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herbertwest
05-21-2012, 12:44 AM
From Talk Stephen King :




Jule Bosman has a short article at Media Decoder about some new attempts Esquire is making to not only include more fiction -- but to market it to men.

While a lot of the focus in fiction is in the e-book world, the article also reveals that King and Hill will be published in the June / July issue of Esquire.

Bosman writes:

It coincides with the publication of three works in the June/July issue of Esquire — by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill; the thriller writer Lee Child; and Colum McCann. The works will be available only in the print and iPad editions of the magazine.

David Granger, the editor in chief of Esquire, said he has lamented the loss of space that magazines devoted to publishing fiction. The New Yorker is perhaps the most visible home for fiction in the magazine world, but many other magazines have cut back.

The full article is HERE.
http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/20/esquire-to-publish-e-books-devoted-to-mens-fiction/?partner=rss&emc=rss


So : Throttle or something new? So far, nothing on the Esquire website, as the current issue is the May one...

Brice
05-21-2012, 12:47 AM
:dance:

you ever seen a ghost?
05-21-2012, 04:34 AM
this is not a "Throttle" reprint. it is something completely new.

-justin

mae
05-21-2012, 07:29 AM
Awesome news! Love it when new short fiction springs out of nowhere!

jhanic
05-21-2012, 07:42 AM
Any idea when this issue hits the stands?

John

Brice
05-21-2012, 07:51 AM
I don't know, but I miss the days of being able to convince friends to break street date for stuff like this.

skyofcrack
05-21-2012, 08:08 AM
Any idea when this issue hits the stands?


The first volume of the series includes new short stories by Aaron Gwyn, Luis Alberto Urrea and Jess Walter, and the stories will be sold only in e-book format in collaboration with Open Road Integrated Media, a digital publisher, beginning June 12. (Another volume will follow every few months.)


It coincides with the publication of three works in the June/July issue of Esquire — by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill; the thriller writer Lee Child; and Colum McCann. The works will be available only in the print and iPad editions of the magazine.

This sounds like 6/12 is the date for both of these.

mae
05-21-2012, 08:23 AM
Strange that it's less than a month out and nothing on the official site.

jon10g
05-21-2012, 08:35 AM
I presume this will only appear in the US version of Esquire?
Jon

biomieg
05-21-2012, 08:44 AM
As always, I will be very grateful if someone can send me a copy!

mae
05-21-2012, 08:48 AM
I wonder if this and Throttle and some other unpublished material could pave way for a King/Hill collection? It would make sense; otherwise both authors would have to collected these stories in their own collections, which sounds like a dubious enterprise. I would love a dedicated King/Hill collection of collaborations. I'm sure these two are not the only things they've done.

Brice
05-21-2012, 08:52 AM
If they are, they certainly seem to like it so we can probably expect more. I too would love a king/hill collection.

Bev Vincent
05-21-2012, 03:03 PM
Joe Hill tweets: Yeah, did a story for the June/July Esquire with my dad. Beyond that, I can't say nuttin until @Esquiremag sez so.

Bev Vincent
05-22-2012, 02:37 AM
http://joehillfiction.com/website/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/Esquire-Mag.jpg

mae
05-22-2012, 05:04 AM
When to look for it on the stands?

Bev Vincent
05-22-2012, 05:56 AM
I'd expect it soon -- the May issue was out in mid-April.

From SKMB: Esquire has announced it is to publish a new story collaboration by Joe Hill and Stephen as part of its launch of an e-book series called "Fiction for Men." "In the Tall Grass" will be published in two parts, the first to appear in the June/July issue and the conclusion in the August issue. The works will be available only in the print and iPad editions of the magazine.

mae
05-22-2012, 06:08 AM
Sounds novella-length.

herbertwest
05-22-2012, 07:25 AM
So its title is "In the tall grass"? Sounds cool!

mae
05-22-2012, 11:15 AM
http://www.esquire.com/features/june-july-2012-contents

FICTION FOR MEN
Three new stories:
IN THE TALL GRASS, PART 1, by Stephen King and Joe Hill
EVERYONE TALKS, a Jack Reacher story by Lee Child
ICE, by Column McCann
and 79-word short shorts from Don Winslow, Daniel Woodrell, Michael Cunningham, and more. Plus: The Esquire/Aspen Institute Short Shote Fiction Contest

mattgreenbean
05-22-2012, 08:03 PM
If you have Coke Points you can get a subscription to Esquire using your points. Mycokerewards.com

Or order here for 8 bucks.

mae
05-26-2012, 11:20 AM
On newsstands now. Just picked up my copy.

