Cemetery Dance discussion thread

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Is Gwendys bigger than the Secretary S/L’s?

[Roseannebarr]

Is Gwendys bigger than the Secretary S/L’s?

Oooh yeah!!! Bigger than my pretty pony too! I had to move a shelf down 2 notches

[Randall Flagg]

Can someone measure the traycase and let me know how tall it is?

[ke7285]

1.5” d x 9.75” w x 16” h numbered edition

[ICry4Oy]

Just picked up my Gwendy's at the PO and in the words of John Holmes first wife, HOLY SHIT IT'S BIG!

[dnemec]

Quick and random question (and by the way, the link on LRB's website for Gwendy's BB isn't working at the moment): is the coin minted in silver?


BTW, that is some book! I'm certainly glad I chose to use my bday funds for new bookcases!

[Randall Flagg]

I'd be incredibly shocked if the coin is minted in solid silver, but I am interested in the answer.

[Brian James Freeman]

Quick and random question (and by the way, the link on LRB's website for Gwendy's BB isn't working at the moment): is the coin minted in silver?

Nickel! And I'm off to fix the link!

[The Library Policeman]

Mine arrived today. Absolutely love it. The nicest S/L in a while.

[amd013]

Just a quick Gwendy shipping update. All of the single copy limited edition orders and the orders for retailers are prepped. I'm not sure if my warehouse helper will get them all packed today, but if not the remaining copies will leave on Monday. I'm intending to start all the prep work for the orders that have lettered editions on them tomorrow. Those will ship faster, since there's less of them, so I'd say the last of the Gwendy orders will be out the door come Tuesday or Wednesday.

As a side note, if anyone here happened to be someone who was getting a PC copy, your book will probably be held up a bit. We didn't think far enough ahead with the coins, so all of the extra coins were blank (in case someones got lost or we were missing a number). We should have had some of them marked as PC when they where manufactured. So currently a large portion of the extra coins are with an engraver getting marked as "PC". I was hoping they'd be done with some of them by tomorrow, but it's a small local engraving shop and this was a fairly large job I dropped on their plate, so it could take a bit.

Hi Dan,

Any update on this? I haven't gotten a notice yet. I did have a Lettered so wasn't too worried until now.

Thanks,
Mike

[DanHocker]

Just a quick Gwendy shipping update. All of the single copy limited edition orders and the orders for retailers are prepped. I'm not sure if my warehouse helper will get them all packed today, but if not the remaining copies will leave on Monday. I'm intending to start all the prep work for the orders that have lettered editions on them tomorrow. Those will ship faster, since there's less of them, so I'd say the last of the Gwendy orders will be out the door come Tuesday or Wednesday.

As a side note, if anyone here happened to be someone who was getting a PC copy, your book will probably be held up a bit. We didn't think far enough ahead with the coins, so all of the extra coins were blank (in case someones got lost or we were missing a number). We should have had some of them marked as PC when they where manufactured. So currently a large portion of the extra coins are with an engraver getting marked as "PC". I was hoping they'd be done with some of them by tomorrow, but it's a small local engraving shop and this was a fairly large job I dropped on their plate, so it could take a bit.

Hi Dan,

Any update on this? I haven't gotten a notice yet. I did have a Lettered so wasn't too worried until now.

Thanks,
Mike

Still working on the lettereds. Should probably be today or tomorrow I think. It's been a painfully slow process, doesn't help we ran out of packing peanuts yesterday as well. These books are chewing through our supply. I think we used 20+ bags just on the limiteds alone, and the lettereds are using like twice as many peanuts per box as the limiteds. Better safe than damaged in shipping though. Since I can't pack any orders until later today when more peanuts arrive I'm prepping the last of them now.

[webstar1000]

Just a quick Gwendy shipping update. All of the single copy limited edition orders and the orders for retailers are prepped. I'm not sure if my warehouse helper will get them all packed today, but if not the remaining copies will leave on Monday. I'm intending to start all the prep work for the orders that have lettered editions on them tomorrow. Those will ship faster, since there's less of them, so I'd say the last of the Gwendy orders will be out the door come Tuesday or Wednesday.

As a side note, if anyone here happened to be someone who was getting a PC copy, your book will probably be held up a bit. We didn't think far enough ahead with the coins, so all of the extra coins were blank (in case someones got lost or we were missing a number). We should have had some of them marked as PC when they where manufactured. So currently a large portion of the extra coins are with an engraver getting marked as "PC". I was hoping they'd be done with some of them by tomorrow, but it's a small local engraving shop and this was a fairly large job I dropped on their plate, so it could take a bit.

Hi Dan,

Any update on this? I haven't gotten a notice yet. I did have a Lettered so wasn't too worried until now.

Thanks,
Mike

Yeah I am still waiting too. CANNOT WAIT.

[St. Troy]

...we ran out of packing peanuts yesterday as well. These books are chewing through our supply. I think we used 20+ bags just on the limiteds alone, and the lettereds are using like twice as many peanuts per box as the limiteds. Better safe than damaged in shipping though. Since I can't pack any orders until later today when more peanuts arrive I'm prepping the last of them now.

Again, I think of Folio Society - and again, I shake my head.

I am under no illusions that I could run something like Cemetery Dance or Suntup - but the one part of the job I know I could handle expertly is packing the damn book.

