
5 Dec, 2022
2022/12/5 13:14:31 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/5 13:14:31 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
I only buy the standard hardbacks with dustwrapper and think they are beautiful books although yes there are some issues with quality. The covers rub easily (so I cover them instantly with a transparent and paper wrapper) and there's the odd issue with marks on the paper. Personally I am most interested in the content and whilst I want them to last, I am not assuming they will hold any value. At (on average) £15-25 per unit they are not exactly a huge investment vs the pleasure they give me.

14 Dec, 2022
2022/12/14 19:40:38 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/14 19:40:38 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Coming to an eBay listing near you...
I wonder if this is a sign they printed more copies than the market is absorbing... I wonder how these will be distributed (given rather late for a launch event)?

14 Dec, 2022
2022/12/14 19:59:33 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/14 19:59:33 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Coming to an eBay listing near you...
I wonder if this is a sign they printed more copies than the market is absorbing... I wonder how these will be distributed (given rather late for a launch event)?
Same here, we're checking with HarperCollins about it.

15 Dec, 2022
2022/12/15 4:07:46 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/15 4:07:46 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Coming to an eBay listing near you...
I wonder if this is a sign they printed more copies than the market is absorbing... I wonder how these will be distributed (given rather late for a launch event)?
Same here, we're checking with HarperCollins about it.
Not sure why, but I find the idea of a book-plated edition more compelling than a flat-signed one. probably just because you can set a number of copies and that is that once the bookplates run out. Be interesting to see what they do here, though I think there will be no shortage of Sibley/Lee signed copies.

15 Dec, 2022
2022/12/15 9:38:57 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/15 9:38:57 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Coming to an eBay listing near you...
I wonder if this is a sign they printed more copies than the market is absorbing... I wonder how these will be distributed (given rather late for a launch event)?
Same here, we're checking with HarperCollins about it.
Not sure why, but I find the idea of a book-plated edition more compelling than a flat-signed one. probably just because you can set a number of copies and that is that once the bookplates run out. Be interesting to see what they do here, though I think there will be no shortage of Sibley/Lee signed copies.
Well, if the book becomes a collectors item in the future we can remove the bookplate so that it becomes the rare unsigned edition


15 Dec, 2022
2022/12/15 10:22:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/15 10:22:36 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Stu wrote:
Mr. Underhill wrote:
Coming to an eBay listing near you...
I wonder if this is a sign they printed more copies than the market is absorbing... I wonder how these will be distributed (given rather late for a launch event)?
Same here, we're checking with HarperCollins about it.
I have heard back from HarperCollins and these bookplates are to fulfil outstanding signed Forbidden Planet orders, as Alan & Brian did not have time to sign all the copies at the Forbidden Planet event.

15 Dec, 2022
2022/12/15 10:28:14 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
2022/12/15 10:28:14 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia
Trotter wrote:
I have heard back from HarperCollins and these bookplates are to fulfil outstanding signed Forbidden Planet orders, as Alan & Brian did not have time to sign all the copies at the Forbidden Planet event.
Interesting. The Deluxe came back into stock briefly last week at Forbidden Planet and I ordered a copy. Presumably will arrive with a signed bookplate. Will have to see.