Dan
05-26-2012, 11:36 AM
Also found a copy today.

mae
05-26-2012, 12:16 PM
Has an interview with Joe about writing with his father with King's handwritten commentary.

Niels
05-27-2012, 03:09 AM
Anyone know where I can find a copy in Europe (or willing to send one, when both editions are printed)

biomieg
05-27-2012, 03:19 AM
Niels, you should be able to get copies from the ABC in The Hague or Amsterdam.

Bev Vincent
05-29-2012, 04:35 PM
Has an interview with Joe about writing with his father with King's handwritten commentary.

That little annotated interview is great. Creepy story so far--can't wait to see how it ends.

Randall Flagg
05-29-2012, 05:01 PM
Has an interview with Joe about writing with his father with King's handwritten commentary.
I cry bullshit! Unles SK writes his "J"'s exactly like Joe Hill signs his, bullshit.

CRinVA
05-30-2012, 06:18 AM
I read Part I last night - very creepy - oddly has a similar premise to a story I finished writing a few weeks ago! :-)

Brice
05-30-2012, 07:01 AM
Every store in this damn town is still carrying the prior month's issue. <_<

Heather19
05-30-2012, 07:25 AM
Is this a scary story?! I picked up my copy this past weekend. I'll start it tonight when I get home.

Bev Vincent
05-30-2012, 07:39 AM
Yes, it is a scary story -- but it's only part 1 of 2, so we're left hanging for a while to see how it turns out.

jhanic
05-30-2012, 10:20 AM
I haven't gotten my copy yet, but I'll wait until I get the whole thing before I read it.

John

Heather19
05-30-2012, 11:23 AM
Yes, it is a scary story -- but it's only part 1 of 2, so we're left hanging for a while to see how it turns out.

Nice! I'm really excited to read it now. And it's only one part? When's the second part going to be published.

ELazansky
05-30-2012, 11:37 AM
The August issue will have part 2, so it will be end of June. I'm with John, waiting for both issues before I read it.

mae
05-30-2012, 01:14 PM
The first part seemed rather short. Hopefully the second part is lengthier, otherwise it doesn't really qualify as a novella, does it?

DanishCollector
05-30-2012, 04:31 PM
If it's shorter than, say, Morality, this new one is just a short story.

herbertwest
05-31-2012, 05:39 AM
I haven't gotten my copy yet, but I'll wait until I get the whole thing before I read it.

John

Probably a wise decision! Look at us: we are now all craving for the 2nd part...

you ever seen a ghost?
05-31-2012, 06:01 AM
since it is a June/July issue, wouldn't the August issue be out at the end of July rather than the end of June?

-justin

ELazansky
05-31-2012, 06:06 AM
Yep, I meant to say July...sorry about that

WeDealInLead
05-31-2012, 06:09 AM
I just finished reading it. I think it's because I read so many monthly comic books, I crave the excitment of cliffhangers so I couldn't wait. It's a great story and Joe's touch is very present in it.

jhanic
05-31-2012, 12:10 PM
I just picked up my copy of the June/July issue. I'm putting it away very carefully.

John

CRinVA
05-31-2012, 12:30 PM
The July issue will probably hit the newsstands around July 15th.

mikeC
06-06-2012, 02:00 PM
I like haunted grass!
Good first part, much more interesting than Throttle.

Cook
06-09-2012, 08:55 AM
I picked it up to buy, looked inside to the story and thought hmm........... 2 bucks a page, I'll wait.

