Production Update Questions

[RonClinton]

Not quite sure where to post this question. Do you have any idea when King of Shadow will ship from CD?

Thanks

…and I’ll throw in my shipping query, too, for Bentley Little’s THE STORE (Lividian ed.)? Thanks.

[fanatic]

Not quite sure where to post this question. Do you have any idea when King of Shadow will ship from CD?

Thanks

[DanFranklin]

Any news?

None that are too useful! It has finished proofing and we are looking to print the entirety of the Fall Grab Bag 2018 (...) all at once, but we have not currently sent the items to the printers. We have a whole list of tweaks for the update page, I will flag this information as needing to be updated when I review whatever is put together

[Vince]

I will have to ask around regarding that one! I know the ARCs for Suffer the Children are in, but the books have not yet been produced

Any news?

[Martin]

To you and Martin:

I brought these ideas to the website guy! A "last updated" for each entry would definitely be helpful to keep it relevant. Would make it a lot more useful to all parties involved

Appreciate your efforts!

[Dave1442397]

To you and Martin:

I brought these ideas to the website guy! A "last updated" for each entry would definitely be helpful to keep it relevant. Would make it a lot more useful to all parties involved

Thanks Dan - just trying to help

[DanFranklin]

Dan I think they are referring to:

"New Forthcoming Grab Bag for 2018! X_GB043018"

If so I am in the same boat, I think I read that one of the books was Suffer the Children and then I haven't seen anything since. Please do let me know if these did indeed go out because I am missing some books if that's the case.

I will have to ask around regarding that one! I know the ARCs for Suffer the Children are in, but the books have not yet been produced

[DanFranklin]

I have to agree on the updates page. Many of those updates have been there for a long time, years even, and without dates they're meaningless. It would be nice to know what's really going on.

Just look at the Suntup update page to see exactly how it should be done: https://suntup.press/status-updates/

To you and Martin:

I brought these ideas to the website guy! A "last updated" for each entry would definitely be helpful to keep it relevant. Would make it a lot more useful to all parties involved

[DanFranklin]

Instead of going one by one! To address all the folks talking about Suntups update page:

The thing is gorgeous. Absolutely beautiful. I love it. At this stage it wouldn't be too applicable to our products, because most of our outstanding projects wouldn't really sit on... well... any of those stages they listed. Part of the issue has been putting up preorders too early in production, in my opinion, when there are far too many variables and things that can go wrong. Very, very wrong in some situations. Looking at Suntup's pages, once we get to the stages they mention, then it's fairly smooth sailing. Our issues come prior to printing, and by the time it arrives, we turn around and ship the products fast. Which is also why we've put a hold out on announcing things lately, until we're better caught up (Although I will say, I have hopes for the Limited line still pushing occasional new projects, so long as they were sold after the gigantic chasm of things-that-can-go-wrong has passed by, as a way of keeping the progress steady).

[DanFranklin]

My question got buried so I am bumping it back up.
Any updates on the status of the lettered editions of "Best of CD2" and "Usher's Passing?

Sorry for the tardy reply! Usher's Passing is currently at the case makers. Has been for a little while. Contacted them, and they advised of some progress (the embosser is in production, boarding expected to arrive, sample made). I can't figure a proper guess on when they'll actually arrive, but it's a lot further than last time I harassed them, even if it's not as far along as I'd hoped.

Best of CD2 is a little further down on the list. Hopefully it'll go in the next batch to the case makers, but barring that it'd be the one after. I am reluctant to give a BS hopeful answer, so I'm just going to say I'd reasonably hope 2023 was its year.

[TacomaDiver]

I have to agree on the updates page. Many of those updates have been there for a long time, years even, and without dates they're meaningless. It would be nice to know what's really going on.

Just look at the Suntup update page to see exactly how it should be done: https://suntup.press/status-updates/

I've never looked at their status page but it's really good! Simple, to the point, and provides tons of valuable information IMHO.

Fingers crossed CD gets their house in order - I know lots of us have dealt with years of delays. There's a soft spot in my heart for CD since they're the first small publisher I've ever bought anything from (oh hell gift edition of IT ...)

Looking at my pre-order list - happy fifth anniversary to the Caretakers (ordered 11/10/2017). Progress I guess.

[joejets]

My question got buried so I am bumping it back up.
Any updates on the status of the lettered editions of "Best of CD2" and "Usher's Passing?

[Dave1442397]

I have to agree on the updates page. Many of those updates have been there for a long time, years even, and without dates they're meaningless. It would be nice to know what's really going on.

Just look at the Suntup update page to see exactly how it should be done: https://suntup.press/status-updates/

[Vince]

Production did not get shut down! Night Shift rolled at the printer and shipped almost two years ago. Lettered cases are in the next batch of traycases, iirc. If your order never reached you, please let me know your order number. It's been two years, but I will look into it and see if I can scrounge up the tracking information.

The SK grab bag (I believe you are referencing that one) shipped last summer, except for a few stragglers where we were given too few of one of the books and have been fighting with them to get the remainder of the order. The rest are supposed to come and ship within November.

The Stand is planned to announce pretty soon (and most of the preorders have gone out), but we delayed to avoid the long wait period between official announcement and shipping so as to avoid the issue of year long waits on announced projects.

As for the update page... generally that is the most up to date information available to any of us. It may not be moving on every project, and we simply do not have dates on many things, but that's where each one sits. If you want specifics beyond that, certainly reach out and I'll ask around on your behalf.

Dan I think they are referring to:

"New Forthcoming Grab Bag for 2018! X_GB043018"

If so I am in the same boat, I think I read that one of the books was Suffer the Children and then I haven't seen anything since. Please do let me know if these did indeed go out because I am missing some books if that's the case.

[pumpheel]

I contacted Dan today and got a quick response. I do feel that things will get better but still have a "wait and see" attitude.