So I noticed something weird on the Spider’s Bite page at Amazon. It now says that the book will be “in stock Jan. 23.” Maybe that means the book will start shipping on Jan. 23 instead of on Jan. 26? I don’t know. Apparently, you can now post reviews on the page too.
Being the curious sort, I also went over to the Spider’s Bite page at Barnes & Noble. Over there, it now says that the book ships in 2–3 days.
And hey, if you like e-books, the versions at Amazon and B&N are actually cheaper than the paperbacks — less than $7.
I might have to slip off to my local bookstore this weekend and see if I can snag an early copy myself (since I haven’t gotten my author copies yet). 
That’s pretty bad, when the author can’t get her copies before the book shows up on the shelves.
Yep, in my experience, publishers don’t send the author copies out until the actual release date. I don’t know why they wait … especially since there are used copies on Amazon already!