Mr. Mercedes

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Mr. Mercedes

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Mr. Mercedes has been listed on Amazon with a publication date of June 3, 2014:

http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Mercedes-Novel ... 126&sr=8-1

Cemetery Dance has also announced this and is offering (via pre-order) a slipcase:

http://www.cemeterydance.com/page/CDP/PROD/o_king100

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Wonder who and when a limited would be annouced? I pre-ordered the CD slipcased.
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Thanks for the info John
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Hey for you guys in the US, Amazon.co.uk have announced the picture of the UK edition -


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ke7285 wrote:Wonder who and when a limited would be annouced? I pre-ordered the CD slipcased.
Wondering that myself. How many potential publishers are out there? CD? Grant? PS?
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Frankie wrote:
ke7285 wrote:Wonder who and when a limited would be annouced? I pre-ordered the CD slipcased.
Wondering that myself. How many potential publishers are out there? CD? Grant? PS?
If a limited edition were to be published, I'm sure one would have been announced by now.

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I was just looking to preorder a copy and started wondering - Why is it that CD seems to want to slap a slipcase on every 1st edition now (other than the obvious - $$$)? I've always felt that slipcases were intended for the protection of "special", rare or expensive books. Somehow it doesn't sit right with me to grant a "regular 1st edition" a slipcase. Other opinions?
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Bounce0320 wrote:I was just looking to preorder a copy and started wondering - Why is it that CD seems to want to slap a slipcase on every 1st edition now (other than the obvious - $$$)? I've always felt that slipcases were intended for the protection of "special", rare or expensive books. Somehow it doesn't sit right with me to grant a "regular 1st edition" a slipcase. Other opinions?
I kind of agree with you here, Bounce. I only get the slip cases for signed trades or other specials. I know, though, that lots of collectors like them for just the regular editions. It's a matter of personal like or dislike.

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Why buy a slipcase that costs more than the book?
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Mr. Rabbit Trick wrote:Why buy a slipcase that costs more than the book?
Agreed. I can see that a slipcase could generally increase the value of a book, but I can't justify spending More for the case than the book itself is worth. Even if one were to get a custom slipcase (traycase) made for say a pair of Dolan's Cadillacs (and thank you John for bookslipcase.com - really beautiful work he has), the price is still a fraction of the books' values. I think BB is the only slipcase I've bought specifically for a "regular 1st" - all others fall into the "special" category.
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