Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[jemaher]

Definitely one of the seven seals

[Randall Flagg]

I got my copy of the Cemetary Dance edition of Blockade Billy a few minutes ago.

John

What should be the official release date?

[oy-the-brave]

I got my copy of Blockade Billy today as well

[demorgan]

Well, this just shows that CD could get a book out on time if they cared enough to get it out.........shows how much they care about their customers.

[lophophoras]

Got mine yesterday as well. It looks great!

[Gris]

Well, this just shows that CD could get a book out on time if they cared enough to get it out.........shows how much they care about their customers.

All this shows is that Stephen King said "He is a brand new unpublished work that I will give you first crack at to save your failing business. Don't fuck it up"




I got my shipment notification Yesterday. Not sure when the book will actually arrive. I'm only 3 hours from Baltimore by car, so hopefully soon.

[jhanic]

I got my email telling me Blockade Billy was shipping last night. I got the book yesterday afternoon.

John

[lophophoras]

I got my email telling me Blockade Billy was shipping last night. I got the book yesterday afternoon.

John

Yeah. Same here. According to the email I received the book shipped on 4/16.

[Cutter]

Here's a couple of links interviewing Chizmar about Blockade Billy, shamelessly taken from another forum.

The Baltimore Sun

GQ

[demorgan]

I wonder if anymore SK signed/limited will be published under CD anymore...probably all go to lonely road...wouldnt that be a pinky up the ass to all the lifetime subs.

[Lenny]

Got my BB today, it's a tiny little thing. Wonder what they are doing to S/L to justify $450

[wizardsrainbow]

I have heard from a reliable source that King would not let CD announce this book until printing was well underway.

[Brice]

I wonder why.

[Dolan]

I have heard from a reliable source that King would not let CD announce this book until printing was well underway.

Vvvvvvvvvvvvery interesting...

[Bev Vincent]

Scribner didn't want anything competing with Under the Dome.

[Gris]

Scribner didn't want anything competing with Under the Dome.

When you can get a 1000+ page megabook for the same price as a 110 page short story, where is the competition?

[Sam]

Keep in mind there are MANY people who would sooner buy the 110 page story before the megabook. The megabook often intimidates the mere mortals.

[MIKEY]

Yep, 12 years for pre-paid limited Legacies. To be fair - CD has offered many time to refurnd my money - really, I just want the book please.

Mikey

[Brice]

I wonder how many people there are still waiting for this book. I know several have given up.

[LostAlivE]

Will Scribner's BB book be the same size as CD's BB book?
If so The Collector could make a slipcase the would hold both books at the same time.
One slipcase that holds both books that would be pretty cool also.

[Sam]

Overlook Connection has a slipcase for both books. I don't know if you can buy it seperately or not though.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Yep, 12 years for pre-paid limited Legacies. To be fair - CD has offered many time to refurnd my money - really, I just want the book please.

Mikey

Production Status: This title is with the binder.

http://www.cemeterydance.com/sh/chizmar03.html

[biomieg]

Yep, 12 years for pre-paid limited Legacies. To be fair - CD has offered many time to refurnd my money - really, I just want the book please.

Mikey

Production Status: This title is with the binder.

http://www.cemeterydance.com/sh/chizmar03.html

I find the following message on top of the same page to be sort of mindboggling:

Status: Forthcoming / Out of Print

[Cutter]

I have heard from a reliable source that King would not let CD announce this book until printing was well underway.

The way I take this is King is very aware of the production delays involved with Cemetery Dance and his titles. As a result of such a important book, he set up guidelines a year or two ago when this deal went down as to the guidelines, or else there was no deal.

I've talked to Brain Keene and Christopher Golden, other authors published by CD and they are very aware of the delays involved when publishing with CD. It is a cause of frustration, but it is also a "sale' for them and they are not like King, they need to make sales to make money for them and their family.


The point is I guess is in my opinion it would seem very unlikely that King wasn't fully aware of the delays when it comes to CD. A statement like the quote seems to cement my thinking on this topic.

[frik]

Yep, 12 years for pre-paid limited Legacies. To be fair - CD has offered many time to refurnd my money - really, I just want the book please.

Mikey

Production Status: This title is with the binder.

http://www.cemeterydance.com/sh/chizmar03.html

I find the following message on top of the same page to be sort of mindboggling:

Status: Forthcoming / Out of Print

And a bit further down:

Production Status:

This title is with the binder.

sk