Overall with the release of HoME (I didn't buy it) and this release, the Story of Kullervo, the reverting of titles to Chinese prints and the general mishandling of releases, I think that HC have decided that they have milked Tolkien for what it is worth and now releases are an example of cost efficiency over substance.

I doubt we will see many great releases now the movies are done. That audience will be thin by now.

onthetrail wrote:
Overall with the release of HoME (I didn't buy it) and this release, the Story of Kullervo, the reverting of titles to Chinese prints and the general mishandling of releases, I think that HC have decided that they have milked Tolkien for what it is worth and now releases are an example of cost efficiency over substance.

I doubt we will see many great releases now the movies are done. That audience will be thin by now.

They are milking the gift market with releases like this. It is kind of like David Day does with every single one of his books. if you sell to the person who isn't actually going to own it, it doesn't have to be very good.

They are milking the gift market with releases like this. It is kind of like David Day does with every single one of his books. if you sell to the person who isn't actually going to own it, it doesn't have to be very good.

The fact that Harper Collins and David Day can be mentioned in the same sentence other than to belittle David Day says much and I can't argue otherwise.

Okay, so my 'deluxe' HoME turned up with damage to the first fifty pages or so of two of the volumes. This was inside the sealed box, so appears to be down to HC, rather than Amazon.

I ordered a replacement, but it looks like Amazon have quietly dropped that, presumably because there are no more copies left. No doubt I could ask for a refund instead, but I did actually want a copy of this set, however disappointing it is. So to have a copy at all, it looks like I'll have to put up with a damaged one. Not impressed.

Probably worth contacting HarperCollins about this, I would email them via [email protected] and ask them how to get a replacement?

So what's the deal with the impressions for this then? Are there only those first impression sets kicking around, or has anyone got marked second impressions yet?

In other news: The Folio Society are selling HarperCollins editions of Tolkien; which is a new one on me, since historically they have only sold their own editions. They are exclusively selling the S&G Super Deluxe for £250; have the little flyer in front of me. Not really a very good discounted price; one would expect to be able to pick it up new from HC for this price already. Clearly these really, really didn't shift after initial sales. Curious how many of these they have left & why they don't just discount them right down to, say, £100.

BH

Based on what reported on their website, they still have 107 copies left

http://www.foliosociety.com/book/LSG/sigurd-gudrun

I wonder if ~110 is what HC had left & they have handed all that to FS. I'm guessing HC might still be the ones shipping them.

BH

Looks like Book Depository and others have it for a little less:

Book2Anywhere - Sigurd Sp Del

Book Depository - Sigurd Sp Del

These were originally £250 from HarperCollins back in 2009. The price increased to £350 a short while after release.

As Khamul suggested, I feel they would be better off just remaindering them for £100 (which actually would be a bargain) and getting rid of them.