Questions about ARCs

[nicolae]

Would it be possible for someone with an ARC to post a picture of it?

And also, are all of the ARCs signed?

And does anyone know how many ARCs went out?

[sutrix]

All the ARCs aren't signed, no.

[heartbreak]

Would it be possible for someone with an ARC to post a picture of it?

And also, are all of the ARCs signed?

And does anyone know how many ARCs went out?

The ARC is simply a black and white paperback version of the released version, it has a cover that looks like the dust jacket of the released version, it says "Advance Reader's Edition" across the top.

No.

Less then 60. 60 were planned but some people didn't respond to emails, or had defunct emails, so they never were sent one. I think Mark said about 50 actually went out.

[nicolae]

Thanks.

[marsjams13]

To clarify, less than 60 went out to forum members. We have no idea how many went out to people in the publishing industry.

[benedict]

And also, are all of the ARCs signed?

no, but they can be.

[Ellimist]

Terribly sorry about the lengths... but here we go:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/ellimist45/or1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/ellimist45/or2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/ellimist45/or3.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v403/ellimist45/or4.jpg

[nicolae]

Thanks.

[sutrix]

You put that last photo in just to boast, didn't you?

heartbreak, post a photo of all your editions. Now!

:-)

[marsjams13]

Yeah, did you manage to get them all signed?



:worthless:


Ellimist, do you have something against Hailey?

[heartbreak]

LOL allright...

yes i did get them all signed, it was funny, i had waited off to the side till the line had cleared, it got down to about five people when I got inline, Mark looked up from the book he was signing saw my stack of books, and remarked "Oh God..." Then when I got up there some of his friends had been standing around and had asked me what they all were, and then one of them asked Mark "How well do you know your own books?" I thanked Mark for the ARC and for using my voice on RoR. He asked me who he was. I told him. Then he had gotten through my three copies of OR, the uk hol the full color, the french, italian, and he was signing the japanese I think, when he said "I bet you don't have the Serbian Croatian edition?" to which I replied "You mean this one, and pulled it out of the remaining stack. He laughed, and I told him how I just had to Western Union the money and hope the book was sent. Then he asked, "What about the greek one?" And I had to say that that was the only one I didn't have, but it would be coming soon thanks to fearful helping with the translation. I had just told him to sign them, he didn't need to personalize each one, just because there were so many and all his friends were waiting on him. He did however draw a few pictures, and signed the UK "For you" which was cool.

Edit: Oh yah, Mark has a sarcastic streak in him that is just awesome. :D

[heartbreak]

Because you should allways do what a person holding a flaming match tells you to :D here you go sutrix

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g50/heartbreak13/IM001299.jpg

Edit: I suppose I should tell you what is there, from left to right, blue hard back, red hard back, full color hard back, japanese hard back, paper back blue first printing, uk paperback, dutch paper back (possibly first, i'm not sure), french paper back, serbian croatian paper back, Italian paper back, the whalestoe letters, The Fifty Year Sword, US OR, UK OR, ARC OR, on top is a full color paper back. The blue hard back, and red hard back are ones that were issued with the tipped in page signed with a blue Z, The Whalestoe letters, is one that was signed on the Borders tour, and The Fifty Year Sword is 1/51. All the rest were signed at the signing in LA.

[Slow Dog Noodle]

:clap:

[benedict]

Because you should allways do what a person holding a flaming match tells you to :D here you go sutrix

http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g50/heartbreak13/IM001299.jpg

Edit: I suppose I should tell you what is there, from left to right, blue hard back, red hard back, full color hard back, japanese hard back, paper back blue first printing, uk paperback, dutch paper back (possibly first, i'm not sure), french paper back, serbian croatian paper back, Italian paper back, the whalestoe letters, The Fifty Year Sword, US OR, UK OR, ARC OR, on top is a full color paper back. The blue hard back, and red hard back are ones that were issued with the tipped in page signed with a blue Z, The Whalestoe letters, is one that was signed on the Borders tour, and The Fifty Year Sword is 1/51. All the rest were signed at the signing in LA.

that is a beautiful sight.

