Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[Brian James Freeman]

I meant the shipping cost to NZ was $40, hence the confirmation the feree shipping deal is awesome. And I think I saw SOD Vol 2 on the list of items that qualify...

Yep, SOD and some cool books from other publishers are on the list for this one promotion, and I'm fairly sure this will be the only time THAT ever happens, so if you want a copy of any of those, grab it now!

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/CTGY/FREE

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The promotion seems to be working. I have bought some gift editions I would never have bought, without this promotion.

[Brian James Freeman]

Our slipcase for the Full Dark, No Stars trade edition is now shipping, and I posted a few photos in case anyone wants to see what they look like:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/fdnsslipcasephotos/

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[Brian James Freeman]

Hey everyone!

The Cemetery Dance Insider newsletter is being switched to a new newsletter system today.

For most of our subscribers, nothing should change and later today you'll get an email welcoming you to the "new" mailing list, which will let you know you made the switch okay.

That said, some email addresses were rejected by the new service for various reasons. If you do NOT receive that welcome email by 10 PM EST today, you will need to manually resubscribe yourself to the newsletter so you don't miss out on our upcoming news for fans of Stephen King, William Peter Blatty, Peter Straub, Jack Ketchum, Edward Lee, Ray Garton, Douglas Clegg, Brian Keene, and many others.

PLEASE NOTE: If you don't want to take any chances and you just want to make sure you're on the new mailing list — or if you don't receive that welcome email from the new list later today — you can go to the Newsletter Page on our website and sign-up for the new Cemetery Dance Insider newsletter and/or our Stephen King Updates mailing list:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/Newsletter

(PLEASE NOTE: There is a newsletter for JUST Stephen King news and updates if collecting King is your main focus. This will be a much lower volume mailing list. If you just want to receive that Stephen King newsletter, just sign-up via the link above and then unsubscribe from the Insider newsletter when you receive it in your inbox.)

You can always unsubscribe from either list at any time by using the Unsubscribe link in the newsletters.

If anyone has ANY questions, concerns, or runs into any problems, PLEASE just email me directly: brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com

Thanks, as always, for your continuing support!

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[LostAlivE]

Just got my e-mail for CD.

[jhanic]

I got mine also.

John

[The Library Policeman]

Me too

[Merlin1958]

Me three!!!

[Brian James Freeman]

The note from the new mailing list should have gone out to everyone by now. For anyone who didn't receive it, here is what you might look for in your SPAM folder:

FROM: Cemetery Dance Publications <info@cemeterydance.com>
SUBJECT: News from Cemetery Dance Publications

If you can't find the email, please try signing up again:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/Newsletter

If you don't receive the confirmation notice when you try to sign-up, or if you're told you're already on the list, PLEASE email me directly so I can look into it for you: brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com

Sorry for any convenience, and thanks for your support!

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[pixiedark76]

Our slipcase for the Full Dark, No Stars trade edition is now shipping, and I posted a few photos in case anyone wants to see what they look like:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/fdnsslipcasephotos/

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

YAY!! FINALLY! (just kidding)

[ELazansky]

From CD today:

A Brand New Stephen King Grab Bag!
Featuring A BRAND NEW Short Story by King and more!
Three Great King Items For ONE Low Price!

We've come up with what we think is going to be our best Grab Bag ever if you're a King fan! Even if you've bought everything we've ever published, you cannot go wrong with this deal because we won't be using anything that has ever been offered for sale before today! These are three brand new, never before published items!

Here's the deal:
Stephen King has written a brand new SHORT STORY, which will be published in The Atlantic in May. We spoke to the publisher of the magazine, and we're going to be able to get a very limited supply of this issue for our customers, which is sure to be in high demand. (Magazine publishers always seem to underestimate how popular a new King story will be. We've seen big magazines just disappear from newsstands overnight for this reason!)

To give you a great value, we're going to bundle the issue into a brand new STEPHEN KING Grab Bag! The other items include an original comic book about Stephen King and a signed Limited Edition chapbook about King's work that we're commissioning exclusively for this Grab Bag! We can't say more about these incredible bonus items, but we think our Stephen King collectors will be very pleased -- especially when they see the extremely low price tag on this great bundle!

That's right! To make this an even better deal, we're selling these sets for just $17 plus shipping! We will have all three items ready to ship in early May, but we're going to have a very limited number of sets to sell, and we don't expect them to last long!

[Rahfa]

Haha....can't you just say "and we're including an issue of The Atlantic with SK's new story!" Is the hyperbole about "selling out" and "underestimating demand" or "spoke to the publisher" really necessary? I have a feeling that if you really want a newstand copy, you could find one - a brand new yearly subscription is only $12...haha...

[Brian James Freeman]

Haha....can't you just say "and we're including an issue of The Atlantic with SK's new story!" Is the hyperbole about "selling out" and "underestimating demand" or "spoke to the publisher" really necessary? I have a feeling that if you really want a newstand copy, you could find one - a brand new yearly subscription is only $12...haha...

ha! I'm sure you will be able to find copies of this issue on the newsstand. Not everyone likes to go to the newsstand or has one near them, though. We also have a lot of King collectors on our list who are from other countries and don't always have access to American publications.

