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Jan. 31st, 2013 01:44 pmAnd then, a woman called the library looking for me. Apparently, she has written a book and because someone told her I was a computer expert (!), she wanted to me to help her "launch" the book (!!). She specifically mentioned twitter and wordpress blogging.
I told her that I'm not that familiar with twitter and that, in any case, that sort of help isn't something the library can provide at this point. And then she said that no, it wouldn't be through the library, she just wanted to hire me to launch her book.
And then I stared at the phone for a long moment before telling her thank you but I am in no way qualified to help her launch her book.
Lady, I'm just the person who helps people put ebooks on their ereaders. I know exactly as much about computers as any other casual internet user and thus am in no way an expert. Also, I do not make house calls. Possibly, you should talk to someone who actually knows something about publishing?
That is probably not the weirdest thing I've been asked at the library, but it's the weirdest in a while.
I told her that I'm not that familiar with twitter and that, in any case, that sort of help isn't something the library can provide at this point. And then she said that no, it wouldn't be through the library, she just wanted to hire me to launch her book.
And then I stared at the phone for a long moment before telling her thank you but I am in no way qualified to help her launch her book.
Lady, I'm just the person who helps people put ebooks on their ereaders. I know exactly as much about computers as any other casual internet user and thus am in no way an expert. Also, I do not make house calls. Possibly, you should talk to someone who actually knows something about publishing?
That is probably not the weirdest thing I've been asked at the library, but it's the weirdest in a while.