Mr. Rabbit Trick
06-09-2012, 10:10 AM
I don't want to read it until I have the second part.

misterman
06-09-2012, 09:25 PM
http://www.wlbz2.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=85674059001


http://www.wlbz2.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=85674059001

The son of Stephen and Tabitha King has a really balanced head on his shoulders-which is why it hasn't fallen off! He's a Bangor boy and we had some commonality in having grown up there and had parents with similar philosophies to raising children. I hope you like this story and try one of his books such as "Heart Shaped Box" or "Horns." I read "Horns" and thought it was a fun read.

http://www.wlbz2.com/images/300/169/2/assetpool/images/100514120540_BGME_JoeHill_00005500.jpg

mikeC
06-11-2012, 07:59 AM
Thanks for posting this. Great to see he handles the questions about his old man so well.
I liked HSB and the short stories very much.

mae
07-02-2012, 06:41 AM
The second part should be on newsstands in mid-July.

http://www.esquire.com/video/august-issue-trailer-0812

http://img845.imageshack.us/img845/4346/609774796.jpg

mae
07-08-2012, 07:53 AM
Sounds like the issue should be on the stands now. Will check my local B&N later today.

https://twitter.com/joe_hill/status/221789735423709184
https://twitter.com/joe_hill/status/221958788842921984
https://twitter.com/joe_hill/status/221962543919411201


Oh I'm hearin the new @Esquiremag is out... Which is where you'll find the end to the story I wrote with my dad, "In The Tall Grass."
Don't let the grass grow under your feet. New @Esquiremag is out, has the finale of the story I wrote with my dad.
For them coming in late, the new story is "In The Tall Grass." Part I appeared in the last issue of @Esquiremag. Part II is just out now.

ELazansky
07-08-2012, 11:48 AM
I got mine at Target today

mikeC
07-10-2012, 06:57 AM
They pulled no punches in this story.
Great stuff.

mae
07-10-2012, 08:00 AM
This second part is much longer, thankfully. Probably, altogether, as long as King's other Esquire novella, The Gingerbread Girl.

WeDealInLead
07-10-2012, 02:58 PM
I have the magazine in my car and no time to read it.

Darkday
07-16-2012, 11:22 AM
Probably, altogether, as long as King's other Esquire novella, The Gingerbread Girl.Not quite. The Gingerbread Girl is about 21,000 words long, In the Tall Grass about 15,000.

Randall Flagg
07-16-2012, 11:50 AM
It's a creepy disgusting nauseating story. I loved it.

TwistedNadine
07-16-2012, 04:58 PM
It's a creepy disgusting nauseating story. I loved it.

Ditto!

John - thanks for part 1!

jhanic
07-16-2012, 06:16 PM
My pleasure!

John

herbertwest
07-17-2012, 02:32 AM
It's a creepy disgusting nauseating story. I loved it.

I dont see why you are saying that ;-)
Personally, i prefered the first half of the story...

mae
08-20-2012, 07:36 PM
The novella will be released as a Kindle ebook and audiobook on October 9, 2012: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B008X6TP1I/

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41zVt0Ya7XL.jpg

Mr. Rabbit Trick
08-21-2012, 06:15 AM
I read it on my Kindle ages ago.

CyberGhostface
12-25-2012, 04:23 PM
Someone mind explaining the second half of the story? I was listening to it on an audiobook and I got lost around the time Becky "escaped" and was looking for the little girl? I'm assuming it was a dream. And then they eat her baby?

Bev Vincent
03-13-2021, 10:57 AM
Larry Fire reports (https://firewireblog.com/2021/03/13/exclusive-edition-of-in-the-tall-grass-by-stephen-king-joe-hill-available-on-independent-bookstore-day-april-24/)there will be an exclusive edition of "In the Tall Grass" only available at independent bookstores, starting on April 24.

https://larryfire.files.wordpress.com/2021/03/tallgrass_stephenking_joehill.jpg?w=580&h=791

mae
03-13-2021, 12:40 PM
Too bad it’s a paperback. Still waiting for a collection of all King’s recent collaborations that ha ent been collected, including that ebook with O’Nan.

herbertwest
03-13-2021, 12:51 PM
"Never before in print" is sort of a lie. As it was in "Full Throttle".
But that is probably unknown from most King fans, therefore a good marketing selling point !

Brian861
03-16-2021, 05:56 PM
"Never before in print" is sort of a lie. As it was in "Full Throttle".
But that is probably unknown from most King fans, therefore a good marketing selling point !

Pretty sure Esquire counts as print.

herbertwest
04-23-2021, 03:42 PM
Tomorrow. April 24th
5k copies within 700 stores
... and 300 signed copies !

https://www.indiebound.org/independent-bookstore-day

Ricky
04-23-2021, 03:50 PM
Not sure where you see there are signed copies available.

ur2ndbiggestfan
04-23-2021, 04:03 PM
The bookseller I contacted to try and get a copy, with no success because she is not a member of the club, said there are signed and unsigned copies.
That is all I remember from our phone conversation.

