Great, Yes, To add to this, the UB's would be good because they are easy to find. Just go to your local coles or book, they should have them
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 16, 2008, 11:15:28 AM
Great, Yes, To add to this, the UB's would be good because they are easy to find. Just go to your local coles or book, they should have them
My local Coles has the 2 copies of the last 4 Undercover Brothers books, and 1 copy of
Extreme Danger. Whereas I've only seen 1 UB book at another bookstore in the city.
That means they sell a lot. ;D ;D ;D ;D
While at my local book store, coles, I think thats the only store, where I live they only have a few UBs. The library is missing half theres, so I have to go to another one to get the UB's!
Quote from: Q on October 17, 2008, 02:04:28 AM
That means they sell a lot. ;D ;D ;D ;D
Not really.
I think they just don't order enough, they only order what they think will sell, so if its still there, it did not sell~!!
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 18, 2008, 07:11:33 AM
I think they just don't order enough, they only order what they think will sell, so if its still there, it did not sell~!!
And after a couple of months when their shelf get full, they have to send the books back to the publisher, so that they have more room for more books.
Yeah, and its just a little mall outlet so, I mean they don't even have much hardy boys at the local coles. If I go to Chapters outta town they have them!
Yeah, we just have a small bookstore in our mall and it only has about two Hardy Boys books a month. :'(
At least they're the new ones! ;D
The bookstores around here usually have about two copies of each UB, but may be missing some because they are earlier numbers or something. They also have a few Originals and Digests (not many).
Absolutely no GNs though!
Neither does ours, we have to get all of our GNs from the library.
And our library doesn't have 'The Deadliest Stunt' or any of the ones after that. :'(
My library's actually missing some of the earlier GNs as opposed to the newer ones.
And I don't buy anything, I always get it from the library. Except I have the first 8 UBs because I got them for $14.
That's a good deal, because I've seen GNs go for about 14.00 for just one.
Quote from: Iola.Alive on October 18, 2008, 10:16:04 PM
My library's actually missing some of the earlier GNs as opposed to the newer ones.
And I don't buy anything, I always get it from the library. Except I have the first 8 UBs because I got them for $14.
I buy all the Hardy Boys novels that come out, plus the graphics. I have the novels on pre-order up to ''Galaxy X''. I haven't ordered ''Shhhhhh!'' yet though.
I have all the UBs. I don't pre order though. I just know what stores have them and get them ASAP. 8)
I don't read graphics, I just read ubs!
It seems that nobody in my nigborhood likes the UBs, I seen people read the Casefiles but NEAVER the UBs. It seems that nobody in my nigborhood likes the UBs, I seen people read the Casefiles but NEAVER the UBs. maybe it's the fact that in used book stores you can get casefiles for a doller, or maybe it's that....UBs COST 9 (BLEEPING) DOLLERS!
Wow. I've seen afew used UBs and they are like $2.50. Unless you mean GN witch are more expensive, like $3-4ish. But I don't know any HB that should be $9 used.
Quote from: SDLagent on October 19, 2008, 12:49:06 AM
I buy all the Hardy Boys novels that come out, plus the graphics. I have the novels on pre-order up to ''Galaxy X''. I haven't ordered ''Shhhhhh!'' yet though.
I don't think I've got "Galaxy X" on order yet, but I do have "Shhhhh!" on order.
Poor people who have to order. :'( I'm in UB city and can find all my books at B&N! ;D
Quote from: Bigfootman on October 19, 2008, 03:05:08 PM
It seems that nobody in my nigborhood likes the UBs, I seen people read the Casefiles but NEAVER the UBs. It seems that nobody in my nigborhood likes the UBs, I seen people read the Casefiles but NEAVER the UBs. maybe it's the fact that in used book stores you can get casefiles for a doller, or maybe it's that....UBs COST 9 (BLEEPING) DOLLERS!
And at used bookstore you can usually get used copies of the original Hardy Boys for anywhere from $2 - $8 dollars a book, and the books are hardcover, which means that people are paying an extra dollar new for a paperback book just so that they can have it in..."new" condition????? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense?
