but
> appears not to have made it through. Sorry if this is a
> repost....
>  
>  
> Not sure what to make of this UK bookstore saying IV
> is in stock and available for mail order today:
>  
> http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=pynchon&sts=t&tn=inherent+vice&x=0&y=0
> 
>  
> UK Amazon site says IV will be released there on 8-6-09
> though somebody is selling a used copy here:
>  
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/1594202249/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&qid=1247752096&sr=8-2&condition=used
>