NEW: Cordwainer Smith and Paul Linebarger Bookstore Here

March 7th, 2009 | Posted in Books

Do you ever wonder what odd and interesting things by Cordwainer Smith or Paul M A Linebarger might be out there in the universe of books? I’ve just created another section to this website:

http://www.cordwainer-smith.com/thestore/shop.php

In association with Amazon.com, I’ve made a bookstore with the following areas to browse:

Cordwainer Smith

Paul M A Linebarger

Atomsk, which he wrote under the name Carmichael Smith

Ria, by Felix C Forrest

Carola, by Felix C Forrest

What’s on the Kindle by Cordwainer Smith?

The Kindle Itself

All Science Fiction Books at Amazon

I do love messing around with software, and I think the store came out pretty well. I kept the look of the main website, but what makes it particularly useful is that

  • You can see what’s at Amazon at the moment.
  • You can read descriptions and readers’ comments without leaving this site.

If you click through to Amazon, and buy something, I make a small commission, which helps fund this website and my time into it. So it’s much appreciated.

Rosana

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  • Old FRUMP? Well, that got me my first belly laugh of the day. He was one of the most fascinating people I have ever met... with opinions which I didn't realize were weird till much much later. He could be deadly serious -- he was very much a cold warrior -- and as for scholarly, he definitely had that side.
  • Just found this site. I love the wonderfully geeky-looking pictures on the masthead; I always pictured "Cordwainer Smith" to be a rather serious, scholarly old frump.

    A month or so I cleared out the vast majority of my SF section. One of the few authors all of whose books remain on my shelf is Cordwainer Smith.
  • I didn't notice that particular one, Alan. I spent quite a lot of time messing around with the settings in the store, and I don't think there is a way to clean them up.

    But I will add a sentence to the store, warning people.

    Thanks!

    Rosana
  • Hi Zana --
    The CS Bookstore is a helpful addition to your website. However, Amazon.com's listings of the Linebarger publications are a mess. Not your fault, I know, but I wonder if there's some way to clean them up. I've tried occasionally to point out to individual online book dealers (who are Amazon's backup dealers for out-of-print and used items) that they are mis-labeling some books as by your father though they were by your grandfather. For instance, "Mes Memoires Abreges Sur Les Revolutions De Sun-yat-sen" is your grandfather's autobiography, and anyone who pays $250 for it under the assumption that Cordwainer Smith wrote it is going to be sadly disappointed.
    Best regards, Alan
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