Misery from Suntup editions:

[Brian861]

Yes, I generally do not join the conversations there but I noted that mine has the error. So far everyone who has commented with a Limited has the error. Not sure but it appears to affect all limited editions. I do not believe I would be willing to send mine in to be corrected.

I don't blame you. Posting a comment there can feel like you're being air dropped into the center of a pack of very hungry hyenas.

I haven’t seen the news but I had an error copy that included two artist signature pages, and two title/copyright pages that I sent back to Paul a little over a week and a half ago. So I’m totally unsure if my copy had other strange page issues. That’s actually why I elected for Paul to fix it so I wouldn’t have a less than perfect copy.

You weren't interested in keeping it as a one-of-a kind? I might have considered that. I would have just maybe asked Paul to send an errata sheet specifying that this was unique to your copy.

In this situation I don't really think there's anything he can do other than offer a full refund for a return. Then he can just sell the returned copies to someone who doesn't care about that. I don't think it's reasonable or really feasible to fix them. It'll cost too much money to do. This is a situation where there's no way to really make everyone happy. It's really unfortunate and there's not really anything he could've done about it either. You'd have to be really really lucky to catch something like that ahead of time.

No doubt about posting over on TDT. Enter at your own risk.

I have a CD book that has a double limitation page but I'm ok with it. I like the uniqueness that is adds. If I had a S/L Misery, I believe I'd feel the same way and leave it as is.

If folks end up returning copies, I'd buy a returned copy in a heartbeat.

[jeffingoff]

Ah, I see. And yeah I agree. Though I would have loved the chance to buy one of the original "defective" books that people send back.

To be clear, I really don't think people will send their books back for a refund. If that was the option Paul gave them.

[jeffingoff]

Well that's what I'm saying. I don't think he can offer to fix them. I think it's just "sorry this is the way they are, there's nothing I can do about it, if you're not happy I'll gladly give you a refund if you return the book to me" kind of a thing.

Ah, I see. And yeah I agree. Though I would have loved the chance to buy one of the original "defective" books that people send back.

[Dan Hocker]

Yes, BUT is he going to get King and the artists to sign them all over again? I think that would push King's patience. Maybe. I don't know.

Well that's what I'm saying. I don't think he can offer to fix them. I think it's just "sorry this is the way they are, there's nothing I can do about it, if you're not happy I'll gladly give you a refund if you return the book to me" kind of a thing.

[jeffingoff]

In this situation I don't really think there's anything he can do other than offer a full refund for a return. Then he can just sell the returned copies to someone who doesn't care about that. I don't think it's reasonable or really feasible to fix them. It'll cost too much money to do. This is a situation where there's no way to really make everyone happy. It's really unfortunate and there's not really anything he could've done about it either. You'd have to be really really lucky to catch something like that ahead of time.

Yes, BUT is he going to get King and the artists to sign them all over again? I think that would push King's patience. Maybe. I don't know.

[Martin]

In this situation I don't really think there's anything he can do other than offer a full refund for a return. Then he can just sell the returned copies to someone who doesn't care about that. I don't think it's reasonable or really feasible to fix them. It'll cost too much money to do. This is a situation where there's no way to really make everyone happy. It's really unfortunate and there's not really anything he could've done about it either. You'd have to be really really lucky to catch something like that ahead of time.

Completely agree with your thoughts on the situation.

[jeffingoff]

I assume it's in the gift edition too, but does anyone know one way or the other?

According to Paul, no, it doesn't affect the gift edition. The gift edition will instead come with a section of four pages that contain the things about you that you don't want anyone else to know. So each buyer will be faced with a dilemma--destroy the book and be certain that no one will be able to read about your nastiest qualities or keep the book and carry it with you everywhere, never letting it out of your sight for even one moment, and never being able to forget the truly awful things about yourself that the book contains.

[bsaenz24]

Yes, I generally do not join the conversations there but I noted that mine has the error. So far everyone who has commented with a Limited has the error. Not sure but it appears to affect all limited editions. I do not believe I would be willing to send mine in to be corrected.

