They will not be grabbing my money... that's for sure!Originally Posted by Kingfan24
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Pete missed hooking up with Jerome and asked me today to post his latest newsletter. Here it is....Pictures will not come thru:
They say that the sun always shines on the righteous . . .
But, friends, it’s been shining on me too this week (well, off and on anyways). Heck, it even shone just a little on that Scribbler Supreme, Ramsey Campbell when he and his wife, Jenny came to spend a few days at PS Towers. We had a good time but it was difficult herding Ramsey from one room of books into another—eventually, however, we managed to lure him with the promise of fine food and wine . . . some of which was delivered by our chums at the famous Floral Hall. Here we all are (l-r) Ramsey, Jenny, me and Nicky.
And here we are on another occasion at the nearby stately home of Sledmere House where, captured by the ever-watchful shutter lens of Nicky, Ramsey, Jenny and I succumbed to a fit of Peter Greenaway movies.
And at Saturday's SFF event in Hull, here’s more of me and Ramsey. The chap with Ramsey is Steve Dillon, who was across from Australia: a long way for a signature—even Ramsey’s—but Steve was sadly here to attend his mum’s funeral).
Not surprisingly, given its subject matter and tone, my story ‘Some Burial Place, Vast And Dry’ touched a nerve for him. Then, after a short break and a flurry of book-buying, we were all privileged to listen to a hitherto unheard tale from Ramsey. Bravo!
All those assembled at Hull’s wonderful Central Library, just one of the many events celebrating the City’s new Culture status, clearly had a rollicking time and plans were enthusiastically discussed to do it again.
Good news for everyone who pre-ordered one of our super-mint copies of THINNER, complete with bespoke slipcase and, by way of provenance, a card marking the occasion.
After a long wait, the folks at MacCarthy’s, our specialist slipcase manufacturers, have delivered . . . in spades! The cases are gorgeous and we’ll be sending them out in the next couple of weeks. Now, here’s the answer to the frequently-asked question about whether we’ll be offering slipcases to those folks who already have a US first edition.
I’ve given a lot of thought to this. When we’ve dealt with the orders made originally (and we’ve ensured that the slipcased books we send out arrive in good shape, of course), we will offer empty slipcases to customers, one per person. We will not be charging anything for the slip but instead we ask that you make a payment to a favourite charity. We will not require proof of such payment—all we ask is that the customer pays what he or she can afford. I’ve said before—many times, in fact—that PS has the best customers in the world: now’s the chance to prove me right.
The undisputed success of NIGHT SHIFT coupled with the two covers and the usual specific number-requests has resulted in the old tried’n’trusted process that we employed when mailing CHRISTINE, CARRIE, PET SEMATARY, ‘SALEM’S LOT and SKELETON CREW to throw a bit of a wobbly with the numbering system. We’re somewhat at a loss as to how this has happened but happened it has. (Just as well I abandoned the plan to have Steve deliver them all personally!)
Anyway, Nicky, Mike and Carole had a bumper head-scratch yesterday (Mike’s first day back after a brief break) and we’re aiming to review and tighten up the various elements that may have caused the wobble and, at the same time, rework our process/despatch system. It won’t happen this afternoon or maybe even next week but it’s already underway. I just wanted everybody to know: you spoke, we listened.
A brief pause here to say thanks to those folks who flagged the problem and to Alec, David Williamson and Jerome who laboured tirelessly in trying to get me back onto the Dark Tower Message Board. Chaps, I’m sorry to say that I’m still adrift but I’m aiming (hoping!) to get back into play before too long. There’s lots of things to chat about and I’m looking forward to having a ramble. It’s been too long.
Anyone who may have received an incorrect numbered copy, please let me know and I’ll put out an APB to track it down by hook or crook. I’ll kick that off with a request for #20—if you’ve received that number then please drop me a line and we’ll make arrangements for you to return it. I’ll replace it of course, with a different number and I’ll include a little something extra for your help. Sebastian would be so thrilled.
Gwendy's Button Box trade edition is now shipping, but . . .
A note to all those folks concerned that they haven’t received their slipcased edition of GWENDY’S BUTTON BOX. We only have the trade edition (which we’re posting out at the moment) and await our copies of the slipcased edition from CD. Soon . . .
And finally . . .
We just received the OK from Steve and his agent to reprint THE COLORADO KID . . . and I’m delighted to say that Dave McKean has agreed to produce new artwork. Watch this space.
That’s it for this week. Enjoy the sunshine (wear high factors!) and have fun with those you care about. Happy reading.
Pete
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
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They will be grabbing mine. Dave McKean is a wonderful artist.
i agree, love McKean so i will be ordering.
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Do you think they will match it as a 4th variant or to their Anniversary Editions?
Looking for:
S/L: "Insomnia" (#117), "Firestarter", "EOTD #98"
US 1st/1st: "Night Shift"
Portfolios: "'Salem's Lot", "Cycle of Werewolf" (#192)
please help me find any #731 or #431
My full Wanted List
Life's short, King's catalogue is huge, why would they re-do this book? Sure, McKean's a great artist - but get the rights for [Misery, Needful Things, Duma Key, Lisey's, etc] and give that the McKean treatment. I sincerely am curious - Is it because PS have already done it and it's simply easier (rights, production tasks, etc) to do this again?
