Snuff Slipcase edition

[Who's Wee Dug]

Bugger it just found this on Waterstones site. :


21 Snuff - Waterstone's Exclusive Slipcased Edition
by Terry Pratchett

Format: Hardback
Published: 13/10/2011

10+ in stock
Usually despatched within 24 hours
Overall ratingBookseller (not yet rated) Customer (not yet rated) £30.00

 

[The Mad Collector]

No image though so no indication if this their gold edition in a slipcase or not. Anyone near a Waterstones so can go and have a look?

http://www.waterstones.com/watersto...+exclusive+slipcased+limited+edition/8764394/

 

[Anonymous]

I was in store last night, two in fact and did not see any slipcase versions......

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Asked in WATERSTONES TODAY and the guy said they had 3 on order and they should be in Monday's delivery, I will go back and have a look at the slipcase cover.

 

[Anonymous]

Asked in WATERSTONES TODAY and the guy said they had 3 on order and they should be in Monday's delivery, I will go back and have a look at the slipcase cover.

Will make a point of asking tomorrow.

 

[jaeger]

What is a slipcase cover ?

 

[Tonyblack]

What is a slipcase cover ?

That was what I wondered the first time I heard of them.

It's basically a book that slides into a sleeve in much the way VHS videos did. See here.

 

[jaeger]

Ah . . . right . . . thanks for the link

 

[Anonymous]

What is a slipcase cover ?

That was what I wondered the first time I heard of them.

It's basically a book that slides into a sleeve in much the way VHS videos did. See here.

Also there are usually limited editions and become more expensive to buy from sellars.

 

[Anonymous]

I went to the Waterstones at Meadowhall and order myself a slipcase edition, I asked the manager and she said all stores will be getting a limited stock of them by Wednesday at the latest.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Good Hevening! Dear denizens of the Deep Pratchett and that Ilk.

I'm beset with temptation, today I went into Waterstones and seen this vison of loveliness, should I or should I not give into temptation the mind is boggling, Hmmnnn!! decisions,decisions. the Blue one is the slipcase edition.

 

[Tiffany]

Good Hevening! Dear denizens of the Deep Pratchett and that Ilk.

I'm beset with temptation, today I went into Waterstones and seen this vison of loveliness, should I or should I not give into temptation the mind is boggling, Hmmnnn!! decisions,decisions. the Blue one is the slipcase edition.

I got the gold one on the right. Didn't know there were different editions.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Me to Tiff but that's the slipcase edition I'm tempted to buy it's £30 somtimes they put out collectors editions.

 

[Bouncy Castle]

Is it just me being cynical, or does this smack of the publisher (and Terry to a degree) trying to screw as much money out of the poor reader as possible, by publishing every story in so many different formats that the true collector "has" to get them all?

 

[Tiffany]

Not me Bouncy, I'll stick with the one I've got.

 

[Tonyblack]

Is it just me being cynical, or does this smack of the publisher (and Terry to a degree) trying to screw as much money out of the poor reader as possible, by publishing every story in so many different formats that the true collector "has" to get them all?

I think there's a degree of that going on, but only because people are prepared to go along with it. After all, no one is forcing you to buy every version.

Also, the bog-standard first edition hardback is so cheap these days (Tesco for a fiver) that presumably, the publishers have to make some money somehow.

I buy a hardback copy when the book comes out because I can't be bothered to wait. But if the book was really selling for £18.99 as per the cover price, I'd wait for the paperback. There's no way I'd pay that much.

Somewhere down the road, I'll get a paperback copy as well - either a cheap and cheerful one from Amazon, or second hand from a charity shop.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I think it's down to the large retailers, the publishers are not going to turn down the chance to make money by printing extra copies, Amazon have put out slipcase editions in the past as do Waterstones and Borders when they were here, and had things like check books and money to go with them to make you buy their editions, so people would buy them all as they wanted the goodies that went with them.

And I know some people wait to see if there are going to be any and just buy the one.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

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[Tiffany]

I keep getting things like that too, WWD. :x

Then to find it did actually post on the thread. :x

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I did a bit of retail therapy today and gave in to temptation, bought the slipcase edition.