Brian861
04-23-2021, 05:17 PM
The bookseller I contacted to try and get a copy, with no success because she is not a member of the club, said there are signed and unsigned copies.
That is all I remember from our phone conversation.

Signed by King or Hill or both?

herbertwest
04-23-2021, 05:32 PM
Not sure where you see there are signed copies available.

From a King collector and owner of an indie bookstore being part of the program.
Signed by both King/Hill

herbertwest
04-23-2021, 05:35 PM
For instance, here is a shop with 5 signed copies offered in a raffle
=> https://www.facebook.com/carmichaelsbookstore/posts/3887518391285282

Brian861
04-23-2021, 05:43 PM
For instance, here is a shop with 5 signed copies offered in a raffle
=> https://www.facebook.com/carmichaelsbookstore/posts/3887518391285282

Just states autographed, not by whom. Although, it's hard to image that Joe isn't signing all of them.

herbertwest
04-24-2021, 06:32 AM
Confirmed by a picture seen on Facebook :

https://scontent-cdt1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/177476272_10109037998670159_3574217764004505811_n. jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-3&_nc_sid=b9115d&_nc_ohc=-78UKhlh0GQAX-DZilk&_nc_ht=scontent-cdt1-1.xx&oh=689736ad96ba880dfd3b58f1809c9ec0&oe=60A80E5E

Lurker
04-24-2021, 07:46 AM
I ordered from several bookstores and got this back from one of them (I checked their site - they are now sold out).

"Order status: Completed

Order comment:
Good Morning, We will ship out your signed copy to you today. Thank you!"

Hope it really is signed!!!

DoctorZaius
04-24-2021, 07:49 AM
I ordered from several bookstores and got this back from one of them (I checked their site - they are now sold out).

"Order status: Completed

Order comment:
Good Morning, We will ship out your signed copy to you today. Thank you!"

Hope it really is signed!!!

Hope it works out for you. I found five copies at my local store, but non were signed.

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 08:09 AM
I was lucky enough to snag a copy (and by lucky I mean I got up at 5am and waited in the rain for 3 hours). The owner of my local bookstore said he thought there were only 150 copies, but I haven't seen anything official.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4642.png
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4640.png

MarcoL
04-24-2021, 08:13 AM
I was lucky enough to snag a copy (and by lucky I mean I got up at 5am and waited in the rain for 3 hours). The owner of my local bookstore said he thought there were only 150 copies, but I haven't seen anything official.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4642.png
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4640.png

Congrats! That’s a nice find!

Brian861
04-24-2021, 08:15 AM
That's awesome! Cheapest King signed book at what, $13.00 bucks? I should have done the same thing. I called my local and they are sold out. The owner did confirm that they had signed copies. I was able to order copies from Water Street books with a request for Joe to sign.

Were you allowed to check all the copies for a sig or did they hand a random book to you?

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 08:22 AM
Yeah, I know. A serious steal!

He had already separated the signed copies (he actually had multiple) from the standard ones and was doing it on a straight-up first-come-first-served basis. I know other stores were doing lotteries, etc., so I thought right up to the last second that I was going to run into some kind of issue, but nope! I was able to get the signed copy of Jeff Vandermeer's Hummingbird Salamander too. It's definitely been an awesome day!

ur2ndbiggestfan
04-24-2021, 08:24 AM
Nice find!

jon10g
04-24-2021, 08:43 AM
Great stuff!

Aremag
04-24-2021, 08:47 AM
I checked out the two local bookstores near me that were participating but they didn't have any signed. I did pick up two unsigned copies and the signed Hummingbird Salamander by Vandemeer.

Brian861
04-24-2021, 08:47 AM
Yeah, I know. A serious steal!

He had already separated the signed copies (he actually had multiple) from the standard ones and was doing it on a straight-up first-come-first-served basis. I know other stores were doing lotteries, etc., so I thought right up to the last second that I was going to run into some kind of issue, but nope! I was able to get the signed copy of Jeff Vandermeer's Hummingbird Salamander too. It's definitely been an awesome day!

Good for you, man! You deserve a nap today.

mae
04-24-2021, 08:49 AM
Really hope this gets collected in the next King collection. (I’m not counting Hill’s book.)