Of course I know that some brick-and-mortar used bookstore base their prices on internet prices at abebooks.com, Barnes and Nobles and up here in Canada, Chapters.ca used section to see what the going price is for original Hardy Boys as 1962 PC's, Revised PC's, and of course, Dustjacket edition without the Dustjacket.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 19, 2008, 05:59:17 PM
Poor people who have to order. :'( I'm in UB city and can find all my books at B&N! ;D
As I've said in the past, the only Graphic Novel that my local Coles ever had on their shelves was
Ocean Of Osyria back in March-June 2005, and then they never got in
Identity Crisis, so I've had to order the GN's ever since. And recently I've received some coupons for the Chapters website, so I tended to order all the upcoming Hardy Boys Undercover Brothers books, (except
Galaxy X, since I'm waiting to see if they announce the other books in the trilogy before ordering, since if they do, I'll order all three at once) at once, plus with Chapters.ca, whether you are ordering at the kiosk in store, or online, if you order a minimum of $40 dollars worth of stuff ($40 before tax), shipping is free to your home!
Of course, I still go to the brick-and-mortar Coles for my Star Trek books. And pretty soon I'll be picking up
Star Trek Destiny Book 2 by David Mack at that store.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 19, 2008, 06:10:58 PM
As I've said in the past, the only Graphic Novel that my local Coles ever had on their shelves was Ocean Of Osyria back in March-June 2005, and then they never got in Identity Crisis, so I've had to order the GN's ever since.
Identy Theft Tom. Are you a DC fan?
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 19, 2008, 06:14:07 PM
Identy Theft Tom. Are you a DC fan?
I always get that title mixed up.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 19, 2008, 06:00:16 PM
And at used bookstore you can usually get used copies of the original Hardy Boys for anywhere from $2 - $8 dollars a book, and the books are hardcover, which means that people are paying an extra dollar new for a paperback book just so that they can have it in..."new" condition????? Yeah, that makes a lot of sense?
Of course I know that some brick-and-mortar used bookstore base their prices on internet prices at abebooks.com, Barnes and Nobles and up here in Canada, Chapters.ca used section to see what the going price is for original Hardy Boys as 1962 PC's, Revised PC's, and of course, Dustjacket edition without the Dustjacket.
I ment that the price of the UBs in Chapters is 9 dollers, the price of casefiles in used book stores is lower. Of corse I have reserved all the paperback Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew books at the nearest used book store, so I get a lot of books! ;D
Sometimes on used book sites if onlw a few people have them then they kind of fix the prices on them. For example I got Nightwing Hunt for Orcal at a used book store for $7.50 when it was $35.00 online!
The GN's are more because of the ink used? Color ink?
Yeah, GNs use way more ink and have thicker paper.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 20, 2008, 04:51:02 PM
Yeah, GNs use way more ink and have thicker paper.
Or they just feel thicker because of that huge coat of ink. Considering they are spending money on the ink.. That explains it.. Must have long lasting ink. I would take about 3 cartridges to finish one book. Thats 75 dollars per book. How do they do it so cheap?
A little less than 3 but they buy in bulk and save a ton of money.
But if its laser, which it is, a cartridge is 78 each... How do they do it?
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 21, 2008, 08:59:40 PM
But if its laser, which it is, a cartridge is 78 each... How do they do it?
Don't forget that for each book run Papercutz would print up thousands of copies of the book, so they would be able to spread the cost out over the books. Plus, you should also remember that the printers that most people have at home pale in comparison to the printers that newspapers and book manufacturers use. Plus, with book printers, who says that the book printers use bubble jet or laser printers when they may use printers similar to newspaper printers?
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 22, 2008, 09:38:46 AM
Don't forget that for each book run Papercutz would print up thousands of copies of the book, so they would be able to spread the cost out over the books. Plus, you should also remember that the printers that most people have at home pale in comparison to the printers that newspapers and book manufacturers use. Plus, with book printers, who says that the book printers use bubble jet or laser printers when they may use printers similar to newspaper printers?
I never thought about it that way, But, I guess they would have a 100,000 dollar printer that would take up less ink then even the best laser printers that alot of businesses have. Thanks tomswift for the enlightenment!
Thank you for the enlightenment tom! You have led me to nirvana!
As in the band Nirvana??
My educated guess is just plain nirvana.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 19, 2008, 05:55:55 PM
I don't think I've got "Galaxy X" on order yet, but I do have "Shhhhh!" on order.
Now, I have all the graphic on order up to #17 ''Word Up!''.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 19, 2008, 05:59:17 PM
Poor people who have to order. :'( I'm in UB city and can find all my books at B&N! ;D
I don't
have to order them. The store usually gets them in even if I don't. Why don't you like ordering, anyway?
Some places aren't lucky enough to be Ub city!
Quote from: SDLagent on October 24, 2008, 01:19:14 PM
I don't have to order them. The store usually gets them in even if I don't. Why don't you like ordering, anyway?
You have to wait for them to get here!
