Suntup Editions - All Books

[RonClinton]

Similar to their announcement of BOY'S LIFE, I have the oversized slipcased Subterranean edition of SWAN SONG, which I like quite a bit. While SWAN SONG is a favorite, I just can't justify the price tags for an "bonus" copy to put on the shelf. The limited edition is very nice looking, though

Could not say it better myself.

[sholloman81]

Similar to their announcement of BOY'S LIFE, I have the oversized slipcased Subterranean edition of SWAN SONG, which I like quite a bit. While SWAN SONG is a favorite, I just can't justify the price tags for an "bonus" copy to put on the shelf. The limited edition is very nice looking, though, and if I was in the market, that would be the edition I would want.

My sentiments exactly! I'm staying strong and sticking with my SubPress copy.

[Sock Monkey]

Similar to their announcement of BOY'S LIFE, I have the oversized slipcased Subterranean edition of SWAN SONG, which I like quite a bit. While SWAN SONG is a favorite, I just can't justify the price tags for an "bonus" copy to put on the shelf. The limited edition is very nice looking, though, and if I was in the market, that would be the edition I would want.

[Ben Staad]

Go get your Swan Song if that's your thing.

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I like the artwork much more for this edition than I did Boy's Life. Given the page count the price isn't bad but I will just have to live without this one. I'm still hoping for a Dark Harvest copy some day.

[RonClinton]

For all the heat that Boys in the Valley has now, if I remember correctly, it wasn't an instant sellout.

You definitely remember correctly. jeffingoff touted that thing for some time (how long, I can't recall) before it finally sold out. It was Sadie Hartman's (Mother Horror) recommendation that caught the attention of Stephen King, who then tweeted that he had to read it (at which time it had sold out)...and that got the hot ball rolling.

[Sock Monkey]

This just shows me that I truly have no idea as to what books will or won't sell out quickly. I thought for sure that the Earthling Halloween & Fracassi books would be near instant sell-outs; however, there's still copies available. I thought this Suntup book would be a slow seller if not an outright dud since it isn't genre & the price is high, and it sells out in a day. Go figure!

I'm horrible at choosing what will be hot and what will be not as well. For the Earthling books, the Fracassi title has more than triple the print run of his previous Earthling title, Gothic. And 750 is a large print run for Earthling in general. As far as the Halloween book, those are so hit-and-miss as to what will sellout and they always seem to take a while. For all the heat that Boys in the Valley has now, if I remember correctly, it wasn't an instant sellout. So neither being sold out at this point doesn't surprise me too much. (I'm actually glad that there is still some of the Halloween title left because I've yet to place my order.) As for Mockingbird, I stop even hazarding a guess as to what will sell for Suntup and what won't. They clearly have an audience that reaches further than just the horror genre and I have no experience in that area of book collecting.

[sholloman81]

This just shows me that I truly have no idea as to what books will or won't sell out quickly. I thought for sure that the Earthling Halloween & Fracassi books would be near instant sell-outs; however, there's still copies available. I thought this Suntup book would be a slow seller if not an outright dud since it isn't genre & the price is high, and it sells out in a day. Go figure!

[Sock Monkey]

Just decided to check and as or 7:45 Pacific the Artist Edition is sold out.

That's awesome. While this wasn't for me, I will say that the production on that AE looked amazing and if this was a book I loved, I would have snatched it up in a heartbeat. I'm glad that Suntup is finding success with these titles.

[Martin]

At 5pm PST, there are only 19 copies left, so it looks like a same-day sellout. I passed on it as well, but I'm glad to see Suntup have another quick sell-out success.

Just decided to check and as or 7:45 Pacific the Artist Edition is sold out.

[RonClinton]

Glad today was To Kill A Mockingbird as I don't need a copy of that one, especially at that price point. That being said, Suntup did say it was one of their most requested non-genre books; so, I'm sure it will do well for them.

At 5pm PST, there are only 19 copies left, so it looks like a same-day sellout. I passed on it as well, but I'm glad to see Suntup have another quick sell-out success.

[Dave1442397]

To Kill a Mockingbird up for pre-order with Suntup. It looks sweet.

Pass for me due to price but it looks lovely.

I picked up an AE today. It does look like a beautiful production, and with only 500 copies, I think it'll hold its value better than some other Suntup AEs in the event that I ever want to pass it on.

[sholloman81]

Glad today was To Kill A Mockingbird as I don't need a copy of that one, especially at that price point. That being said, Suntup did say it was one of their most requested non-genre books; so, I'm sure it will do well for them.

[Sock Monkey]

To Kill a Mockingbird up for pre-order with Suntup. It looks sweet.

Pass for me due to price but it looks lovely.

Agreed. As always, it's a beautiful presentation of a great book. Man, that price point, though! Does anybody remember when $225+ was the price tag for a small press lettered edition?

Grumblings about pricing aside, this book fits in the same slot as their previous editions of Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men: I really enjoy the book and it's a stone-cold classic in American literature, but I feel no need to have a super-expensive edition on the shelf. Maybe it's because there's a part of me that views book collecting as helping to preserve a bit of literature and these types of books--To Kill a Mockingbird, Of Mice and Men, The Outsiders, and Slaughterhouse Five--are so entrenched in American literary canon that they will never go out of print or be lost to the sands of time, therefore there's no need to tuck them away in my personal collection. Something for me to mull over for a bit.

[Ben Staad]

To Kill a Mockingbird up for pre-order with Suntup. It looks sweet.

Pass for me due to price but it looks lovely.

[Dave1442397]

Just received my AGE of Richard Matheson's "Hell House". The Suntup production looks amazing as usual. Think this will be going high up on my TBR pile as it's one of the few Matheson books that I haven't read. Was holding out until I could find a nice hardcover copy which has now been remedied!

Mine is currently out for delivery! I'm looking forward to reading it. It may be a reread - I really don't remember whether I've read it before, but I'll know once I get a few pages in.