Goodbye Borders

As I’m sure pretty much everyone knows, big changes are afoot in the way media – including books – is delivered to the buying public. More and more, the Internet has become the premiere shopping spot for books, music, video and the like, and this change, naturally, has had a severe impact on the old “brick and mortar” way of doing business. Each day, it seems, another bookstore or music store closes their doors forever… sort of like blacksmith shops when automobiles started to catch on, or typewriter shops when computers became commonplace.

The latest victim of this change is Borders, which was previously a major bookseller right up there with Barnes & Noble. Borders’ management is saying that the company is merely restructuring and regrouping, but with so many Borders stores closing around the country, it’s pretty obvious that the end is near. The photo of The World Is Your Litter Box (above) was taken at the Borders store in downtown San Francisco, which is currently in the process of being picked clean before it closes.

Still, change is inevitable, and on the bright side, the Internet is offering all kinds of very cool options for book buyers and authors such as yours truly. For example, if you have an e-reader, you can download The World Is STILL Your Litter Box and be reading it in minutes without even having to leave your home. (Yes, I know… another shameless plug for my second book. Sorry…I couldn’t resist!)

Sad as it is to see the old ways change and disappear, it is truly exciting to be living in an age when new ideas and innovations seem to be coming at us on a daily basis. Can new advances in litter boxes and scratching posts be far behind?

THE WORLD IS YOUR LITTER BOX 1-YEAR ANNIVERSARY

My, how time flies! It was exactly one year ago today (May 6th) that my hilarious how-to manual for cats, The World Is Your Litter Box, was released, and since then, it has brought untold enjoyment to cats and cat lovers around the world. Sincere and heartfelt thanks to everyone who bought the book… Steve and I really appreciate it! And if you haven’t yet bought a copy, what are you waiting for? If they don’t have it at your local book store, you can order it from Amazon or Barnes & Noble. For more information about the book and lots of other fun stuff, please visit the official The World Is Your Litter Box website.

Meanwhile, we’re hard at work on the second book, The World Is STILL Your Litter Box, and we’re shooting for a Christmas 2009 release. If you liked the first book, you’ll LOVE the new one.

We’re in the process of compiling a mailing list, so if you would like to receive periodic updates about the new book, including tasty and tantalizing excerpts, please send your email address to quasi@theworldisyourlitterbox.com. Your information will be kept confidential and I promise… we won’t try to sell you Viagra or offer you untold riches from some country you’ve never heard of.

THE WORLD IS YOUR LITTER BOX - THE LATEST NEWS

This weekend, Steve will wind up his Southern California book tour for The World Is Your Litter Box with signing events at Barnes & Noble in Palmdale from 1-5 PM on Saturday (11/22), and at Barnes & Noble in the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance from 2-5 PM on Sunday (11/23). For more information on the Palmdale event, call 661-272-9958, and for more info on the Del Amo signing, call 310-370-5552. Hope to see you at one or both of the stores.

And many thanks to those of you who have sent in photos for the “Photos of Cat Readers” page of the official The World Is Your Litter Box website… but we want MORE, MORE, MORE! If you bought The World Is Your Litter Box, (or if you intend to... it would make a great holiday gift for the cat lover in your life!), simply take a photo of your cat (or cats) posed with their copy of the book and send it to the email address shown on the “Photos of Cat Readers” page of the website. Be sure and tell us the names of any and all cats in the photo and the city where you live. We look forward to adding your kitty to the site!

BACK FROM PARIS & BOOK SIGNING

Steve and his female have returned from their vacation in Paris (thank God), so now they can get back to paying FULL ATTENTION to me! Naturally, they had to pay for leaving me alone with my pet sitter, so I was forced to do a certain amount of collateral damage around the homestead. I'll have the full damage report in a couple days.

Meanwhile, on Saturday November 15th, from 1-5 PM, Steve will be signing copies of The World Is Your Litter Box at Barnes & Noble in Palmdale, CA. If you live in the area, please drop by and say hi. Barnes & Noble is located in The Marketplace at 39228 10th Street West in Palmdale. For more information, please call 661-272-9958.

THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BOOK SIGNING TOUR CONTINUES

This Saturday, October 11th, from 12:00 to 3:00 PM, Steve (my human and co-author) will be signing copies of The World Is Your Litter Box at Barnes & Noble in Huntington Beach, CA. If you live in the Southern California area and have some free time on Saturday, drop by and say hello! As usual, Shill, my robotic book-signing kitty, will be standing in for me so I can stay home and create mayhem. Barnes & Noble is located in the Bella Terra Mall, 7881 Edinger Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA. For more information, call 714-897-8781, or visit the official The World Is Your Litter Box website.

And don’t forget… if you live elsewhere and can’t make it to one of Steve’s book signings, you can order an autographed bookplate for your copy of The World Is Your Litter Box. These handsome bookplates are FREE and we’ll even pay the postage! Just tell us how you want the bookplate made out (you can include your kitties if you like) and your snail-mail address. To request a bookplate, contact quasi@theworldisyourlitterbox.com.

Your Friend,
Quasi

THE WORLD IS YOUR LITTER BOX - BOOK SIGNING & BOOKPLATES

From 1:00 to 5:00 PM on Saturday, September 27th, Steve will be signing copies of The World Is Your Litter Box at Barnes & Noble in Long Beach, California. As usual, Shill, our robotic book signing kitty, will be standing in for me so I don't have to disrupt my weekend napping schedule. If you live in the Southern California area and have some free time on Saturday, drop by and say hello! Barnes & Noble is located in the Marina Pacific Mall, 6326 Pacific Coast Highway, in Long Beach; 562-431-2253.

If you live elsewhere and bought The World Is Your Litter Box, you can get a free bookplate, signed by Steve and stamped by me. Just let us know how you want the bookplate made out and where to send it (a snail mail address, please). Email your request to quasi@theworldisyourlitterbox.com. If you buy a copy of Litter Box for a friend, we’ll be happy to autograph a bookplate for them as well!

Your Friend,
Quasi
http://www.theworldisyourlitterbox.com/

BOOK SIGNINGS

At 7:30 PM on Thursday, June 12th, on my behalf, Steve will be signing copies of The World Is Your Litter Box at Barnes & Noble in Encino, CA. And at 7:30 PM on the following Thursday, June 19th, Steve will be signing copies of the book at Flintridge Bookstore, 964 Foothill Boulevard in La Canada, CA. And yes, Shill, my robotic book-signing emissary kitty, will be standing in for me at both events!

Barnes & Noble is located in the Encino Marketplace at 16461 Ventura Boulevard, at the corner of Ventura and Hayvenhurst. Flintridge Bookstore is located at 964 Foothill Boulevard. If you live in the Los Angeles area, please try and stop by one or both events.

And don’t forget… if you live elsewhere and bought The World Is Your Litter Box, you can get a free, autographed bookplate. Just let me know how you want the bookplate made out and where to send it (a snail mail address, please). Send your request to quasi@theworldisyourlitterbox.com.

WANT TO BE A BOOK REVIEWER?

Have you ever read a convoluted book review and thought to yourself, “I could write a better review than THAT!” Well, fellow cats (and humans), here’s your chance. If you bought The World Is Your Litter Box from Amazon.com, you’re entitled to write a review and tell everyone on Earth what you think of the book. Just go to Amazon’s page for The World Is Your Litter Box, find the “review” link and have at it. Needless to say, it would be most helpful if you said something nice, but all constructive comments would be welcome… hey, I can take the heat! If you bought the book on-line from Barnes & Noble or Border’s (or any other on-line book seller for that matter), you can write a review on their respective pages.

Also, on Monday, Amazon sold out of its first batch of The World Is Your Litter Box and had to order more copies. This means that my clever plan to get the book into the paws of cats worldwide by disguising it as a cute cat book is working! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!