Sorry, I must have Misread something Robin, you have to wait for them to get to the store, or wait for them if you order, cause you still have to wait at the store.!
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 24, 2008, 02:32:10 PM
Some places aren't lucky enough to be Ub city!
You mean:
Some places are lucky enough to not be UB city!
I'm very lucky. I neaver hear much people in my area talk about the UBs. The bluespines and casefiles are a diffrent matter, luckly. As I said before, the UBs are not popular at all! Everyone I asked, only knew about the Bluespines, or Casefiles.
And at the one book store that does have the UBs no one buys them, but they DO buy the ND:GD. I'm pertty sure the UBs killed off intrest in the Hardy Boys for alot of people. It could also that the last digests warn't selling well, but I doubt that. when there were still digests in stores, I had an impossible time getting one, yet now with only the UBs in stores, no one buys them, at least not in my hugely populated area.
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 25, 2008, 11:36:26 AM
Sorry, I must have Misread something Robin, you have to wait for them to get to the store, or wait for them if you order, cause you still have to wait at the store.!
You have to wait for them in the Mail if you Pre order right? If you get them from the store no waiting! :D
And oh yeah I say UB city since my B&N allways has them and people allways buy them! 8)
You still have to wait for the day they come out
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 25, 2008, 11:38:58 AM
You have to wait for them in the Mail if you Pre order right? If you get them from the store no waiting! :D
I find that whenever I pre-order the newest book I usually receive the book about 2 weeks before Coles gets it in.
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 25, 2008, 11:38:58 AM
You have to wait for them in the Mail if you Pre order right? If you get them from the store no waiting! :D
And oh yeah I say UB city since my B&N allways has them and people allways buy them! 8)
I pre-order them from the
store.
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 25, 2008, 04:34:54 PM
I find that whenever I pre-order the newest book I usually receive the book about 2 weeks before Coles gets it in.
Coles like the department store? I didn't even know they sold Books!
Quote from: 003Robin457 on October 26, 2008, 11:12:43 AM
Coles like the department store? I didn't even know they sold Books!
Wrong Coles. The Coles store that is up here in Canada is owned by the Chapters-Indigo book chain.
Here's the company's website on its history along with the wikipedia article on Chapters.
http://www.chapters.indigo.ca/Our-Company-Fast-Facts/OC_FastFacts-artnb.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapters
I've never heard of that but then agin I've never been to Canada.
Then your missing the best hockey in the world!
You can still watch it on TV ::) in HD ;D
I don't like hockey. :P
Hockey's ok, not the greatest, but it doesn't totally suck, the outdoor game last year on New Years was sweet!
I still don't like hockey. :P
Ok, well keep your idioticness to yourself
You're the one who wants fruit to scream. ::)
what's wrong with that?
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 28, 2008, 04:47:54 PM
what's wrong with that?
Dude, your new sig is hilarious! Kinda messed up, but funny! :D
Joehardyrocks, hope your not Canadian, we'd shun you for hating hockey.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on October 28, 2008, 04:44:25 PM
I still don't like hockey. :P
Why don't you like it?
Quote from: bozonessinc on October 28, 2008, 08:58:40 PM
Joehardyrocks, hope your not Canadian, we'd shun you for hating hockey.
Um, could you stop stereotyping Canadians?
I'm Canadian, I write this from Canada. I know people don't like hockey. I was kidding, I was stereotyping myself as a Canadian. But alot of us Canadians enjoy hockey...!
Wow another Canadan! Whats that 5 so far!
by my count we've got Lovely, Tom, SDL, Mysterychick, and Bones. Am I missing anybody?
What does this have to do with Reading Levels?
it's all Bones's fault, blame him *points at Bones*
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 29, 2008, 06:09:50 PM
it's all bozonessinc's fault, blame him *points at bozonessinc*
um Bigfootman? Am I missing something, or did Bones appoint you as his personal bodyguard when I wasn't looking?
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 29, 2008, 05:59:53 PM
by my count we've got Lovely, Tom, SDL, Mysterychick, and Bones. Am I missing anybody?
Olivia or is that what you mean by lovely?
Quote from: tomswift2002 on October 29, 2008, 06:08:46 PM
What does this have to do with Reading Levels?
Well umm uh... Nothing!
Quote from: Negative Zone on October 29, 2008, 06:14:15 PM
um Bigfootman? Am I missing something, or did Bones appoint you as his personal bodyguard when I wasn't looking?
No, Neggy.
ok, didnt think so
Neggy! I like that name! :D
OMG! STOP CALLING ME NEGGY! I CANT TAKE IT! STOP HARASSING ME! WAAAAHHHH! *falls onto floor and weeps* ::)
That sounds like a Pac-Man ghost! :D
That sounds like...never mind.
