Little Book Series 3

[Sock Monkey]

I’m so glad I didn’t hop on this series. How can they feel good about letting so many errors through? Seems there was a rush to get these published for what reason? If I had been buying these right along I wouldn’t be laughing at the absurdity of the situation I would be livid.

This is where I'm at right now. I was mildly irritated when a formatting issue littered the Gorman book with ampersands and I was bummed when I got to the end of the Barron book and found text missing, but this has gotten a little out of hand (no pun intended). Between the proofreading issues in multiple books, the different limitation pages for books and now the fact that they can't even get the right titles on the slipcases...

I don't like to be negative. I don't like to dog pile on someone for honest mistakes. I also know that these aren't the world's most expensive limited editions. But the multiple issues that has littered both Series II and Series III is disheartening and at this point feels careless.

Frankly, I've been thinking about bowing out since the Campbell limitation page issue. While Borderlands has the right to change the limitations of each individual title as they see fit, the limitation page should accurately reflect how many numbered (or lettered) copies of each title there were. It's a simple thing, but it the belief that these pages are accurate are what collectors rely on. The fact that a book was printed with two different limitations notated on that page doesn't sit well with me. At the very least there should have been an errata sheet included with all copies.

At this point, even though I've been collecting since the start of Series II, I'm bowing out. I'm also canceling my preorder for the two-volume Straub set coming out this year. I hold no ill will towards anyone involved, but I'd rather shift this money towards something else.

[bookworm 1]

I’m so glad I didn’t hop on this series. How can they feel good about letting so many errors through? Seems there was a rush to get these published for what reason? If I had been buying these right along I wouldn’t be laughing at the absurdity of the situation I would be livid.

[mhatchett]

The B also appears to be backwards....Oh, was that on purpose, sorry!

[Splync]

How do you forget the "LITTLE" in one of the titles?? It's one of the words doesn't change from title to title!

[RonClinton]

Good lord. It’s almost hard to believe this kind of care-free sloppiness comes from the same outfit that gave us the early and (as memory serves) very nice Borderlands anthology limited HC volumes.

I’m finishing up this set — my third of all three thus far done — and then I think I’m out if they continue for a fourth. It’s become so chronic now that it’s gone from disappointing to, as Martin suggests, so absurdist and comical that you just have to laugh. But, man, I’ve got many other, better ways to spend my money if I’m just looking for grins and chuckles.

[Martin]

I just looked at the first case for Series III and it has a mistake too. Marine Stories instead of Marine Tales.

There is another on that one if I remember correctly, they swap 'and' for '&' on one of the titles.

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

I just looked at the first case for Series III and it has a mistake too. Marine Stories instead of Marine Tales.

[Martin]

Holy cow, you're right! It says Grins & Grimaces instead of the correct Grins & Gravity. What the?!

I just laughed when I opened mine. I chose to buy these and know full well what I am getting, this is no surprise for me.

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

It gets better. The Little Green Book flat out has the wrong title on the case. I got mine today and somehow felt messing up the book titles on the case fits with the general theme of the set.

Holy cow, you're right! It says Grins & Grimaces instead of the correct Grins & Gravity. What the?!

[Martin]

The new slipcase arrived today. It appears that everything is spelled correctly on it.

EDIT: I spoke too soon. I just noticed that the first title is wrong. It should say A "LITTLE" Purple Book of Phantasies.

BP CASE.jpg

It gets better. The Little Green Book flat out has the wrong title on the case. I got mine today and somehow felt messing up the book titles on the case fits with the general theme of the set.

[RonClinton]

A typo on the slipcase?! The name of the book? Wow, that’s truly disappointing to see, to put it kindly.

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

The new slipcase arrived today. It appears that everything is spelled correctly on it.

EDIT: I spoke too soon. I just noticed that the first title is wrong. It should say A "LITTLE" Purple Book of Phantasies.

BP CASE.jpg

[Brian861]

The next slipcase for the Little Books is now available to order.

Received and paid the invoice for mine.

[jeffingoff]

Thanks. I did that and placed an order. I then went into my account and cancelled the pre-order that still was set at pay later.

Hmm, I didn't do that extra step. Since they don't automatically charge your account, I figure it's safe to let it stand.

[Martin]

You have to go to the BP site and plop it in your cart. Don't use the invoice or your pre-order.

https://www.borderlandspress.com/sho...-little-books/

I had an issue with the shipping (it wouldn't give me shipping options so I couldn't check out) but I emailed back and forth with BP and got it all sorted. These slipcases are in stock.

Thanks. I did that and placed an order. I then went into my account and cancelled the pre-order that still was set at pay later.