FYI: an update to the book-culling

[lagilman]

As I mentioned back when, I'm in the process of culling my rather extensive library, listing a number of them on half.com. I'm almost finished listing my fiction offerings (including a lot of very good mysteries in both hc and mass), and am starting on the non-fiction/reference works. Those, as a rule, are a bit more battered than the fiction, but I tend not to write in my books even when I'm taking notes. I don't dog-ear pages, either. Some people save receipts for taxes. I save 'em for bookmarks.

I also have something that I will NOT be listing on half.com, although it may go up on Ebay if nobody here speaks up: I have a very very limited edition item -- one of only 333 copies ever printed: the 20th anniversary chapbook for Necon (aka "camp Necon" aka "Northast (Horror) Writers Conference.") What makes this so special, you ask? Other than the limited nature, this very simple-looking trade paperback contains a number of short stories and essays never before - or after -- seen, including one from Himself1, Peter Straub, and Himself2, Stephen King. Oh, all right, and Himself3, Neil Gaiman. Not available anywhere else, as they like to say on the infomercials. Interested? E-mail me.

(and if you're wondering: 'why on earth would she give this up?' I have to admit -- I'm wondering the same thing myself. But I haven't re-read it in three years, and that's the limit I set myself for the culling. So....)

Comments

[plattcave.livejournal.com]

We sold a copy of this on eBay a year or so back. Nearly paid for our rent for the month.

[lagilman]

Yeah, I've seen signed copies go for over $1000 to King collectors.

Mine is not signed, because I don't (as a rule) go in for that. But hey, that means the new owner can get it personally inscribed for themselves....

(and I'd rather it went to a Reader than a Collector. I'm weird that way. Well, I'm weird in a lot of ways...)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

I'm interested, but not to the ability to pay a month's rent for it.

[lagilman]

pay for Cardiff first. Then worry about more books. *grin*

[lagilman]

(and I don't expect to make that much off of this, don't worry. As I said, I'm not angling for the Collectors market. Although if anyone wants to take it off the table with an offer I can't refuse, hey....)

[debg.livejournal.com]

How much do you want for it? Seriously. E me and let me know. I've got a book advance coming shortly...