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Extremely Odd And Incredibly Weird Return PolicyÉ
In the spirit of fair play…and in honor of my upcoming novel, I (Michael Snyder) would like to make the following Satisfaction Guaranteed Offer.
If you have (bought and) read my first novel, My Name Is Russell Fink, and find that you are not completely satisfied with your purchase, simply send me an email from the ‘Contact’ section of this website. I will then furnish you a list of available books (not written by me). You then choose a title from the list and we make the swap.
You must provide:
-proof of purchase (a photocopied receipt will do just fine)
-your used cop of My Name Is Russell Fink
-a list of reasons why you did not like the book (the nastier the better!)
When I receive your book (or is it my book—I did write it, after all?) I will mail you your new (slightly used and possiblly marked up, but certainly not drooled upon) book from my collection. We each pay our own shipping.
If I get enough returned copies, I will then post the best negative responses to my (brilliant) first novel and let the readers vote on who makes the most compelling argument for me being a total hack.
So what are you waiting for? Go (buy and) read a copy today!
Sorry. No deal. I’m keeping my (your) book.
– Jeanne Damoff · August 24, 2008, 4:08PM
I would play. I mean, I do have a fantastic imagination and a cynical spirit, which together, despite the fact that I loved the book, could come up with something particularly churlish, but I loaned the book to a friend.
Opportunity lost.
– Heather Goodman · August 25, 2008, 11:45AM
No way I’d take you up on that. I wouldn’t mind a new book, but that’s what the library’s for.
Couldn’t think of enough bad things to say about the lovable Russel.
– Gina Hernandez · August 25, 2008, 4:46PM
This is the best “Buy My Book” challenge I’ve ever read. I don’t want you to get any returns. Not even one. But I love the way you put yourself out there for critique.
You’re a bigger man than I’ll ever be.
Wait. I’m a girl.
– Merrie Destefano · September 24, 2008, 11:36PM
Okay, let me swap the swap. my first book Leaper:The Misadventures of a Not-Necessarily-Super Hero (Waterbrook Press) came out roughly the time your first book did. I have old, drooled upon copies of my first book. I live in Memphis. I own a truck. Nashville's roughly east, I hear. I'd like a drooled upon copy of your first book. (Maybe we could swap crunched up second books as well, should you be game.) but anyway, would love to meet/chat with you about the Christian-slash-Comic-slash-Fiction gig. What say you Snyder? (I tried to contact you on the contact page, but the link didn't work....)
– geoffrey wood · September 24, 2009, 12:55AM