Saturday, January 03, 2009

FAQ that's hard to answer





I have the phantom stallion hawaii series, and use my money to buy them one by one. However, we are finding that, as we want to purchase the first series, it is to expensive, since there are a lot of books. we were wondering if you could send us the first series. We would really appriciate it. If you decide to oblige, here is my address


Dear Readers,
I get emails and letters like the one above every day, so I've decided to share my answer with all of you! Terri

Dear Girls,
I'm sorry I've been so slow responding to your letter. I truly get about 100 emails each day. I LOVE hearing from my readers, so I try to answer their emails in order and I'm no where near December yet, but I'm taking you out of order today.
It makes me really happy that you enjoy my books -- especially that you share them. I can imagine you spinning predictions about your lives with horses and your "what if" s just as I've always done.
Sadly, I can't send you all my books free because, guess what? I have to buy them from my publisher!
Of course my first choice is that you buy my books new, so that my publisher knows people out there like my books and will keep asking me to write them.
I know, however, that it's not always possible to come up with the money to buy all the books you want brand new.
SO ...
Here are some great ways to get books without spending a lot.
1) Try the library. The price is right! FREE. If you have trouble exploring this possibility, let me know where you live and I'll contact the librarian and see what we can work out!
2) Independent bookstores with used sections. If PHANTOM STALLION and WILD HORSE ISLAND books are "keepers" for you, this is the way to go. Try going to Google Maps and type in a search for Bookstores Reno (or Portland, or Tampa or...wherever you live) and it will show you where to find the stores. Powell's in Portland, for instance, has 2 used copies of THE RENEGADE fo @2.95 each. Of course you do have to pay shipping costs, and use your parents credit card, but this might be something you want to explore.
Independent bookstores sometimes have connections they can use to find you a used copy of a book for less than you can do it yourself.
3) PHANTOM STALLION book clubs are popping up all over the place. Readers are chipping in on books (new and used) and keeping a library of their own. Instead of quarreling over who gets to keep a book after everyone in the club has read it, I suggest giving the book a THIRD LIFE by donating it to a library or to a teacher's in-class collection.

I really REALLY hope this helps!
Terri

p.s. How do you like this HOKU image from a reader?

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Posted by Terri Farley @ 9:16 AM

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Comments: Wow! How many would requests like that do you get on average? I mean, yes, your books are fantastic so everyone would want them, but that's a lot of money. Excuse me for being foreward, but you need to make a living too! Ha ha ha. Great books, and I hope you CAN still keep writing and reading and riding.
  dont forget amazon.com they have used for as low as 0.01. in good condition.
  HI,
I get about one a day, but there were a lot right after Christmas.
Good point about Amazon.com, too.
Terri
  I went to amazon dot com too but unfortunately th eshipping costs were more than the amount that I saw the books in bookstores for. But thanks for the ideas, though I dout you can talk to my librarian 'cause I live in Canada.

Thanks Anyway =)
  They have phones & email in Canada, yes! I communicate with people in other countries all the time.
No problem. :)
  Cute Hoku!!
  hmmm...I always thought your books were a really resonable price!!! I guess it does add up, but I read them over and over and over and over and over and....you get the point. so to me it's worth it!
  Ha ha, I do too! That's funny.
  Your books are a reasonable price anyway, compared to other books I buy, that are £7 per book in a series of 12.
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