[finley]

holy shit, heartbreak.

i am so not worthy.

[g@rp]

:eek:
Damned ! You win, Heartbreak ! :clap:

[Ellimist]

Damn! I even left two of my HoL copies at home... I have another softcover blue and a softcover red not in my pic. Heh. Amazing, heartbreak.

[nikhsub1]

Wow, you guys are ill :D

[heartbreak]

Damn! I even left two of my HoL copies at home... I have another softcover blue and a softcover red not in my pic. Heh. Amazing, heartbreak.


damn, i've never even seen a soft cover red, well except for the Serbian one that is

[fearful_syzygy]

damn, i've never even seen a soft cover red, well except for the Serbian one that is
:P ;)

Edit: the Serbian version is red? Interesting.

[benedict]

damn, i've never even seen a soft cover red, well except for the Serbian one that is
so which other ones are you missing?

[heartbreak]

so which other ones are you missing?


Just the Greek edition, and I should be ordering that next thursday when I get paid.

[heartbreak]

:P ;)

Edit: the Serbian version is red? Interesting.

yup

[fearful_syzygy]

As you know, I consider the red version to be superior, so clearly the Serbs have got the right idea...

...about that at least.

[benedict]

Just the Greek edition, and I should be ordering that next thursday when I get paid.
is there a uk hardback?

[fearful_syzygy]

is there a uk hardback?
There was one on eBay a while ago, but that's the only one I've ever seen, and I have a feeling there was a guy on here once who claimed that all the UK hardbacks had been handmade from paperbacks in New Zealand, or something like that.

Edit: seems that wasn't quite (http://www.houseofleaves.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3232#post3232) how it went, but close enough.

Re-edit: Here (http://www.houseofleaves.com/forum/showthread.php?p=72111#post72111)'s the guy I was thinking of, for what it's worth.

[heartbreak]

is there a uk hardback?


The UK hardback was only a print run of 200. They generally go for about 300.00 from what I've seen.

[sutrix]

Because you should allways do what a person holding a flaming match tells you to :D here you go sutrix

I would never bring a flaming match near you; I'm afraid all those lovely books might catch fire. :wink:


http://i53.photobucket.com/albums/g50/heartbreak13/IM001299.jpg

Edit: I suppose I should tell you what is there, from left to right, blue hard back, red hard back, full color hard back, japanese hard back, paper back blue first printing, uk paperback, dutch paper back (possibly first, i'm not sure), french paper back, serbian croatian paper back, Italian paper back, the whalestoe letters, The Fifty Year Sword, US OR, UK OR, ARC OR, on top is a full color paper back. The blue hard back, and red hard back are ones that were issued with the tipped in page signed with a blue Z, The Whalestoe letters, is one that was signed on the Borders tour, and The Fifty Year Sword is 1/51. All the rest were signed at the signing in LA.

That's my wallpaper now.

[benedict]

There was one on eBay a while ago, but that's the only one I've ever seen,

The UK hardback was only a print run of 200. They generally go for about 300.00 from what I've seen.
there are actually a couple of copies available now on ebay, and yes they are pricey!

[bigm141414]

For those that are interested, there were 48 (I kept count, and I think I got them all) original posting members of the ARC forums. I am sure there were some that recieved it but just didn't post.

[heartbreak]

I would never bring a flaming match near you; I'm afraid all those lovely books might catch fire. :wink:



That's my wallpaper now.

Wow...thats kind of crazy...the wall paper thing...interesting. :D

[bigm141414]

So since everyone else was doing it, and i am a sucker for peer pressure (yes i did jump off the cliff) here is my collection.

31
The collection of books. From bottom to top: Blue softcover (the reading book), BLue softcover (the notes book), Red first edition (signed), soft cover full color, casa di foglie, OR ARC, OR US first edition hardback, T50YS.

32
This is the book that started it all. So many notes, who the hell needs the search function when i got this

[baskerville]

Wow, you guys are ill :D

Heh.

A friend of mine came in from Amsterdam. He had two things for me. Bourneville chocolate from his trip to Ireland and the copy of The Fifty Year Sword I'd begged him to pick up for me since I couldn't find it here in the states.

