I don't see $125 as that expensive. That includes shipping as well. So if you wait until 3-6 months after release, you might find one for 20% off, or $100. Add on shipping and you are at $110. Is it really worth the wait for $15? Unless you are gonna hold out even more and look for a copy at $75 or less. I think it is good price.Originally Posted by Lauterer
If there are any left on the 14th (payday) i may buy one, loved the story
I happened to check my mail about a minute after they released, so had the option of a lettered .... couldn't bring myself to spend $1K on something not King though. Got an S/L. Now I guess I'll actually have to read Joe Hill, and will likely start with this one.
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I'm saving my $$$s for the Lettered Edition of The Shining!!!!!!
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Hi,
so you dont miss out you can always order one and checkout useing pay by check. that will buy you some time
If king is the literary equivalent of a big mac and fries, then i guess that would make joe a big mac snack wrap and small fry
not as filling, but still a hell of a lot of fun to eat.
S/L for me !!
I think with all the extras and the artist they chose for the illustrations $125 was a fair price. I don't buy any of these as an investment so I just think of value. The arc or are sold for 175-ish and that to me is way out of the price range to read a Hill book early.
Although I don't understand why ARCs/AREs have any value once the book is released.
Again I'm not a collector, I just like cool stuff.
this is exactly what people thought when Carrie was released. In fact there was much more harsh critisizm than Joe gets.
granted it was $6 for a copy when it was released but how much is a fine 1st worth now? with signature??
Just sayin
Me too!! Hurrah...S/L for me !!
Correction...ordered one of each. I went back to order 3 more S/Ls to sell at Betts and it will not let me check out.
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I ordered an S/L. I was actually suprised that the price was only $125. Not that I think it should be higher, but Sub Press seems to think so on his books, typically. The Locke & Key S/L's are $250. The lettered seems very high to be. I might have been tempted at $500, but $1,000 is too high.
Subterranean's website will tell you how many copies of a book are left if you try to order too many. There are currently 301 of the limited, and 5 of the lettered.
I agree with Eric. I locked in a couple of the S/L's and can now forget about it until they show up in the mail one day and surprise me.I don't see $125 as that expensive. That includes shipping as well. So if you wait until 3-6 months after release, you might find one for 20% off, or $100. Add on shipping and you are at $110. Is it really worth the wait for $15? Unless you are gonna hold out even more and look for a copy at $75 or less. I think it is good price.
The Lettered is way too expensive, in my opinion.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
So, you were able to order more than one? It sounded like you couldn't according to David at Betts.I agree with Eric. I locked in a couple of the S/L's and can now forget about it until they show up in the mail one day and surprise me.I don't see $125 as that expensive. That includes shipping as well. So if you wait until 3-6 months after release, you might find one for 20% off, or $100. Add on shipping and you are at $110. Is it really worth the wait for $15? Unless you are gonna hold out even more and look for a copy at $75 or less. I think it is good price.
The Lettered is way too expensive, in my opinion.
I didn't know that. I put a "2" in the quantity box on Sub Press' website and completed my order. It appeared to go through on the confirmation email I received.
If it gets knocked down to one book later, I'll be ok with that.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I didn't try, but David did here Linky
Perhaps it was a mistake on his part.
As mentioned in the Joe Hill thread, where I assume this will be merged someday, earlier today I ordered two of the S/L's. The order appeared to go through just fine based on the confirmation email I received.
The price tag on the Lettered is way too high, in my opinion. At half that price I would have been tempted, but at a cool grand, there is no chance.
22 of the Lettered editions have sold so far (only 4 left), so it appears to be working out well for Sub Press.
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"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Anyone know if the S/L comes in a slipcase?
EDIT: Just sent me a message, they don't. Now I'm not sure if I should get it. The IT SE from Cemetery Dance cost exactly the same, was a bigger book and had a slipcase. Not to mention their Shining SE at 95$ comes with one.
I just hope the extra novella will be published separately from this.
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Let's not candy coat this for a moment. We all know this edition is expensive because of Joe Hill's fee and because he is King's son. Want proof? Look at small presses and absolutely fantastic, unique and affordable lettered editions they're doing. Those lettereds max out at $500. Shit, Dark Regions are doing a lettered/deluxe edition of 13 copies of Tom Piccirilli's new book and it's priced at $300. Compare the extras and what descriptions say the book will look like, and Hill doesn't even come close. More proof? Write ups and endorsments by Uncle Steve create carreers. Show of hands who read Cronin before King endorsed him? He did a write up for Clive Barker without actually even reading the book and Barker's carreer exploded after it. Joe Hill was a published author before the news who his dad broke, but after people found out it became a totally different level of success and his limiteds have gone up in price. I fully admit to buying Heart-Shaped Box because someone told me he's King's son.
This is a smart business move for SubPress. They're milking the collectors because they know they can. This book is priced the same as Simmons and GRRM. In what reality does Hill outsell either of those authors? Again, I like and collect Hill, but the price of that lettered is too expensive for a writter with two novels out, both of which have been remaindered.
For the record, I did try to buy the book but the shipping is $36 (thirty six, no typo) to Canada.
You summed it up perfectly, WDIL. I'm not discouraging anyone from buying these books because I'm sure they're going to be nice, but there's just too big a discrepancy between Joe's actual position as a writer in the bigger scheme of things, and what book publishers make him out to be.
I'll stick with the trade edition.
I think being SK's son only goes so far--Joe Hill is a very talented author and he hasn't milked his connection to SK nor has SK really shilled for him like he has for others. They wrote two short stories together but that's it.
Both Tabitha King and Owen King have written stuff and neither have gotten close to the same level of recognition that Hill has received.
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I don't why I ordered and read THE PASSAGE, but I don't think it was because King hyped it. I usually disagree on his opinions of books anyway. I usually buy limited edition books because I have already read some stories by the author and liked them well enough to take a chance on a limited edition of his or her work. The few things I've read by Joe Hill did not grab my interest at all, so that is the reason I am passing on this one. I am vastly more excited about getting my lettered Vance books (which are much more reasonably priced) from Sub Press since he is my all time (tied with one other) author.
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
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