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From: david@bragvax.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.sf-lovers
Subject: Re: collector's editions
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Date: Tue, 18-Dec-84 17:00:39 EST
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Posted: Tue Dec 18 17:00:39 1984
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In article <5@decwrl.UUCP> boyajian@akov68.DEC (Jerry Boyajian) writes:
>							When Stephen
>King's THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER was published by Don Grant,
>it was announced that there would be no trade edition of the book
>ever. Why? Well, for one, King didn't think that it was commercial.
>It's a rather convoluted fantasy, and he didn't think that his

It's funny that you would use this for an example-- it was serialized in
one of the SF magazines (perhaps someone could provide the references).
No doubt the book version was altered, but some form of the story was
available in a non-limited edition.

For what it's worth, I'm much more offended by large-format "trade"
paperbacks than collector-oriented editions.  I wish publishers would
just print rack-size paperbacks on non-rotting paper and charge a dollar
more, instead of doubling the size and price.

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David DiGiacomo, BRAG Systems Inc., San Mateo CA  (415) 342-3963
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