Production Update Questions

[Dan Hocker]

To add to what Brian said. Production times are really slow across the board right now at the printers. For Example a project we started at the begining of September isn't estimated to be finished at the printer until sometime in January. This is a project who's turnaround time pre-covid would have been less than 2 months.

[Brian James Freeman]

Any news on the printing status of either "Turn Down the Lights" or "We're All in This Together"? I ordered these books on 02/14/2014 and 06/05/2015. The Production Updates page has said the two titles will either be sent to the printer "as soon as possible" or "later this year" for almost two years. Any news would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Yeah, we definitely need a better update for those. Those two are ready for the printer, but we lost nearly a year of production time when the two printers went out of business while working on SLEEPING BEAUTIES. So, for a fairly long period of time there, we only had our "small" printer available and they cannot do Lettered Editions or anything fancy.

We have a new "big" printer now -- they just finished NIGHT SHIFT for us this summer -- but the problem we're working through is this: the books that were "printer ready" around the time the SLEEPING BEAUTIES situation occurred, and the books that reached the "printer ready" stage while we searching for new printers, have collided with the books that have reached the "printer ready" stage since then.

Even if our new big printer could take ALL of the ready books at the same time (which they cannot, especially with all of the time they lost this year to COVID-19 related shut downs and decreased production at their facility due to reduced staffing), we're not equipped to handle that many books coming back into the warehouse at the same time.

So, right now we're staggering old books and new books (that have time related contractual obligations) into production at the printer.

Dan and I aren't in the loop about how and why specific old titles are selected when there's an opening at the printer, but I'm hoping to be able to give much firmer updates for ALL titles in January 2021, once we get through the usual holiday insanity.

VERY sorry about the wait on these, and we really appreciate your patience!

Brian

[Chetripley80]

Any news on the printing status of either "Turn Down the Lights" or "We're All in This Together"? I ordered these books on 02/14/2014 and 06/05/2015. The Production Updates page has said the two titles will either be sent to the printer "as soon as possible" or "later this year" for almost two years. Any news would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

[Dan Hocker]

Any news yet on when we can expect the remaining books in the 2018 Forthcoming Grab Bag to be announced/published? I believe only one has been announced so far: the John Saul book. Any info on this grab bag will be appreciated as it has been awhile since we've received any updates.

These are all stuck in the current log jam from covid and what not. I think we're just waiting to announce the remaining titles at this point until we can get them to the printer.

[sholloman81]

Any news yet on when we can expect the remaining books in the 2018 Forthcoming Grab Bag to be announced/published? I believe only one has been announced so far: the John Saul book. Any info on this grab bag will be appreciated as it has been awhile since we've received any updates.

[Dan Hocker]

Is there any update for Seasons of Terror? ~Cap

I'm guessing here (haven't really been involved with that project), but the trade got pushed back until March 2021 and I think the plan had been to publish them at the same time. So I'm under the assumption that we have to wait for our editions until the trade. Just guessing though, Brian might know better.

[c marvel]

Is there any update for Seasons of Terror? ~Cap

[Brian James Freeman]

Anyone have any info as to the status of 'In Sunlight or In Shadows'? Looks like it's showing as 'forthcoming' - but not sure if that's out of date or not.

Everything is now ready for the printer, so it's just a matter of Richard getting this one into the printing queue. We still have a printing backlog, unfortunately, from having our two major printers go out of business without warning while we were trying to print Sleeping Beauties, but we're making progress on the list. Thank you for asking!

Brian

[Brian861]

Hey all.....been a while since I've been on here! Hope everyone is doing well in this crazy 2020! Reading time has been consistent, however Covid layoff for my wife here in Windsor, Ontario has really hurt - she's been off since March and still not back, so hence my collecting and book buying have suffered.

Looked at my outstanding orders and thank you for the updates on Graveside Manner 1 & 2, but want to get updates on the following that I show are still open:

X_CDCC6 - not sure what book this is to be
Four Halloween's 2
Shivers VIII

Wow, Jamie! It has been a minute. Sorry to hear about your wife's employment. Like so many of us, I'm sure you're ready to put this year behind you.

[JeremyM]

Anyone have any info as to the status of 'In Sunlight or In Shadows'? Looks like it's showing as 'forthcoming' - but not sure if that's out of date or not.

[Dan Hocker]

Hey all.....been a while since I've been on here! Hope everyone is doing well in this crazy 2020! Reading time has been consistent, however Covid layoff for my wife here in Windsor, Ontario has really hurt - she's been off since March and still not back, so hence my collecting and book buying have suffered.

Looked at my outstanding orders and thank you for the updates on Graveside Manner 1 & 2, but want to get updates on the following that I show are still open:

X_CDCC6 - not sure what book this is to be
Four Halloween's 2
Shivers VIII

Hi TJ,

Looks like the productions update page for those needs to be updated. Shivers VIII just needs a slot at the printer (along with soo many other things). I don't think we're still waiting on a sig for Four Halloween anymore Brian should hopefully be able to confirm.

As far as the CDCC 6 goes, you got the book for CDCC 6. My records show that was Better Weird, and it was shipped several years ago. Interestingly enough the produce X_CDCC6 is actually still showing as backordered, looks like we didn't put enough inventory in the system back when we sold that originally so about 30 of the service items are still on back order, when they should have just filled immediately. So X_CDCC6 isn't actually a real product, it's a fake product that automatically adds all the other things that came with the CDCC to that order.

[TJCams]

Hey all.....been a while since I've been on here! Hope everyone is doing well in this crazy 2020! Reading time has been consistent, however Covid layoff for my wife here in Windsor, Ontario has really hurt - she's been off since March and still not back, so hence my collecting and book buying have suffered.

Looked at my outstanding orders and thank you for the updates on Graveside Manner 1 & 2, but want to get updates on the following that I show are still open:

X_CDCC6 - not sure what book this is to be
Four Halloween's 2
Shivers VIII

[jeffingoff]

We don't typically give the lettereds their own entry on the productions update page, unless the book itself is a completely separate production (like Cardinal Black was). Since the books are in hand the lettered is just now in the "Needs Traycases" queue. Which is actually emptying out and we'll be caught up there before we know it.

Awesome! That's what I thought. If the signed limited is any indication, the Lettered Edition is going to be fantastic!

[Dan Hocker]

Got my signed limited edition hardcover of Midnight Under the Big Top and it's a beauty! Love the title design on the front board. But I do wonder why you took it down from the production update page since the lettered isn't shipping yet. Should we just be looking at the traycase section of the Update page to stay informed?

We don't typically give the lettereds their own entry on the productions update page, unless the book itself is a completely separate production (like Cardinal Black was). Since the books are in hand the lettered is just now in the "Needs Traycases" queue. Which is actually emptying out and we'll be caught up there before we know it.

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

Got my signed limited edition hardcover of Midnight Under the Big Top and it's a beauty! Love the title design on the front board. But I do wonder why you took it down from the production update page since the lettered isn't shipping yet. Should we just be looking at the traycase section of the Update page to stay informed?

I think my copy is scheduled to be delivered today but USPS tracking doesn't seem to be working right now. I agree that it's odd that it was removed from the Production Updates page before all of the editions have shipped. Perhaps that was an oversight.