Books to Benefit

[Brian James Freeman]

The Books to Benefit announcement is a special edition book to be published in three states this fall.

Brian shared with me offline that those three states are Alaska, Idaho and Texas.

So it will have a red cover?

ha!

[Brian James Freeman]

Something new then?
@Jerome : I did create a thread in the Oracle section

Or I can move it here, whichever is best.

I am okay with moving the Books to Benefit posts to the new thread, etc, whatever is best for the board!

Brian

[carlosdetweiller]

The Books to Benefit announcement is a special edition book to be published in three states this fall.

Brian shared with me offline that those three states are Alaska, Idaho and Texas.

Crap! That means I will probably have to pay state sales tax.

[Randall Flagg]

The Books to Benefit announcement is a special edition book to be published in three states this fall.

Brian shared with me offline that those three states are Alaska, Idaho and Texas.

Crap! That means I will probably have to pay state sales tax.

If you really need it, we could start a Kickstarter fundraising to cover your ~$10 in taxes and shipping.
Who knows, some other person tried to raise $10 to make potato salad and is currently over $71,000.
Hell, you could retire a year early.

[carlosdetweiller]

The Books to Benefit announcement is a special edition book to be published in three states this fall.

Brian shared with me offline that those three states are Alaska, Idaho and Texas.

Crap! That means I will probably have to pay state sales tax.

If you really need it, we could start a Kickstarter fundraising to cover your ~$10 in taxes and shipping.
Who knows, some other person tried to raise $10 to make potato salad and is currently over $71,000.
Hell, you could retire a year early.

I'd feel guilty starting it for myself. But if someone wanted to start it for me and forward the proceeds it would be much appreciated.

[Brian James Freeman]

We're very pleased to announce our first project, Faithful: The 10th Anniversary Special Edition by Stephen King and Stewart O'Nan, which is being published to benefit The Haven Foundation and organizations that promote cancer care and research such as The Jimmy Fund. You can read more on the Books to Benefit website:

http://www.bookstobenefit.com/books/faithful/

Thank you for your support!

Best,
Brian

[MandaBunny]

Brian, maybe I'm missing it but I don't see mention of artwork for this project. Will there be any?

[Brian James Freeman]

Brian, maybe I'm missing it but I don't see mention of artwork for this project. Will there be any?

Thanks for asking. There will be photos from the season, but no artwork due to the compressed production schedule.

Brian

[MandaBunny]

Thanks for asking. There will be photos from the season, but no artwork due to the compressed production schedule. Brian

Good to know, thanks.

[Kingfan24]

So hows everyone feeling on this?

[MandaBunny]

As Brian would probably say, and probably has pertaining to this, it's not for everyone. Regardless, I'm sure they'll do a great job and produce a beautiful edition.

[Brian James Freeman]

As Brian would probably say, and probably has pertaining to this, it's not for everyone.

I shall quote you since you already typed it for me.

This certainly isn't a project for everyone. For those who support The Haven Foundation and The Jimmy Fund, it's a different way to show them a little love and get something tangible in return. For those who liked the book, it's a nice new edition that should look awesome next to your other Gift Editions/Limited Editions/Lettered Editions.

For those who don't like baseball, or don't like the Red Sox, and who only collect books signed by Steve, then this probably won't be their cup of tea.

At the end of the day, I'm very pleased with the production values and the opportunity to help two causes the guys support, and I hope the collectors who order a copy are pleased with what we've done to make this edition special.

Brian

[Brian James Freeman]

By the way, A poster on here already guessed what I was going to do for the Limited Edition -- white leather like a baseball with red stamping for the stitches. Am I that predictable? I guess so... But predictable or not, it IS going to look amazing.

Brian

[dnemec]

Well, I'm not much of a baseball fan and as a Yankees fan, I LOATHE the Red Sox. But I am a Stephen King fan and always happy to help out the Haven Foundation. And every other time Brian's name is attached to a project, the book has turned out beautifully. There was really no question that I would purchase one of them. But as a non-baseball, non-Red Sox fan, I only bought the gift edition.

Now it's all up to you, Brian!

[racerx45]

By the way, A poster on here already guessed what I was going to do for the Limited Edition -- white leather like a baseball with red stamping for the stitches. Am I that predictable? I guess so... But predictable or not, it IS going to look amazing.

Brian

I don’t think you are that predictable, I just think great minds think alike.

[Brian James Freeman]

Well, I'm not much of a baseball fan and as a Yankees fan, I LOATHE the Red Sox. But I am a Stephen King fan and always happy to help out the Haven Foundation. And every other time Brian's name is attached to a project, the book has turned out beautifully. There was really no question that I would purchase one of them. But as a non-baseball, non-Red Sox fan, I only bought the gift edition.

Now it's all up to you, Brian!

Ha, love this post! Thank you for the order!

Brian

[Rahfa]

For the Lettered edition, I wish you had reached out to a Red Sox player to add his signature - I'm as big a Sox fan as anyone, but that lack of a true Sox connection is the missing ingredient for this project.

I still think it's neat, though.

[Kingfan24]

Kinda curious on what percentage of the editions have sold...

[Randall Flagg]

Keep in mind that CD's mailing list is massive. There also will be quite a bit of interest from Red Sox fans.

[Brian James Freeman]

For the Lettered edition, I wish you had reached out to a Red Sox player to add his signature - I'm as big a Sox fan as anyone, but that lack of a true Sox connection is the missing ingredient for this project.

Yeah, I keep calling Big Papi, but he just isn't answering my calls for some reason!

[Brian James Freeman]

Kinda curious on what percentage of the editions have sold...

About half of the Gift Editions are gone and there are 5 Lettered Editions left. Limited Edition sales have slowed since yesterday afternoon, but I think they'll be gone by the weekend.

Brian

[thegunslinger41]

I was thinking that it would be cool if the signed or lettered edition somehow incorporated an authentic leather baseball panel...either on the front cover of the book or front of slipcase or traycase (that would have the title burned onto it).... or possibly even on a custom limitation page/panel where the baseball panel would be signed.

[Brian James Freeman]

Considering this project didn't exist on June 6th and has to go to the printer on July 22 to hit the authors' preferred publication date, there were some limitations on what could be done in terms of production, but I think everyone who buys a copy will be happy with the actual materials used, etc. It'll be a fine looking book.

Brian

[Brian James Freeman]

I was thinking that it would be cool if the signed or lettered edition somehow incorporated an authentic leather baseball panel...either on the front cover of the book or front of slipcase or traycase (that would have the title burned onto it).... or possibly even on a custom limitation page/panel where the baseball panel would be signed.

What if my printer could source the same white leather that is used for baseballs and the Limited Edition was bound in that? That would make for a nice looking/feeling book, I think.

Brian

[thegunslinger41]

Also....maybe get a game work jersey swatch from 26 of the baseball players from that World Series team and incorporate them somehow into the lettered edition.