Originally Posted by
webstar1000
Originally Posted by
firemonkey66
With such a limited run and the fact that the original price was 900 dollars, I think any less than 1800 dollars is a bargain!
Well i am happy! I also did not know it was $900 when new. Crazy!!
Regarding the Subterranean Press limited edition of The Green Mile: There was a lot of discussion about the pricing and a lot of people eventually cancelled their orders before the book was published for a variety of reasons. The numbered edition was $900 and was limited to 148 copies. The lettered edition was $2500 and was limited to 52 copies.
Some people thought $900 was too high for a limited edition and cancelled after getting a confirmed order and paying for it. I thought that since there were six books that had to be bound that the price would necessarily be higher than if it were a single volume but others didn't see it that way. Others got turned off by the artwork. I know of one person who ordered a lettered edition (who now runs an online bookstore specializing in King) that disliked the artwork so much that he cancelled his order. The other quirk was that you could order one lettered edition or one numbered edition but you couldn't order both. I got a lettered but had to get a numbered on the secondary market and pay about 25% over issue price. It is hard to believe that was 10 years ago.