Brian861
04-24-2021, 08:55 AM
(I’m not counting Hill’s book.)

Why is that?

ur2ndbiggestfan
04-24-2021, 09:05 AM
If anyone has an extra copy they want to sell, let me know!

mae
04-24-2021, 09:05 AM
I don’t read or collect his stuff so I would much prefer to have a King book.

Brian861
04-24-2021, 09:14 AM
If anyone has an extra copy they want to sell, let me know!

I'm sure you can get a slightly inflated copy on the eBays.

Brian861
04-24-2021, 09:14 AM
I don’t read or collect his stuff so I would much prefer to have a King book.

Gotcha. I'm sure it'll happen at some point.

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 09:31 AM
Good for you, man! You deserve a nap today.

Deserved or not, it's happening!

cit74
04-24-2021, 10:34 AM
There was a different isbn for signed vs unsigned copies; so the shops would know what they have…and there are about 700 indie stores (not all participated) and they had to request signed copies…which were gone in less than a minute from my conversation with one shop owner…I’ve spoken with a few these last 2 days

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 10:57 AM
The signed version does have a different ISBN on a sticker stuck over the original barcode, but the ISBN on the copyright page is the same as the unsigned version.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4643.png
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/IMG_4644.png

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 11:04 AM
And although the 2021 Independent Bookstore Day catalog (https://www.indiebound.org/sites/default/files/IBD2021-Catalog.pdf) does list print runs for some of the exclusive books, it lists the run for In the Tall Grass (among others) as "To Orders" and doesn't even mention the signed version.

Lookwhoitis
04-24-2021, 11:37 AM
congrats to all that got a signed copy!

I tried pretty hard today to get one but only could finagle unsigned.

I "ordered" a signed copy from a Virginia book store yesterday only to receive an email saying they were not allowed to sell them yet and to wait untill noon the next day to see if I would get one.

Then i went down to not one but TWO local stores. At the first one i got there a full hour before opening, spied one on the table inside and was the first guy in the door and purchased what they told me was their last (unsigned) Not sure where the the other ones got too or if they had any signed ones. It definitely seemed like this location had already sold some.

The second shop I went to was a local vintage CD and vinyl (that has a small book section) store that opened an hour later. The stores were geographically close, so I was able to get from one to the other quickly. First in line at both spots. After the record store opened, the girl working there had no clue what IBD was and told me they didnt have any of that. I went to the shops FB page and showed her the post that said they did and would be selling them and she went to the back and found me one.


Then, after I returned home I received an email from the shop i had ordered from the day before at 12:05 saying that they HAD a signed copy in stock to fill my order! I was sitting at the computer when the email came in and emailed the girl back basically freaking out saying i'm blown away thank you so much for making my day! only to receive ANOTHER email from the shop at 12:31 saying i'm sorry we made a mistake we only had unsigned left!

Talk about a roller coaster!

I went into today knowing to was going to be hard to score a signed copy and even when I had gotten an email saying the shop had one for me i told myself, dont get excited until it is in hand!

I ended up first in line at 2 shops and still couldn't pull one out of the hat.

I think it is just too hard to score one of these exclusives. Every shop does something different and i'm sure folks know the value of a Stephen King signature.

I had fun out searching for the white whale, the winning lottery ticket but ended up not getting a Sig.

daniel_pyle
04-24-2021, 01:21 PM
congrats to all that got a signed copy!

I tried pretty hard today to get one but only could finagle unsigned.

I "ordered" a signed copy from a Virginia book store yesterday only to receive an email saying they were not allowed to sell them yet and to wait untill noon the next day to see if I would get one.

Then i went down to not one but TWO local stores. At the first one i got there a full hour before opening, spied one on the table inside and was the first guy in the door and purchased what they told me was their last (unsigned) Not sure where the the other ones got too or if they had any signed ones. It definitely seemed like this location had already sold some.

The second shop I went to was a local vintage CD and vinyl (that has a small book section) store that opened an hour later. The stores were geographically close, so I was able to get from one to the other quickly. First in line at both spots. After the record store opened, the girl working there had no clue what IBD was and told me they didnt have any of that. I went to the shops FB page and showed her the post that said they did and would be selling them and she went to the back and found me one.