[Brian James Freeman]

I am under no illusions that I could run something like Cemetery Dance or Suntup - but the one part of the job I know I could handle expertly is packing the damn book.

I was thinking we could either wrap them in a single sheet of single wall cardboard like Amazon OR toss them in a big box with no packaging materials at all... like Amazon...



Brian

[Roseannebarr]

I am under no illusions that I could run something like Cemetery Dance or Suntup - but the one part of the job I know I could handle expertly is packing the damn book.

I was thinking we could either wrap them in a single sheet of single wall cardboard like Amazon OR toss them in a big box with no packaging materials at all... like Amazon...



Brian

Amazon UK is worse!!! No Britain except for Simon should ever be allowed to ship a book to US. Is that steriotyping?

[Brian861]

Amazon UK is worse!!! No Britain except for Simon should ever be allowed to ship a book to US. Is that steriotyping?

I hear PS does a pretty good job.

[Tommy]

B&N just wrap cardboard around the book as tightly as they can. That's all. Might as well put a shipping label on the dust jacket.

[amd013]

Just a quick Gwendy shipping update. All of the single copy limited edition orders and the orders for retailers are prepped. I'm not sure if my warehouse helper will get them all packed today, but if not the remaining copies will leave on Monday. I'm intending to start all the prep work for the orders that have lettered editions on them tomorrow. Those will ship faster, since there's less of them, so I'd say the last of the Gwendy orders will be out the door come Tuesday or Wednesday.

As a side note, if anyone here happened to be someone who was getting a PC copy, your book will probably be held up a bit. We didn't think far enough ahead with the coins, so all of the extra coins were blank (in case someones got lost or we were missing a number). We should have had some of them marked as PC when they where manufactured. So currently a large portion of the extra coins are with an engraver getting marked as "PC". I was hoping they'd be done with some of them by tomorrow, but it's a small local engraving shop and this was a fairly large job I dropped on their plate, so it could take a bit.

Hi Dan,

Any update on this? I haven't gotten a notice yet. I did have a Lettered so wasn't too worried until now.

Thanks,
Mike

Still working on the lettereds. Should probably be today or tomorrow I think. It's been a painfully slow process, doesn't help we ran out of packing peanuts yesterday as well. These books are chewing through our supply. I think we used 20+ bags just on the limiteds alone, and the lettereds are using like twice as many peanuts per box as the limiteds. Better safe than damaged in shipping though. Since I can't pack any orders until later today when more peanuts arrive I'm prepping the last of them now.

Hi Dan, thanks, just got my notice about an hour ago.

I guess its better that the books are eating through the peanuts then the peanuts eating through the books.

Mike

[shaq]

Peanuts are worth the wait.

My box looked as if it had been kicked from one end of the delivery van to another!!!

Booksaver!

[T-Dogz_AK47]

I am under no illusions that I could run something like Cemetery Dance or Suntup - but the one part of the job I know I could handle expertly is packing the damn book.

I was thinking we could either wrap them in a single sheet of single wall cardboard like Amazon OR toss them in a big box with no packaging materials at all... like Amazon...



Brian

That comment made me LOL!

[jsweet]

Dan or Brian -

Placed an order tonight and accidentally selected the wrong shipping - any way I can get it changed from UPS to FedEx? It is a cheaper option, but more importantly my UPS packages tend to look like they've been dragged, drop-kicked and otherwise abused before they show up and FedEx tends to arrive in much better shape. Thanks!

[MLG]

B&N just wrap cardboard around the book as tightly as they can. That's all. Might as well put a shipping label on the dust jacket.

Don't give them ideas!

[DanHocker]

Dan or Brian -

Placed an order tonight and accidentally selected the wrong shipping - any way I can get it changed from UPS to FedEx? It is a cheaper option, but more importantly my UPS packages tend to look like they've been dragged, drop-kicked and otherwise abused before they show up and FedEx tends to arrive in much better shape. Thanks!

Just email Mindy with your order information, she should be able to take care of it.

[Brian James Freeman]

Dan or Brian -

Placed an order tonight and accidentally selected the wrong shipping - any way I can get it changed from UPS to FedEx? It is a cheaper option, but more importantly my UPS packages tend to look like they've been dragged, drop-kicked and otherwise abused before they show up and FedEx tends to arrive in much better shape. Thanks!

Absolutely! The best way is to reply to the order confirmation and ask Mindy, that way she has all of your order info for easy reference when she jumps into the system to change it. Or you can email her directly at order@cemeterydance.com and please include the order number if you have it. Otherwise, she can just find it by your name. Thanks for asking!

Brian

[jsweet]

Dan or Brian -

Placed an order tonight and accidentally selected the wrong shipping - any way I can get it changed from UPS to FedEx? It is a cheaper option, but more importantly my UPS packages tend to look like they've been dragged, drop-kicked and otherwise abused before they show up and FedEx tends to arrive in much better shape. Thanks!

Absolutely! The best way is to reply to the order confirmation and ask Mindy, that way she has all of your order info for easy reference when she jumps into the system to change it. Or you can email her directly at order@cemeterydance.com and please include the order number if you have it. Otherwise, she can just find it by your name. Thanks for asking!

Brian

Great - thanks!