Stephen King the Doubleday Years

[Sock Monkey]

FYI. I received and email today regarding this information. Both items look great but I can't justify purchasing at those price points. CD books are solid but they have never blown my socks off. I may have been a player at the $100-$110 point.

I wonder how much of the increase is due to the prices of the slipcases/traycases. I know from a recent email from Centipede that the prices for their second slipcase for the Grey Mouser series is quite a bit higher than the first one. Thunderstorm has also mentioned that prices for slipcases and traycases are pretty darn expensive.

[Ben Staad]

FYI. I received and email today regarding this information. Both items look great but I can't justify purchasing at those price points. CD books are solid but they have never blown my socks off. I may have been a player at the $100-$110 point.

[Ben Staad]

Thanks for the information.

Not sure of the prior limitation; so, I can't speak to that; however, no release date info was given, just the chance to order the books.

 

[sholloman81]

I didn't receive the email but it sounds like there was an update to this yesterday.

My understanding is the limitation was increased. Did they provide an anticipated release date?

Not sure of the prior limitation; so, I can't speak to that; however, no release date info was given, just the chance to order the books.

[Sock Monkey]

I didn't receive the email but it sounds like there was an update to this yesterday.

My understanding is the limitation was increased. Did they provide an anticipated release date?

The limitations were increased from previous titles (The Stand AE is now 1250 copies and Pet Sematary is 1000, both up from the previous 750; no changes to Gift Edition or Lettered runs). I'm not sure when this print run increase was put into place.

There was no anticipated release date provided. Only the broad statement that "With the remainder of our 2024 and early 2025 release schedule coming into focus--more details on that soon--we've decided to make available our final public offering of" the two remaining Doubleday titles. So...maybe more information coming soon?

[Ben Staad]

I didn't receive the email but it sounds like there was an update to this yesterday.

My understanding is the limitation was increased. Did they provide an anticipated release date?

[Dave1442397]

So, it's getting to the end of 2023...any sign of The Stand yet? The world's gonna end for real before I get this book

[slayn666]

One caveat to what Ron said is that very early on, CD offered the option to preorder all the books in the Doubleday Years set, so some folks have paid for their copies of Pet Sematary.

All that said, I believe all artist editions to date have made it to a public preorder, so if you sign up for the newsletter, you shouldn't miss a chance to purchase the last two books.

[RonClinton]

Hey guys, a couple months ago, I got into collecting Stephen King books (although I've been a longtime reader). And only just recently, I have learned about limited editions! While I'm sad I didn't hear about this years ago when the Doubleday Years projects began, I'd like to be a proud owner of the Gift Editions released for The Stand and Pet Sematary when the pre-order is announced.

Can anybody tell me how that works, if there's a priority given to prior buyers or if it's all first come first served? Do people compulsively check the CD site for announcements or just wait for email news alerts? I really don't want to miss this opportunity now that I've learned about these beautiful editions! Thanks in advance!

Previous buyers are given early access to the pre-order page for each title; for example, I and a number of others here have already ordered THE STAND...PET CEMETERY has not been offered for sale yet. Those who were not granted early access are able to order upon receiving the email that indicates the general public preorder page is up. The best thing to do is make sure you're signed up for Cemetery Dance's email newsletter, and keep an eye out for the notification and hope you're checking email when it hits as copies will go quickly. You could also contact Camelot Books and see if they are taking reservations for these titles.

[bennyb]

Hey guys, a couple months ago, I got into collecting Stephen King books (although I've been a longtime reader). And only just recently, I have learned about limited editions! While I'm sad I didn't hear about this years ago when the Doubleday Years projects began, I'd like to be a proud owner of the Gift Editions released for The Stand and Pet Sematary when the pre-order is announced.

Can anybody tell me how that works, if there's a priority given to prior buyers or if it's all first come first served? Do people compulsively check the CD site for announcements or just wait for email news alerts? I really don't want to miss this opportunity now that I've learned about these beautiful editions! Thanks in advance!

[bookworm 1]

Hiya Brian, when's "The Stand" coming?

It’s already here. We’ve been living it the last 14 months.

[Vamperotika]

Hiya Brian, when's "The Stand" coming?

[Dave1442397]

That's quite a stack! I can't wait to see the final version.

[mulleins]

Wow....looks like 1500 pages (3 reams).

Mulleins

[bsaenz24]

Looks like a self-defense weapon!