In the sales copy, I was just referencing at least two cases in the past that I know of where a magazine sold out quickly because the publisher didn't realize King is really popular. I know it sounds like a dumb thing not to realize, but it has happened.

This deal will appeal to some collectors and not others. We're including a pretty cool comic about King's life and an exclusive new chapbook about King's work as part of the bundle. Some collectors really like our chapbooks. So for collectors who like those things, I think this is a neat deal. But everyone's milage will vary.

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/X_SKGB11A

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[jon10g]

Can you give any more information about the chapbook?
Thanks
Jon

[Ric]

Brian,

Are you including the comic AND the chapbook? Or is it the comic OR the chapbook?

Thanks

[Randall Flagg]

Haha....can't you just say "and we're including an issue of The Atlantic with SK's new story!" Is the hyperbole about "selling out" and "underestimating demand" or "spoke to the publisher" really necessary? I have a feeling that if you really want a newstand copy, you could find one - a brand new yearly subscription is only $12...haha...

ha! I'm sure you will be able to find copies of this issue on the newsstand. Not everyone likes to go to the newsstand or has one near them, though. We also have a lot of King collectors on our list who are from other countries and don't always have access to American publications.

In the sales copy, I was just referencing at least two cases in the past that I know of where a magazine sold out quickly because the publisher didn't realize King is really popular. I know it sounds like a dumb thing not to realize, but it has happened.

This deal will appeal to some collectors and not others. We're including a pretty cool comic about King's life and an exclusive new chapbook about King's work as part of the bundle. Some collectors really like our chapbooks. So for collectors who like those things, I think this is a neat deal. But everyone's milage will vary.

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/X_SKGB11A

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

Brian,

Are you including the comic AND the chapbook? Or is it the comic OR the chapbook?

Thanks

I ordered two. My understanding it is both the comic and a chapbook.
I'm certain I can find the mag on a local newsstand, but the two added items sounded cool.
Call me a fool, but I think it is a value.

[Brian James Freeman]

Can you give any more information about the chapbook?
Thanks
Jon

Happy to! It's going to be a pretty in-depth look the comics based on King's work and how the comic world has reacted to this "flood" of Stephen King comics the last few years. It's written by Kevin Quigley, with cover artwork by Steve Gilberts.

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[Brian James Freeman]

Brian,

Are you including the comic AND the chapbook? Or is it the comic OR the chapbook?

Thanks

Yep, it's the issue of The Atlantic with King's story, the comic book about his life, and the chapbook!

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Heck, I ordered one, sounds good to me.

[Ric]

Brian,

Are you including the comic AND the chapbook? Or is it the comic OR the chapbook?

Thanks

Yep, it's the issue of The Atlantic with King's story, the comic book about his life, and the chapbook!

Thanks Brian, just placed my order!!

[tippy4]

Any update on The Big Book of Necon?

[Brian James Freeman]

Any update on The Big Book of Necon?

Finishing up the sig sheets took longer than I expected/hoped, but we're definitely in the home stretch now. I'm expecting the three signed editions to be finished at the printer in late May. The slipcases and traycases should follow about 8 to 10 weeks after that... So for now I would say "this summer" but I will have a firmer date by the time the books are done at the printer because by then the slipcase people will be able to formally schedule the job and tell me what their turn-around time will be. (We need the finished books for these cases and can't use dummy books because of the number of tip-ins.)

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[Tito_Villa]

Brain great work with the new 'production status' page, very informative and it's nice to see all the books together!

[Brian James Freeman]

Brain great work with the new 'production status' page, very informative and it's nice to see all the books together!

Thanks! Here is the page for anyone who doesn't get the newsletter: http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PRODUCTION

(Let me know if I missed any announced titles you're curious about, but I *think* I caught them all... There are 35 or more unannounced titles at various stages of production right now, but they won't be added to that page until they are announced.)

My goal is to update that unified Production Update page while still updating the product pages as well. Some folks never knew the latest production update for each book was on the product page -- and considering how LONG some of the pages are, I understand why! -- so that is also something we're addressing with our new website that will be launched this summer. It's a total redesign of the website from the ground up, with a lot of improvements.

If you have any suggestions for changes/improvements to the website or how the website works, please EMAIL me directly so I can add your thoughts to my running list: brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com

Thanks!

Best wishes,
Brian Freeman
brianfreeman@cemeterydance.com
http://www.CemeteryDance.com

[MLG]

Here is how I looked at it.
Copy of Atlantic 5.99
Copy of King Comic 7.99
Copy of Limited Chapbook 10.00 (Guess based on what I have paid in the past)
Total Value 23.98
Price from CD with shipping 24.00. Add to that the fact that they are delivered to my door, I think this is a value.
Thanks to CD for putting this together, saved me some time and effort picking up items I would have bought anyway!