I assume it's in the gift edition too, but does anyone know one way or the other?

[jeffingoff]

In this situation I don't really think there's anything he can do other than offer a full refund for a return. Then he can just sell the returned copies to someone who doesn't care about that. I don't think it's reasonable or really feasible to fix them. It'll cost too much money to do. This is a situation where there's no way to really make everyone happy. It's really unfortunate and there's not really anything he could've done about it either. You'd have to be really really lucky to catch something like that ahead of time.

An additional wrinkle to this is that there are copies floating around getting remarqued as well.

[jeffingoff]

I haven’t seen the news but I had an error copy that included two artist signature pages, and two title/copyright pages that I sent back to Paul a little over a week and a half ago. So I’m totally unsure if my copy had other strange page issues. That’s actually why I elected for Paul to fix it so I wouldn’t have a less than perfect copy.

You weren't interested in keeping it as a one-of-a kind? I might have considered that. I would have just maybe asked Paul to send an errata sheet specifying that this was unique to your copy.

[Dan Hocker]

Yeah, there are more people than I would have expected saying to leave it as it is. But what about others who will be mightily bothered by the imperfection? It's a sticky spot for sure. I have no idea how Paul is going to go about this. But I can't imagine his response will please everyone based on what I'm reading at TDT. If Paul can thread that needle without drawing fire from somewhere, then I'd say he should run for office!

In this situation I don't really think there's anything he can do other than offer a full refund for a return. Then he can just sell the returned copies to someone who doesn't care about that. I don't think it's reasonable or really feasible to fix them. It'll cost too much money to do. This is a situation where there's no way to really make everyone happy. It's really unfortunate and there's not really anything he could've done about it either. You'd have to be really really lucky to catch something like that ahead of time.

[TacomaDiver]

I haven’t seen the news but I had an error copy that included two artist signature pages, and two title/copyright pages that I sent back to Paul a little over a week and a half ago. So I’m totally unsure if my copy had other strange page issues. That’s actually why I elected for Paul to fix it so I wouldn’t have a less than perfect copy.

[jeffingoff]

Yes, I generally do not join the conversations there

I don't blame you. Posting a comment there can feel like you're being air dropped into the center of a pack of very hungry hyenas.

[jeffingoff]

I can't really speak for Paul, but it's also not really a feasible thing to fix. Especially once the books have already been shipped out to customers. Unless he used a different binding method than I'm familiar with, you can't really pull those pages out and rebind them (at least not easily). You pretty much have to scrap the whole thing or large parts of the book and start over. That can get expensive really quickly. Plus blanket coverage will be impossible since he's already shipped them out. There are some people who won't care and won't want to send their copies back.

Yeah, there are more people than I would have expected saying to leave it as it is. But what about others who will be mightily bothered by the imperfection? It's a sticky spot for sure. I have no idea how Paul is going to go about this. But I can't imagine his response will please everyone based on what I'm reading at TDT. If Paul can thread that needle without drawing fire from somewhere, then I'd say he should run for office!

[Dan Hocker]

Have you all seen the news on the tdt forum? The non-sequential pages in Misery? I think you have, Martin. I thought you commented.

I think there might be a quake among the collectors. Some want them all fixed or none fixed to avoid a tiered valuation of the edition. I don't get that. Not all copies are going to be equally handled and preserved. There are going to be differences in how each copy is treated once it leaves the publisher. It was published in one state. The error seems to affect all numbered editions. What happens after that is up to the individual collector. The people arguing that the solution needs to be blanket and total have never been in a society of humans before, apparently.

I can't really speak for Paul, but it's also not really a feasible thing to fix. Especially once the books have already been shipped out to customers. Unless he used a different binding method than I'm familiar with, you can't really pull those pages out and rebind them (at least not easily). You pretty much have to scrap the whole thing or large parts of the book and start over. That can get expensive really quickly. Plus blanket coverage will be impossible since he's already shipped them out. There are some people who won't care and won't want to send their copies back.