[sutrix]

For those that are interested, there were 48 (I kept count, and I think I got them all) original posting members of the ARC forums. I am sure there were some that recieved it but just didn't post.

Yeah, I'm still wondering if that gullible old fool OriginalIdea ever got it.

And, no way am I gonna post my million dollar copy picture.


Wow...thats kind of crazy...the wall paper thing...interesting. :D

Yeah, I even rearranged my desktop items to the top of the screen for the very first time in all my years of computing so I could see all those books. Just for you. :smile:

[heartbreak]

Yeah, I'm still wondering if that gullible old fool OriginalIdea ever got it.

And, no way am I gonna post my million dollar copy picture.



Yeah, I even rearranged my desktop items to the top of the screen for the very first time in all my years of computing so I could see all those books. Just for you. :smile:

What do you mean by million dollar copy?

[nicolae]

How can you tell if its the red or blue edition?

[benedict]

How can you tell if its the red or blue edition?

Blue Edition - House in blue. Minotaur and struck passages in regular black text.
Red Edition - House in light grey. Minotaur and struck passages in red.

[nicolae]

Ahhhhh.

When I got my copy of T50YS a while ago, it had a huge crease down the middle of the dust jacket. I was pissed. How much do you think it will decrease the value? It's also not signed, so it might not have any value.

[benedict]

When I got my copy of T50YS a while ago, it had a huge crease down the middle of the dust jacket. I was pissed.
bummer. i heard that some of the packaging from holland was really poor.



How much do you think it will decrease the value?
why? are you planning to sell it?



It's also not signed, so it might not have any value.
as long as it is of value to you, then enjoy owning a copy.

[marsjams13]

Does it decrease the value for you? Do the words not hold any value?

[nicolae]

No, I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon, and yes the words do hold value, but that's not the kind I'm talking about. Just wondering.

[heartbreak]

No, I'm not planning on selling it anytime soon, and yes the words do hold value, but that's not the kind I'm talking about. Just wondering.

In book collecting a lot of value is held in the dust jacket, so to a straight collector, or rare book store, it would decrease the value tremandously.

[nicolae]

That sucks. Of course, I'm not expecting it to ever sell for as much as a Gutenberg Bible, but MZD's books do seem to sell for a lot very very quickly.

[sutrix]

What do you mean by million dollar copy?

Here (http://www.houseofleaves.com/forum/showpost.php?p=83933&postcount=14).

:wink:

[heartbreak]

Here (http://www.houseofleaves.com/forum/showpost.php?p=83933&postcount=14).

:wink:

*LAUGHS* Ah yes, that million dollar copy. :D

[benedict]

Here (http://www.houseofleaves.com/forum/showpost.php?p=83933&postcount=14).

:wink:

how do you know it's one of a kind? maybe there are others floating around?

[heartbreak]

how do you know it's one of a kind? maybe there are others floating around?

I expect there are about 200,000 of them floating around. ;) But I've seen sellers on ebay claiming they have the green cover, or the gold cover version, so if sutrix can get some poor sap to pay a million bucks for his special edition. Well, more power to him....

[benedict]

damn! i thought i had the only one of a kind special edition.:biggrin:

[sutrix]

I expect there are about 200,000 of them floating around.

Yeah, sure, and someone somewhere has the online first edition of HoL.

Anyone who's interested in buying my copy can PM me. Don't pay attention to these naysayers. They're only trying to stop you from parting with all of your easily earned money.

[benedict]

The UK hardback was only a print run of 200. They generally go for about 300.00 from what I've seen.
i managed to track one down for 120.00. it just arrived today. :-)

[heartbreak]

i managed to track one down for 120.00. it just arrived today. :-)

Bastard.... ;) Awesome! Nice find.

[benedict]

Bastard.... ;) Awesome! Nice find.
thanks, i am very pleased! if i stumble across another copy for a reasonable price, i will let you know.

[heartbreak]

thanks, i am very pleased! if i stumble across another copy for a reasonable price, i will let you know.

That would be appreciated. Thank you.