[Coco] Book Review

[Benoit Bleau]

I agree, no need to apologize. I'd much rather have the book now, in the
condition it is, than wait for it another month or two.  And on top of
that, now I have a highly collectable itemJ, the rare mixed pages edition!

Benoit.


On Tue, Jan 14, 2014 at 12:00 AM, J.P. Samson
<coco+list at jeanpaulsamson.com>wrote:

> I'm guessing Amazon.ca has sold out of their first batch; they had one
> left in stock a few days ago and now are indicating a 1 to 3 week lead
> time.  Has anyone in Canada actually received a copy that had the correct
> page ordering?  As an aside, the other major bookseller in the country is
> Chapters/Indigo:
>
> <http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/books/coco-the-colorful-
> history-of/9781466592476-item.html>
>
> The book is showing in stock online, but I don't know of anyone who would
> pay the $8 premium to buy it at Chapters versus Amazon.ca.  So I have no
> idea if Chapter's batch has the same error.
>
> And no need to apologize, Bill, as I know the mistake has nothing to do
> with you and Boisy.  I kind of like the idea of owning an unorthodox copy
> of the book; it kind of reminds me of the idiosyncratic nature of these
> home computers of the 1980's.
>
> I'm also looking forward to the digital edition, which presumably will be
> published in color throughout.
>
> -- JP
>
>
> On Jan. 13, 2014, at 9:16 PM, Bill Loguidice wrote:
>
>  Sorry about the book. We've again (just now) expressed our disappointment
>> to the publisher. It looks like they'll need to recall Amazon.ca's stock
>> as
>> well.
>>
>> -Bill
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 10:19 PM, J.P. Samson
>> <coco+list at jeanpaulsamson.com>wrote:
>>
>>  I finally received my preorder from Amazon.ca today.  Not surprisingly,
>>> it
>>> too has the mixed up page order.  This provides additional evidence that
>>> the entire first batch of books dispatched to Canada (via Amazon.ca) have
>>> the problem with page order (just as Glen described).  But as long as all
>>> the pages are there, it shouldn't hinder my reading and enjoyment, so I'm
>>> happy.
>>>
>>> I flipped open to a random page and noticed an interview with Kilgus.  As
>>> I learned more about computers, the more I was amazed by his collection
>>> of
>>> early CoCo games. They were, by-and-large, 3D playing fields with
>>> digitized
>>> sound effects, all crammed into the 8 kB ROM cartridges.  Pretty amazing
>>> work.  I can't wait to dig in!
>>>
>>
>
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