Personally, I fail to see how it is a money grab. Pete is a publisher and thus makes a living selling books (and I hope he sells lots of them). If he and Mr. King think it's a good idea to reissue this book, and people buy it, it's a win-win-win situation as far as I'm concerned.
Do you feel Scribner are money-grabbers when they issue a 7th (or whatever) printing of a King novel? As long as there is demand, there will be supply
I love McKean and own none of the other ones so am thinking about it but at the same time just thinks it's an overkill
Am I the only one that's not that wild about McKean's work? Unfortunately, I would have to lump him into the "what was the point?" bin with David Hughes and Cor Blok (I'm convinced this name is a fake, based on the phrase "core block," and that he's just having a laugh at everyone that bought in). IMO...
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Eastasia has always taught college students to feel pride or shame according to their race.
I think it's because I just bought one of the generic reprints last week since it was cheap and I didn't have any version of it in my collection. I put it back on their radar.
I do wish they'd announced a nice version of something else though.
This was exactly my thought. There are a bunch of his books that haven't gotten the treatment, so let's go with those! That being said...I'm sure I'll buy this one.
Good point Michaël. Is it also then a money grab by Cemetery Dance doing The Shining after Sub Press and The Folio Society already did them?Personally, I fail to see how it is a money grab. Pete is a publisher and thus makes a living selling books (and I hope he sells lots of them). If he and Mr. King think it's a good idea to reissue this book, and people buy it, it's a win-win-win situation as far as I'm concerned.
Do you feel Scribner are money-grabbers when they issue a 7th (or whatever) printing of a King novel? As long as there is demand, there will be supply
No. No it's not.
What is it then? IT IS to make money... more money off the same book that's IT... and a 7th printing is not the same beast as a limited book... sorry cannot agree with you there...Good point Michaël. Is it also then a money grab by Cemetery Dance doing The Shining after Sub Press and The Folio Society already did them?Personally, I fail to see how it is a money grab. Pete is a publisher and thus makes a living selling books (and I hope he sells lots of them). If he and Mr. King think it's a good idea to reissue this book, and people buy it, it's a win-win-win situation as far as I'm concerned.
Do you feel Scribner are money-grabbers when they issue a 7th (or whatever) printing of a King novel? As long as there is demand, there will be supply
No. No it's not.
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What is it then? IT IS to make money... more money off the same book that's IT... and a 7th printing is not the same beast as a limited book... sorry cannot agree with you there...Good point Michaël. Is it also then a money grab by Cemetery Dance doing The Shining after Sub Press and The Folio Society already did them?Personally, I fail to see how it is a money grab. Pete is a publisher and thus makes a living selling books (and I hope he sells lots of them). If he and Mr. King think it's a good idea to reissue this book, and people buy it, it's a win-win-win situation as far as I'm concerned.
Do you feel Scribner are money-grabbers when they issue a 7th (or whatever) printing of a King novel? As long as there is demand, there will be supply
No. No it's not.
AND yes... it is all a money grab to re-issue these books over and over again whether it's Cd or PS or whoever. They do it cause they get sold. Just not to me is all I'm saying.
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Do we really think these reissue books are "undignified" or "unprincipled"?Definition of money grab in English:
money grab
NOUN
An undignified or unprincipled acquisition of a large sum of money with little effort.
Not me.
To each his own. Feel free to buy it. It's anyone's right. I just don't and won't support it is all I am saying. The beauty of collecting is sincerely in the eye of the beholder
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Has anybody heard from Camelot about Night Shift?
We have roughly 1/2 of our copies, and the rest should be arriving in the next several weeks and then we will be e-mailing everyone that pre-ordered a copy
Kim
Thanks.
My numbered copy came in from OVERLOOK Connection.
Two issues:
NIGHT SHIFT PS PUBLISHING BOOK arrived from OVERLook
My signed copy by the artist was stuck together with the next page with an illustration. Anyone else have this problem?
Does anyone else think it is kind of weird that the bookstores IE Cemetery Dance and Overlook write their own Series numbers in the books? Kind of makes the numbering system - IE Penmanship, colored ink, numbering different than those issued by PS Pub. I somehow assumed the numbering was all done in house. JUST DID NOT KNOW that is how it was done. WEIRD. But I guess it works...
Signature sheet and proofreading on Night Shift
My copy direct from PS also has a small issue with the signature sheet, it is not laid in squarely and it is partially stuck to the follow page. Enough to stop the page opening fully, but not enough that I cant see the image.
A bigger bug bear for me is the number of printing errors in the text, 4 so far which I've advised to PS. I think they are formatting symbols not picked up in proofreading which is disappointing for a high quality edition.
That is disappointing. I've often thought, given many of us don't actually read the text of these editions, how many printing errors get though. This is basic stuff and the text should not be poorer than the $5 paperback version. Can I ask, how far into the text are you, and already found 4 errors?
I'm about 3/4 of the way through, will probably finish today.
I have heard of this before, Glenn with PS. It seems to be a bullet point from publishers these days that "these copies will be hand numbered or lettered". I don't get why that is a selling point when most of the numbering and lettering is poor penmanship; unless an artist or calligrapher is used. I like the way Sub Press prints their numbers and letters. Looks so much better. I'm not sure how they handle replacement copies when a certain number or letter is damaged in transit.
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