Then, after I returned home I received an email from the shop i had ordered from the day before at 12:05 saying that they HAD a signed copy in stock to fill my order! I was sitting at the computer when the email came in and emailed the girl back basically freaking out saying i'm blown away thank you so much for making my day! only to receive ANOTHER email from the shop at 12:31 saying i'm sorry we made a mistake we only had unsigned left!

Talk about a roller coaster!

I went into today knowing to was going to be hard to score a signed copy and even when I had gotten an email saying the shop had one for me i told myself, dont get excited until it is in hand!

I ended up first in line at 2 shops and still couldn't pull one out of the hat.

I think it is just too hard to score one of these exclusives. Every shop does something different and i'm sure folks know the value of a Stephen King signature.

I had fun out searching for the white whale, the winning lottery ticket but ended up not getting a Sig.

That WAS a roller coaster. I'm sorry it didn't turn out better for you. :(

ur2ndbiggestfan
04-24-2021, 04:55 PM
I HATE when they do this kind of thing and I can't get a copy.
I LOVE when they do this kind of thing and I can get a copy.
So far, HATE is winning.
If I had money to burn, it wouldn't be so bad, so what, just throw a couple hundred or a thousand bucks at someone for the signed edition. But I'm just not in a financial position to do that all the time.
However, I must admit I have a lot of nice stuff, so I shouldn't complain, but sometimes I LOVE to complain, and sometimes I HATE to complain.
It's kind of a LOVE/HATE relationship!
Don't you just HATE that?

Or don't you just LOVE that?

sentinel
04-24-2021, 06:21 PM
congrats to all that got a signed copy!

I tried pretty hard today to get one but only could finagle unsigned.

I "ordered" a signed copy from a Virginia book store yesterday only to receive an email saying they were not allowed to sell them yet and to wait untill noon the next day to see if I would get one.

Then i went down to not one but TWO local stores. At the first one i got there a full hour before opening, spied one on the table inside and was the first guy in the door and purchased what they told me was their last (unsigned) Not sure where the the other ones got too or if they had any signed ones. It definitely seemed like this location had already sold some.

The second shop I went to was a local vintage CD and vinyl (that has a small book section) store that opened an hour later. The stores were geographically close, so I was able to get from one to the other quickly. First in line at both spots. After the record store opened, the girl working there had no clue what IBD was and told me they didnt have any of that. I went to the shops FB page and showed her the post that said they did and would be selling them and she went to the back and found me one.


Then, after I returned home I received an email from the shop i had ordered from the day before at 12:05 saying that they HAD a signed copy in stock to fill my order! I was sitting at the computer when the email came in and emailed the girl back basically freaking out saying i'm blown away thank you so much for making my day! only to receive ANOTHER email from the shop at 12:31 saying i'm sorry we made a mistake we only had unsigned left!

Talk about a roller coaster!

I went into today knowing to was going to be hard to score a signed copy and even when I had gotten an email saying the shop had one for me i told myself, dont get excited until it is in hand!

I ended up first in line at 2 shops and still couldn't pull one out of the hat.

I think it is just too hard to score one of these exclusives. Every shop does something different and i'm sure folks know the value of a Stephen King signature.

I had fun out searching for the white whale, the winning lottery ticket but ended up not getting a Sig.

Next time try The Family Book Shop in Deland, the best bookstore in central Florida they were participating and had plenty!

Lookwhoitis
04-24-2021, 06:41 PM
congrats to all that got a signed copy!

I tried pretty hard today to get one but only could finagle unsigned.

I "ordered" a signed copy from a Virginia book store yesterday only to receive an email saying they were not allowed to sell them yet and to wait untill noon the next day to see if I would get one.

Then i went down to not one but TWO local stores. At the first one i got there a full hour before opening, spied one on the table inside and was the first guy in the door and purchased what they told me was their last (unsigned) Not sure where the the other ones got too or if they had any signed ones. It definitely seemed like this location had already sold some.

The second shop I went to was a local vintage CD and vinyl (that has a small book section) store that opened an hour later. The stores were geographically close, so I was able to get from one to the other quickly. First in line at both spots. After the record store opened, the girl working there had no clue what IBD was and told me they didnt have any of that. I went to the shops FB page and showed her the post that said they did and would be selling them and she went to the back and found me one.


