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Originally Posted by Worldwalker
I think there was a thread about this last summer some time, and someone had an author "sign" with a touch screen stylus, though I don't remember on which device.
I've thought that putting books on SD cards, thumb drives, etc., and having those be signable might be a good solution.
Another possibility: an authors' autograph book. You could have each author sign a page in the autograph album, with space for a picture of them (or the two of you!), information about the event, anything you wanted. It wouldn't be quite the same thing as an autographed book, but on the other hand it would be safer than lending out your autographed copy of a favorite book and never getting it back, or having something terrible happen to it when it's out of your hands (my boss once returned a book looking like his dog had chewed on it, and he didn't have a dog), or having to buy another copy (and take up another book's worth of space) so you can have a reading/lending copy as well as the signed one in its little plastic bag.
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I think this was me. I had Heather Webber, Denise Swanson, Sara Rosett, and Marcia Talley all sign my Asus netbook (using the Paint program) and the stylus. Then I saved as .png files and have since exported to my main computer. These days, since I got the Sony 950, it'd be the same, only signing the Sony instead of a netbook, of course, using the Handwriting application on the Sony. But for a Kindle, or something with no stylus input, I guess the Sharpie on the back would be as good as anything else. I think Nate did this when he got Sherman Alexie (he of the infamous quote about punching people who read ebooks in the nose) to sign his Kindle. (He didn't get punched in the nose, thankfully). Having something I could get autographs on was one of my considerations when choosing an ereading device - yes, I'm odd.
Alternatively, if you've had any contact with the author before the signing; (Facebook, blog comments, etc.) ask for a bookmark or a postcard if you don't already have one, and take that to the signing. Be sure and take your own pen, though, (something that will show up on the bookmark, for example, silver sharpie if the bookmark is black or dark colored).
Be aware: Some bookstores won't let you have the author sign anything that you didn't purchase at the store. Anderson's in Naperville IL did this. You couldn't have them sign your book without a blue ticket; and you only got the blue ticket by purchasing the book there. Fortunately, that location was my second time seeing both Heather and Denise, so I didn't need to stand in line for autographs (I already had them).