Words exchanged between strangers
Oct. 16th, 2001 03:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
days_unfoldingWhen I sell a book on Amazon.com, I send a standard, dry note: Thank you for your purchase. I'll ship the book to you <whenever I'm going to ship the book>.
Despite the dryness, some people seem to get that they're dealing with an individual and respond. Several have said "you're welcome". One, who bought a book about selling services, said that she just got laid off and wanted to get into consulting. (I sent a note back wishing her good luck.) The following note really cracked me up:
I'm finding it interesting that a book itself is one form of interaction between strangers, and the subject matter of the book can spark another interaction between strangers. I never really thought of selling books as selling dreams or aspirations, but (at least for non-fiction), that's frequently the case.
Anyway, I'm debating whether to go mail the books that I sold last night and this morning today. I'd rather not mail stuff every single day except Sunday, but that largely has been what I've been doing. If I am going to mail them, I need to get moving to make the pick-up.
Addendum: I've decided that I'll ship Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only. I still should be able to honor the "ship within two business days" guideline from Amazon.com.
Despite the dryness, some people seem to get that they're dealing with an individual and respond. Several have said "you're welcome". One, who bought a book about selling services, said that she just got laid off and wanted to get into consulting. (I sent a note back wishing her good luck.) The following note really cracked me up:
Thank you for mailing the chronic disorganization book to me. If I had to
mail you the book, I wouldn't be able to find it! I do so look forward to
getting it.
I'm finding it interesting that a book itself is one form of interaction between strangers, and the subject matter of the book can spark another interaction between strangers. I never really thought of selling books as selling dreams or aspirations, but (at least for non-fiction), that's frequently the case.
Anyway, I'm debating whether to go mail the books that I sold last night and this morning today. I'd rather not mail stuff every single day except Sunday, but that largely has been what I've been doing. If I am going to mail them, I need to get moving to make the pick-up.
Addendum: I've decided that I'll ship Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only. I still should be able to honor the "ship within two business days" guideline from Amazon.com.