Then, after I returned home I received an email from the shop i had ordered from the day before at 12:05 saying that they HAD a signed copy in stock to fill my order! I was sitting at the computer when the email came in and emailed the girl back basically freaking out saying i'm blown away thank you so much for making my day! only to receive ANOTHER email from the shop at 12:31 saying i'm sorry we made a mistake we only had unsigned left!

Talk about a roller coaster!

I went into today knowing to was going to be hard to score a signed copy and even when I had gotten an email saying the shop had one for me i told myself, dont get excited until it is in hand!

I ended up first in line at 2 shops and still couldn't pull one out of the hat.

I think it is just too hard to score one of these exclusives. Every shop does something different and i'm sure folks know the value of a Stephen King signature.

I had fun out searching for the white whale, the winning lottery ticket but ended up not getting a Sig.

Next time try The Family Book Shop in Deland, the best bookstore in central Florida they were participating and had plenty!

You got a signed copy there?

I didn't do the whole central FL circuit. Just hit the two stores in winter Park. I just figured I had a shot at a signed copy because i was hitting two stores, LOL

The employees at Park Ave. CDs didnt even know about Independent Bookstore Day :lol: I had to show them their own ad on facebook to get the girl to go get me a unsigned copy out of the back.

Joe315
04-24-2021, 07:22 PM
We should start a thread on Library Thing and complain about the selling practices and gimmicks of Indie Bookstore Day!

Joe315
04-24-2021, 07:23 PM
https://www.ebay.com/itm/174745013308?hash=item28af9d4c3c:g:G04AAOSw3mBghHy L

Talk about taking advantage of FOMO.

Randall Flagg
04-26-2021, 04:40 PM
What if any consensus is there as to the number of copies signed by King/Hill?

Roseannebarr
04-26-2021, 09:18 PM
@bookstoreday tweeted that there were fewer than 300 bookplates signed. And 60 stores ordered the bookplates. I was told by one book store that the books sold out in under 8 minutes.

I keep hearing 300.

webstar1000
04-27-2021, 03:35 AM
What if any consensus is there as to the number of copies signed by King/Hill?

Kerry confirmed there was 300.

cit74
04-27-2021, 08:39 AM
@bookstoreday tweeted that there were fewer than 300 bookplates signed. And 60 stores ordered the bookplates. I was told by one book store that the books sold out in under 8 minutes.

I keep hearing 300.

I would say many more tried to order the bookplates - but it was like a King limited sale - if you were too slow - you missed out. I spoke with several stores that said you needed to send your request in at 1201...they got there's in by 1202 - and the signed copies were gone. That was from at least 3 stores which I spoke with. So many tried, only a few succeeded - and it seemed that shops had anywhere from 2-5 signed copies - since I know of several that only had 2 copies.

Hunchback Jack
04-28-2021, 07:45 AM
I don’t understand the prices we are seeing for the S/L of In the Tall Grass. There are UK signed Limited editions of similar limitation, and better quality, also signed on a book plate, which go for half of this.

This seems like a $300-400 book, at most. What am I missing?

(Not that I have any skin in the game – I neither have one, nor want one, as I collect UK editions primarily. I’m just very concerned that the hype of the moment is costing people a lot of money, and so few are questioning the wisdom of these sales)

Kingfan24
04-28-2021, 09:21 AM
I don’t understand the prices we are seeing for the S/L of In the Tall Grass. There are UK signed Limited editions of similar limitation, and better quality, also signed on a book plate, which go for half of this.

This seems like a $300-400 book, at most. What am I missing?

(Not that I have any skin in the game – I neither have one, nor want one, as I collect UK editions primarily. I’m just very concerned that the hype of the moment is costing people a lot of money, and so few are questioning the wisdom of these sales)

You aren’t missing anything. People are gouging for as much as they can for anything king right now.

webstar1000
04-28-2021, 10:08 AM
I have a copy I would sell to a member here for $750. FULL DISCLOSURE. I am in Canada and paid a LOT more than $12.99 for it. I traded about $750 in gift editions.....

Lurker
05-01-2021, 12:11 PM
Wow. Wow. Wow. Just recieved my copy from Gibson's Bookstore, NH and it IS signed! Never thought I would be able to get one by online ordering. Happy Camper.

Also, have a couple of extra of the non-signed from my binge buying if anyone is looking for a copy.

herbertwest
05-02-2021, 03:12 AM
Congratulations, it was a terrific find !
And welcome in the boards