Stephen King the Doubleday Years

[frik51]

Well....it was a bit early this morning when I responded to your post.
Must have been half asleep still.



sk

[slayn666]

I don't think PS is doing the Doubleday set. I spoke to Pete a couple of months ago, and he mentioned the books they were going to do.
So far, Pet Sematary, Carrie and 'Salem's Lot are done (Lot almost) and Night Shift will be the fourth Doubleday, but The Stand was not mentioned, nor was The Shining.
Then again, you never know how these things work out.

sk

So...exactly what I said? Many, not all .

[frik51]

PS Publishing is also doing their own editions of many of the books included in the Doubleday Years set.

I don't think PS is doing the Doubleday set. I spoke to Pete a couple of months ago, and he mentioned the books they were going to do.
So far, Pet Sematary, Carrie and 'Salem's Lot are done (Lot almost) and Night Shift will be the fourth Doubleday, but The Stand was not mentioned, nor was The Shining.
Then again, you never know how these things work out.

sk

[Brian James Freeman]

Multiple special edition books coming at nearly the same time from different publishers is just the name of the game with King. SubPress did a very attractive edition of The Shining just a couple of years ago, and PS Publishing is also doing their own editions of many of the books included in the Doubleday Years set.

And each special edition WILL be different, some might look fancier and others might have more artwork and others might have bonus material you can't find in any other edition. It's a little more complicated these days since different editions are overlapping like this, but I know every publisher tries their best to bring their A-game to make each edition valuable in its own way!

Brian

[slayn666]

An interesting situation for some collectors may arise this year, given that CD's The Shining is on tap (although I'm not clear on whether it will actually be published this year), and the Folio Society also plans to release an edition of The Shining in September or October. Some out there can easily get both, but some will likely have to choose just one, and it will be interesting to see how they compare.

I know the CD volumes will be oversized and contain bonus material, and if the artwork maintains the quality level established in Carrie and SL, the CD Shining will be nothing less than great. Having said that, FS invariably does quality work, but it can vary with regard to how close it hits or exceeds expectations (they occasionally aim at a different target). At the very least, the FS Shining will be distinctive and worth considering, but I wouldn't be surprise if it is a "fine" edition that doesn't land as many punches, so to speak, as the CD edition. Still, it will be interesting to see and compare.

The 2 or 3 bits of artwork for the FS Shining I've seen, which seem to be segments of illustrations and not full illustrations, were evocative but didn't blow me away (as with CD DY artwork, which has spoken for itself), but then perhaps I just need to see more.

Multiple special edition books coming at nearly the same time from different publishers is just the name of the game with King. SubPress did a very attractive edition of The Shining just a couple of years ago, and PS Publishing is also doing their own editions of many of the books included in the Doubleday Years set.

[Brian James Freeman]

If I remember correctly a major portion of the delay was related to the file that came from the publisher needing to be hand entered due to some issue.

Yeah, the publisher files for 'Salem's Lot were in a strange proprietary format that made them a mess to work with. A lot of line-by-line copyediting went into fixing them, which also allowed us to fix some things that had been accidentally changed since the first printing!

Brian

[Dan Hocker]

If I remember correctly a major portion of the delay was related to the file that came from the publisher needing to be hand entered due to some issue.

That sounds familiar. So much stuff goes on here, it all runs together after awhile.

[Martin]

I believe the plan is for it to be actually out this year. I know there where some delays on Salems' Lot, I can't really remember what the cause of those delays was though. I think the plan for the announcements is that we don't want to announce the next one until the previous one is out the door and in peoples hands.

If I remember correctly a major portion of the delay was related to the file that came from the publisher needing to be hand entered due to some issue.

[St. Troy]

I believe the plan is for it to be actually out this year. I know there where some delays on Salems' Lot, I can't really remember what the cause of those delays was though. I think the plan for the announcements is that we don't want to announce the next one until the previous one is out the door and in peoples hands.

Thanks!

[Brian James Freeman]

I think the plan for the announcements is that we don't want to announce the next one until the previous one is out the door and in peoples hands.

Yep, The Shining is fairly deep in production... And contains a pretty insane bonus feature that will make it a must-have for collectors, I think.

[Dan Hocker]

Sorry to prolong the agony, but I think it's been about a year between initial announcement and actual publication for Carrie & SL, and since no announcement on The Shining has yet been made, is this schedule for the announcements (rather than the releases)? If so, I understand - the pre-release process is an event in itself (I know I've enjoyed it), I'm just trying to understand.

Thanks.

I believe the plan is for it to be actually out this year. I know there where some delays on Salems' Lot, I can't really remember what the cause of those delays was though. I think the plan for the announcements is that we don't want to announce the next one until the previous one is out the door and in peoples hands.

[St. Troy]

An interesting situation for some collectors may arise this year, given that CD's The Shining is on tap (although I'm not clear on whether it will actually be published this year), and the Folio Society also plans to release an edition of The Shining in September or October. Some out there can easily get both, but some will likely have to choose just one, and it will be interesting to see how they compare.

I know the CD volumes will be oversized and contain bonus material, and if the artwork maintains the quality level established in Carrie and SL, the CD Shining will be nothing less than great. Having said that, FS invariably does quality work, but it can vary with regard to how close it hits or exceeds expectations (they occasionally aim at a different target). At the very least, the FS Shining will be distinctive and worth considering, but I wouldn't be surprise if it is a "fine" edition that doesn't land as many punches, so to speak, as the CD edition. Still, it will be interesting to see and compare.

The 2 or 3 bits of artwork for the FS Shining I've seen, which seem to be segments of illustrations and not full illustrations, were evocative but didn't blow me away (as with CD DY artwork, which has spoken for itself), but then perhaps I just need to see more.

[St. Troy]

'Salem's Lot and The Shining this year, Night Shift and The Stand next year, Pet Sematary after that.

Brian

Sorry to prolong the agony, but I think it's been about a year between initial announcement and actual publication for Carrie & SL, and since no announcement on The Shining has yet been made, is this schedule for the announcements (rather than the releases)? If so, I understand - the pre-release process is an event in itself (I know I've enjoyed it), I'm just trying to understand.

Thanks.

[Brian861]

A nice limited for each Bachman book would be great!

That's a helluva an idea, Martin! Although Rage would be a bit of an issue with no further reprints authorized.

[Brian861]

'Salem's Lot and The Shining this year, Night Shift and The Stand next year, Pet Sematary after that.

Brian

Good to hear that The Shining will be coming out later this year. This is going to be one untouchable series once it's all said and done and upon the various shelves across the globe.