Low numbers - Do they really make a difference

[goathunter]

Although I do see how it could add to the book's value if it was a single digit number.

How? Since books are typically numbered after the author has signed the sheets, there's not even a guarantee that copy #1 was the first one signed by the author. And since they're all from the same print run, the books should be physically identical.

Yet I've read about people "upgrading" their limited editions by buying a lower number. That never made any sense to me. I can somewhat understand wanting matching numbers of books in a series, but the number itself is so irrelevant, I can't see what difference it makes. But I know it does to some people. Hence my "How?" Do we just all automatically assume a lower number has a higher value?

I'm not really expecting an answer, because there is only one answer: some people believe a lower number is more valuable, so they are willing to pay more to get it, thereby proving that a lower number is more valuable. And why do they believe it? Probably because it psychologically suggests that they're a bigger---or more important---fan/buyer/reader, because they have the low number, which means they bought it first or earlier.....

Hunter

[sdkdmd]

Ooh, ooh that smell
Can't you smell that smell?

[peteOcha]

I don't really care when it comes to low numbers... I mean, it would be great to have a low numbered limited, but I won't go out of my way and spend more just to get one that's a lower number. Although I do see how it could add to the book's value if it was a single digit number.

I'm an old-book-smell kinda guy myself. Best smell in the world , except for...sorry, went into Roland LeBay mode there.

But new-book-smell is where it all starts! As for fondling the covers, I prefer the lubricated covers of CD that the un-lubed ones of say, Subterranean Press.

If Rollie weren't tooling around in Christine somewhere's he'd surely be rolling (no pun intended) over in his grave over that one

[srboone]

I'm an old-book-smell kinda guy myself. Best smell in the world , except for...sorry, went into Roland LeBay mode there.

But new-book-smell is where it all starts! As for fondling the covers, I prefer the lubricated covers of CD that the un-lubed ones of say, Subterranean Press.

[peteOcha]

Oh no! I can't be the only one who appreciates the "new book" smell while fondling the covers of a newly published gem.

I love new book smell!

And new video game smell as well! The first thing I do when I get a new game is sniff it for several minutes! My wife usually leaves the room at this time...

Oh no! I can't be the only one who appreciates the "new book" smell while fondling the covers of a newly published gem.

Sigh I, too, must confess my inordinate appreciation of the new book smell - better than a new car smell, cos I can afford far more of the former than I can of the latter I'll now toddle out of the CD confessional booth and say 10 Hail Matherson's in penance. My work here is done

[JDar.]

Oh no! I can't be the only one who appreciates the "new book" smell while fondling the covers of a newly published gem.

[Greenelk]

Now I'm really worried. I thought my addiction to buying the books was bad enough, I didn't realise I could end up snorting them!!

[Dan Hocker]

Definitely not CD . . . and thankfully you don't hear about it happening too often.

btw - to bring this full circle, CD books always smell GREAT.

Now that's one I haven't heard before....

[JDar.]

I hope you're not refering to one of our books... I can't remember the last time we did a numbered run that low.

Definitely not CD . . . and thankfully you don't hear about it happening too often.

btw - to bring this full circle, CD books always smell GREAT.

[Dan Hocker]

I would expect it to be high on the "Most Boring Jobs" list.

What I get a kick out of is when someone gets a #182 and the books were limited to only 175 copies.

I hope you're not refering to one of our books... I can't remember the last time we did a numbered run that low.

[JDar.]

That and after numbering several thousand copies of certain books, we realized just how insanely much work numbering 3,000 books is.

I would expect it to be high on the "Most Boring Jobs" list.

What I get a kick out of is when someone gets a #182 and the books were limited to only 175 copies.

[Dan Hocker]

This could also explain why CD rarely provides individual numbers for books with over 750 copies.

Jan

That and after numbering several thousand copies of certain books, we realized just how insanely much work numbering 3,000 books is.

[JDar.]

This could also explain why CD rarely provides individual numbers for books with over 750 copies.

Jan