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Transgressions
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King's office told me the despite what the publisher says it's not 100% certain that King will sign the limited ed of Transgressions. Bellow can read what the moderator of King's official message board answered to a question about it on my site:
"When I asked Stephen he didn’t recall having agreed to sign any and hasn’t received any tip sheets but we would have to double-check the contract to be 100% sure. We want to have his agent also check with the publisher to make sure there isn’t a misunderstanding about this. Typically, though, with a May publication date coming right up, tip sheets would have been signed by now so they could be sent to the bindery."
Lilja
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King's office told me the despite what the publisher says it's not 100% certain that King will sign the limited ed of Transgressions. Bellow can read what the moderator of King's official message board answered to a question about it on my site:
"When I asked Stephen he didn’t recall having agreed to sign any and hasn’t received any tip sheets but we would have to double-check the contract to be 100% sure. We want to have his agent also check with the publisher to make sure there isn’t a misunderstanding about this. Typically, though, with a May publication date coming right up, tip sheets would have been signed by now so they could be sent to the bindery."
Lilja
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http://www.Liljas-Library.com
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"Walking Around Money" by Donald E. Westlake; "Hostages" by Anne Perry; "The Corn Maiden" by Joyce Carol Oates; "Archibald Lawless, Anarchist at Large: Walking the Line" by Walter Mosley; "The Resurrection Man" by Sharyn McCrumb"; "Merely Hate" by Ed McBain; "The Things They Left Behind" by Stephen King; "The Ransome Women" by John Farris; "Forever" by Jeffery Deaver; and "Keller's Adjustment" by Lawrence Block.
Guess I should have ordered one when I had the chance!
Thanks, Jason
Bev, have you read Deaver's story in it? If so, was it any good?
Blu
I just checked again and he has still another up for bid!
It looks as if I misread his latest auction--he says he has 22 copies for sale!!
THIS HAS GOT TO BE A COMPLETE RIP-OFF!!!!!
I find it VERY hard to believe that he is getting this many of the copies.
I would say beware of this seller. By the time the book is published (May), he very possibly could disappear with your money and even if you've paid via Paypal or credit card, you will have a lot of difficulty getting it back!
John
Blu
terry here... aka sir boomme from the kings closet webgroup.
has anyone heard anything on the delivery of limited copies of transgressions?
i ordered 5 copies via amazon (hope i get at least one) the amazon site said that they should be delivery date estimate was may 2nd and may 3rd
but apparently according to the amazon order status report....none have been shipped yet ( i ordered each separately with separate shipping...hoping to increase the chance of me receiving at least one copy)
-terry
My prediction: Amazon won't be able to deliver any copies.
With Legends, Tor took individual orders, then canceled them all and allowed bookstores to enter a lottery for a chance to get one copy, which they could then resell. Bookstores often held their own lotteries or sold on a first-come/first-serve basis. With only 200 available, I don't expect there will be any available to the discounters. Amazon "sells" anything with an ISBN, but they can't guarantee they can get copies.
John
so.... is tor and simon and schuster run by the same people? they both have the same FUBAR way of taking orders and screwing people it sounds (i'll never be buying that TGWLTG limited...on the second hand market or elsewhere... in fact...may not ever buy a simon and schuster item again....screw em.
guess we'll see how tor goes about "fairly " distributing these limiteds... i know i ordered my copies from amazon minutes after they were posted for sale, and that didn't work for me. waaaaah!
so...we'll just have to watch who ends up with these. bet it's NOT the joker preauctioning them on ebay. like you john... i'm pretty sure that's a scam.
if anyone on the board ends up with a copy... i'd love to hear the story how you came about it.
g-nite,
terry
You shouldn't blame Tor or S&S for what Amazon chose to do, which is list books they don't have any idea whether or not they can provide. Amazon sniffs out an ISBN and lists it, hoping that they'll be able to fill orders later. Tor probably had no idea that people were ordering through Amazon.
well see what happens on the transgressions books before i boycott them. it's not that i didn't get the limited tom gordon book... or that i couldn't afford it.... i could have done both (i've paid a lot! more than 1000.00 for a book before... and i actually had the option to purchase the book for 1000.00- i canceled my order)
it's how S&S handled the entire affair. left a really bad taste in my mouth.
-t
I haven't seen any substantial discussions of the new story yet, but you might try www.thedarktower.net or SKEMERs, where you might get one started.
I suppose that since this is a Transgressions thread, I could start the discussion here ;D. I usually just lurk.
Has anyone else read both "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien and King's "The Things They Left Behind"? I am going to reread "The Things They Carried" today to see what similarities I missed since I haven't read it in a while.
I'll start with the most obvious, weight. If you have not read "The Things They Carried," King's reference to the weight of the items may seem a little out of place, like it was thrown in there for no reason. However, the weight of the items was of paramount importance in "The Things They Carried."
Both stories equate our existence with our possessions. King brings home this idea by having Scott Scaley haunted by the possessions of his coworkers rather than by their ghosts. Have we become more defined by our things than by our souls?
LONG FICTION
BEST NEW HORROR by Joe Hill (Postscripts #3)
IN THE MIDNIGHT MUSEUM by Gary Braunbeck (Necessary Evil Press)
SOME ZOMBIE CONTINGENCY PLANS by Kelly Link (Magic for Beginners)
THE THINGS THEY LEFT BEHIND by Stephen King (Transgressions)