Re: HB
"I get the feeling that HB hasn't quite managed to obtain a handle on Economics 101."
I particularly like the bit one author said about how few books were sold last time, and at that, they were sold to each other. Ouch.
Seems a ripe time to call out The Dynamic Sextuplates and make their intervention nab for HB before too many jump on his Ship of Dwindling Checkbooks. I'll call the AP and Washington Post to document the whole thing.
I can see the headline and article now:
PA GALA BOOKSIGNING SET UP
In an exhausting eight hour booksigning that HB Marcus promised recored sales, the three attending authors only yielded five sales, two of which were sales among the authors. It was rumored that there may have been a sixth sale, but it turned out to be a vagrant who was looking for toilet paper. Taking a look at the exorbitant price of the book, he mumbled something about tree leaves being preferable.
Booksigning organizer, HB Marcus was asked about the poor turnout. Wiping the spittle from his quivering lip, he insisted that people from a group called Absolute Write were responsible for brainwashing the entire Ohio population. His remarks became quite profane when the names of Dave, James, Victoria, Jenna, Dee, Rebecca, Ed were uttered. This reporter actually witnessed fire shooting from Mr. Marcus's eyes. Small children ran in fear.
Mr. Marcus was finally hauled off in a Tourette's-induced frenzy, bound in a straight-jacket by a group dressed in designer black outfits. A mention of a Fig Newton supply was overheard by one in the black-clad group.
As a final sad note, all of Mr. Marcus's books were stolen by the vagrant who insisted the bindings would make lovely table doilies.