Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I've already bought 2 1sts so I'll use my 2nd printing as a reading copy, no problem.

[ICry4Oy]

I've already bought 2 1sts so I'll use my 2nd printing as a reading copy, no problem.

Ditto!


…..but did someone mention a signed copy?

[Merlin1958]

I'm sorry to say that I'm a little disappointed in CD for the first time in a very, very long time regarding this whole "Elevation" thing. I order from CD, early for three reasons generally. One to insure a pristine 1/1 copy of the latest, King title. Two, to orer a cool slipcase for that aforementioned edition and third to show my support for them and the small press publishers in general. I don't know about others but I placed my order right around the time when CD first announced it. Now I find out, through this website and not thru CD that there will be no 1/1's to be had with my slip case.Then, the only recourse offered is return it. No, "We're sorry" discount/coupon. No notice. No attempt to try to rectify the situation what so ever.

Call me what you will, tell me I'm unreasonable whatever, but I for one am very disappointed in CD over this. You'd think someone would have had the foresight to insure that they were receiving 1/1's (as I recall this is not the first time S&S has fucked up) and when they didn't receive what they expected, had the decency to hold the shipments and let the customers know what was happening. They also could have offered some sort of alternative to satisfaction beside's "return it". From what I can see it even appears that they knew they were sending 2nd's and didn't bother to let anyone know in advance. Shoddy effort on this one guys I'm sorry to say.

I'm sorry to say that I'm a little disappointed in CD for the first time in a very, very long time regarding this whole "Elevation" thing. I order from CD, early for three reasons generally. One to insure a pristine 1/1 copy of the latest, King title. Two, to orer a cool slipcase for that aforementioned edition and third to show my support for them and the small press publishers in general. I don't know about others but I placed my order right around the time when CD first announced it. Now I find out, through this website and not thru CD that there will be no 1/1's to be had with my slip case.Then, the only recourse offered is return it. No, "We're sorry" discount/coupon. No notice. No attempt to try to rectify the situation what so ever.

Call me what you will, tell me I'm unreasonable whatever, but I for one am very disappointed in CD over this. You'd think someone would have had the foresight to insure that they were receiving 1/1's (as I recall this is not the first time S&S has fucked up) and when they didn't receive what they expected, had the decency to hold the shipments and let the customers know what was happening. They also could have offered some sort of alternative to satisfaction beside's "return it". From what I can see it even appears that they knew they were sending 2nd's and didn't bother to let anyone know in advance. Shoddy effort on this one guys I'm sorry to say.

I agree with this. I hate hate hate returning shit, especially books, but I just can’t keep a 2nd printing, so screw it, I’ll pay to send it back and pay the PayPal fees for the refund (you know, since it’s past 6 months since the transaction took place). I’ll tell you what, though, I’ll never order another trade edition through CD. Why would I if it’s just a crapshoot whether I’ll get a 1st/1st in the mail or basically a notice that I’ve gotta go to the post office and pay to return something?

It’s a really disappointing situation for collectors for sure, and it somewhat compounds the issues that have come up with the delay of Sleeping Beauties.

HI guys,

As I noted above, we didn't realize the copies of ELEVATION were not 1sts until we heard from a few customers after the books had already headed out the door. And YEP, we should have checked when the books arrived, and YES it's our fault for not checking, and YES, that's totally on us. In our hurry to catch-up on shipping, we erred. We apologize for the disappointment and inconvenience.

And YES, we should have made some kind of alternate option available for those who didn't want to deal with the inconvenience of returning the book since this mistake was our fault. It's that time of year, everyone's in hectic-mode, and we didn't think our response through as clearly as we should have.

So, please email me directly for an alternate method for resolving this matter, which will hopefully be more convenient. My email address is: brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com

Thanks for the feedback!

best,
Brian

Having aired my misgivings over this "Elevation" situation its only fair to add that unlike any other publisher I have dealt with in the past, CD always owns up to their few mistakes and takes responsibility and what ever action available to them to correct it. That is no small trait in the world today. So, yeah maybe they made a mistake, we all do from time to time, but they make no excuses and do their level best to correct them. That's a publisher I want to deal with.