No I definitly would not hire bigfootman as a personal bodyguard he is against the UBS a little to much.
Quote from: SDLagent on October 29, 2008, 07:54:09 PM
That sounds like...never mind.
Yeah, but I'm not black
Neggy what up???
You call me bones...
Its only fair!
I was joking in the crying post, apparently some humor is lost on you ...
Quote from: bozonessinc on November 03, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Neggy what up???
You call me bones...
Its only fair!
Call him Naggy, or Nagative Zone.
Quote from: bozonessinc on November 03, 2008, 02:26:06 PM
Neggy what up???
Okay, "Neggy" is one of the lamest words/nicknames I have ever heard! ::) (you can quote me! :D)
Quote from: Sam Spade on November 03, 2008, 11:37:22 PM
Okay, "Neggy" is one of the lamest words/nicknames I have ever heard! ::) (you can quote me! :D)
There you go, Sam! ;D
Quote from: NZone on November 03, 2008, 04:49:17 PM
I was joking in the crying post, apparently some humor is lost on you ...
Lost. Sorry sometimes I misunderstand you Neggy. You not always being humorous. I always cannot be sure.
Quote from: Q on November 04, 2008, 08:43:57 AM
There you go, Sam! ;D
haha!
Not quite what I meant, but, lol! :D
Quote from: Sam Spade on November 03, 2008, 11:37:22 PM
Okay, "Neggy" is one of the lamest words/nicknames I have ever heard! ::) (you can quote me! :D)
Ah so you get why we call him Neggy! ;)
That is why!!
PSP. ::)
PS2.
What makes you think you have any power?
I wish they were banned!
Quote from: 003Robin457 on November 15, 2008, 05:09:05 PM
Yeah, I have all the POWER! ;D
Sure ya do!
"good luck with that"
Yeah in my avatar thats not the moon thats all my power! 8)
undercover series is good for a 11 year old boy
Quote from: hardy boys fan on November 23, 2008, 01:54:39 PM
undercover series is good for a 11 year old boy
Hey! Welcome to MPF, hardy boys fan. (hey everybody, I already got a nickname for him. HBF ;))
Anyway, you're probably right.
Kids in the age group that the UBs are aimed at probably enjoy them. But you old men and women in your rocking chairs are are looking too hard at the story and therefore can not enjoy a good book.
*yawn* I'm bored.
Quote from: hardy boys fan on November 23, 2008, 01:54:39 PM
undercover series is good for a 11 year old boy
What about the young ladies?
Start knitting
Make me a sandwich
Get up and do it yourself, lazy couch potato. :P
Quote from: Q on November 29, 2008, 01:38:21 AM
Kids in the age group that the UBs are aimed at probably enjoy them. But you old men and women in your rocking chairs are are looking too hard at the story and therefore can not enjoy a good book.
*yawn* I'm bored.
Wisdom comes with age ;)
***
You know, I don't really have a problem with traditional gender roles. It depends. I know we're not really talking about that but whatev.
JHR, you should be willing to knit as long as NZone promises to wear whatever you make! Hehe.
Quote from: JoeHardyRocks on November 30, 2008, 07:07:40 PM
Get up and do it yourself, lazy couch potato. :P
GET ME IT NOW WOMAN!
Looks like you?ve been snubbed by silence.
I know you don?t think much but think about getting lost.
Kidding! I actually feel bad saying that :'(
What she meant to say, was:
Looks like you?ve been snubbed by silence.
I know you don?t think much but think about getting lost.
IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!
Quote from: SDLagent on December 04, 2008, 01:34:44 AM
What she meant to say, was:
Looks like you?ve been snubbed by silence.
I know you don?t think much but think about getting lost.
IN YOUR FACE!!!!!!!
lol!
That's kinda out of character for you, Spencer.
Not everything I say is "in-character" either ;)
(I know that emoticon is there, but I'm not joking - I'm really not that insulting, I just pump up the dramatics sometimes).
Quote from: NZone on December 01, 2008, 05:30:29 PM
GET ME IT NOW WOMAN!
For those of you who can't understand why I'm not giving it to him, here's why:
(http://chunksoflife.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/couch-potato.jpg)
You probably woudn't get it for him either.
LOL! ;D
lol no i wouldnt!
Quote from: Sam Spade on December 04, 2008, 02:37:41 AM
lol!
That's kinda out of character for you, Spencer.
Well, I was just joking.