Fairy Tale - Will there be a US limited?

[Ben Staad]

As there was an overseas limited/signed edition of this book do we think there will be a North American edition?

I hope so but I hadn't heard anything yet.

Anyone have an inside scoop on this?

[Brian James Freeman]

Those who have asked have been told “no” but that sort of thing can change on a whim!

[Ben Staad]

Boo! You are a Debbie Downer. LOL and J/K.

Thanks for the reply.

Those who have asked have been told “no” but that sort of thing can change on a whim!

[sholloman81]

I just picked-up the special edition of this book offered by Simon & Schuster this morning. Anyone else? I couldn't pass it up as I truly loved this novel and was hoping something beyond a trade edition would be offered at some point.

Order your special edition of Stephen King’s new novel, Fairy Tale—featuring exclusive endpaper illustrations, gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and a printed case.

Fairy Tale
By Stephen King

Legendary storyteller Stephen King goes into the deepest well of his imagination in this spellbinding novel about a seventeen-year-old boy who inherits the keys to a parallel world where good and evil are at war, and the stakes could not be higher—for that world or ours.

Special Edition Hardcover

LIST PRICE $100.00

The Fairy Tale Special Edition | Simon & Schuster (simonandschuster.com)

[Ben Staad]

I picked up a copy as well. Over on the collectors site he posted a quick clip of what appears to the actual book. I was a bit underwhelmed but still happy for this book.

[Brian James Freeman]

Well, I had a slipcase planned for the trade edition of FAIRY TALE but then I found out there were multiple printing plants in multiple countries for that edition, resulting in at least three different sizes for the books, and I said "nope" and closed the project folder.

Now I find out the new Simon & Schuster special edition is being issued without a slipcase, so all of that prep work might not go to waste!

If you're interested in a slipcase for the special edition, please see this page on the Lividian website:

https://lividian.com/store/custom-sl...-stephen-king/

Assuming there's enough interest AND we confirm this special edition was only printed in one plant, I will have my prototype slipcase resized to fit the special edition and take some orders!

Best,
Brian

[Ben Staad]

Cool. It needs something.

Well, I had a slipcase planned for the trade edition of FAIRY TALE but then I found out there were multiple printing plants in multiple countries for that edition, resulting in at least three different sizes for the books, and I said "nope" and closed the project folder.

Now I find out the new Simon & Schuster special edition is being issued without a slipcase, so all of that prep work might not go to waste!

If you're interested in a slipcase for the special edition, please see this page on the Lividian website:

https://lividian.com/store/custom-sl...-stephen-king/

Assuming there's enough interest AND we confirm this special edition was only printed in one plant, I will have my prototype slipcase resized to fit the special edition and take some orders!

Best,
Brian

[joejets]

On the order page: exclusive endpaper illustrations, gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and a printed case. So, I think this means there is a slipcase for this

[Ben Staad]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1587489761715011587

On the order page: exclusive endpaper illustrations, gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and a printed case. So, I think this means there is a slipcase for this

[joejets]

It says a printed case right above the video. Maybe these were just the books w/o the case?

[Brian James Freeman]

On the order page: exclusive endpaper illustrations, gilded edges, a ribbon marker, and a printed case. So, I think this means there is a slipcase for this

“Printed case” in bookbinding terms usually means a library binding or “paper on boards” binding where the cover is printed directly on the book. This is because “case bound” is the actual term for a hardcover binding.

It’s entirely possible they’re misusing the term, though! If so, none of there promotional images have included a slipcase yet. I guess we’ll see when they ship!

Brian

[Ben Staad]

Maybe. I don't know.

Hopefully there is a slipcase.

It says a printed case right above the video. Maybe these were just the books w/o the case?

[Ben Staad]

Yep. These look like POD and similar to a library edition gussied up a bit.

“Printed case” in bookbinding terms usually means a library binding or “paper on boards” binding where the cover is printed directly on the book. This is because “case bound” is the actual term for a hardcover binding.

It’s entirely possible they’re misusing the term, though! If so, none of there promotional images have included a slipcase yet. I guess we’ll see when they ship!

Brian

[Ben Staad]

Just received my copy and I'm not happy with it. It's a shelf ornament and that's all. It's lightweight and doesn't appear to be constructed well. I still like the end-paper illustrations.

Sadly I passed on the Lividian release so I could buy this. Bad decision.

[joejets]

I like the book, not awesome, but nice, will be better with the slipcase. But the packing was horrible - no shrinkwrap, just thrown in a box with a little bubblewrap. The book was not really damaged, but the front board is a little bent, so I piled a bunch of books on top of it to try to flatten it out.
Still think there should be a US limited as we were not permitted to order the UK limited.