[Brian James Freeman]

We’re very pleased to report the “bluelines” and “dust jacket proofs” have arrived for SLEEPING BEAUTIES and everything looks great. In addition, our slipcase and traycase makers have adjusted the case sizing a tiny bit based on the new dummy book and they are hard at work on the cases. We’ll post another update in January when we have a little better idea of when the printer will be finished with their work. Thank you again for all of your patience and support!



Brian

[St. Troy]

(Patiently awaiting similar updates on Night Shift...)

[bdwyer19]

We’re very pleased to report the “bluelines” and “dust jacket proofs” have arrived for SLEEPING BEAUTIES and everything looks great. In addition, our slipcase and traycase makers have adjusted the case sizing a tiny bit based on the new dummy book and they are hard at work on the cases. We’ll post another update in January when we have a little better idea of when the printer will be finished with their work. Thank you again for all of your patience and support!



Brian

Thanks Brian. Glad to see the progress. Does this mean it’ll likely be a late winter/early spring release?

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

[ke7285]

I received mine today here in Michigan.

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

[allasorte]

I received mine today here in Michigan.

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

Mine came Saturday.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I ordered both the book and the slipcase. I got the book some time ago but the slipcase was on back order.
I sent an inquiry, but I'm fairly certain it's just the Christmas rush and will be no problem.

[darkseer]

Is there a place to advertise on the site ?

[cit74]

I saw that on the bumbler thread too - something seems awry on the site...someone spamming it??

[cit74]

whos ridgewef?

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I saw that on the bumbler thread too - something seems awry on the site...someone spamming it??

Yes, there are three spam accounts currently online created by the same user (RidgeWef, BrantSr and GalenNirl). I have reported these accounts and hopefully they will be removed soon.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I used to have Spam for lunch. It wasn't too bad.

[Brian James Freeman]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

I will have to let Dan answer this for himself when he sees it, but I'm pretty sure there are still slipcases going out when we reopen this week, although I'm also pretty sure he's finally done cutting all of the foam inserts!

Brian

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

I will have to let Dan answer this for himself when he sees it, but I'm pretty sure there are still slipcases going out when we reopen this week, although I'm also pretty sure he's finally done cutting all of the foam inserts!

Brian

Thank you, Brian!

[Brian861]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

I will have to let Dan answer this for himself when he sees it, but I'm pretty sure there are still slipcases going out when we reopen this week, although I'm also pretty sure he's finally done cutting all of the foam inserts!

Brian

Those foam inserts are a nice touch.

[Roseannebarr]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

I will have to let Dan answer this for himself when he sees it, but I'm pretty sure there are still slipcases going out when we reopen this week, although I'm also pretty sure he's finally done cutting all of the foam inserts!

Brian

Those foam inserts are a nice touch.

I never received mine. 3 separate orders and no tracking yet.

[stroppygoblin]

I saw that on the bumbler thread too - something seems awry on the site...someone spamming it??

Yes, there are three spam accounts currently online created by the same user (RidgeWef, BrantSr and GalenNirl). I have reported these accounts and hopefully they will be removed soon.

I have removed all Spam posts this morning and those users have been banned. Thanks to T-Dogz (and others) for alerting me to this.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

And don't forget to thank Mr. Python. (That's 'Monty' to his friends)

[ICry4Oy]

Are the slipcases for THE OUTSIDER still being sent out? I ordered one but never received it. I'm probably just being too impatient, so forgive me if that is the case.

Mine showed up today. Was a pleasant surprise because I did not receive a shipping notice!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Rejoice, rejoice! You have no choice...

...got mine today too.

[Cwalker]

I dont beleive i have ever paid so much for a foam insert, but the free slipcase that arrived with it today made it totally worth it!!
Thank you CD for a great year. Looking forward to an exciting 2019!

I will admit though, it is a VERY nice foam insert....
😁

[Brian861]

I dont beleive i have ever paid so much for a foam insert, but the free slipcase that arrived with it today made it totally worth it!!
Thank you CD for a great year. Looking forward to an exciting 2019!

I will admit though, it is a VERY nice foam insert....
😁

I'm keeping the case to protect the foam.