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Chuck Palahniuk
It seems this writer has become very collectible...
I have his "Invisible Monsters" - autographed. A very friendly bookstore is close by his home and will get the books autographed if you wish free. So mine cost about $15 with shipping, and I noted the same book on Abebooks for $200!!!!! Apparently a movie will start production in 2005. Reproduced below is an example of the cult like following... Hey! Better than Enron!!! Hugs, Willow To: WW Norton Publishing Before the cult novel "Fight Club" ever saw the light of day, a middle-aged diesel mechanic from Portland Oregon named Chuck Palahniuk had already written a manuscript for a novel called "Manifesto." Later renamed "Invisible Monsters," this book would soon go on to see the desks of almost every major publishing house. Unfortunately, it also quickly saw the trash baskets of those same publishers. It seems Chuck Palahniuk couldn't get his foot in the door with a novel that publishers felt was too risque. Hell, they didn't even know what the book was about, much less how to market it. And so, out of spite and anger, Chuck sat down and wrote his second book which would become his first published novel. This was of course "Fight Club," but three years later, Chuck felt compelled to return to his original labor of love: the story of a girl and her rifle, her brother and an ill-fated aerosol can, and one of the most bizarre road trips you'll ever read. "Invisible Monsters" finally saw the light of day in 1999, although it was released in trade paperback form because Chuck felt bad asking his publisher, WW Norton, to release any of his works for more than $15. With "Monsters," he finally got his wish and the book skipped the hardcover phase and went straight to trade paperback. Little did Chuck or WW Norton know that Chuck's stardom was gonna rocket and that he would soon have fans that couldn't bare to be without a hardback version of perhaps their favorite Palahniuk novel. And so, in early September, when Aaron McKeever, a fan of Chuck's and of our website ChuckPalahniuk.net, contacted me and said he had spoken with WW Norton's senior editor, Amy Cherry... I knew a new door in publishing history would soon be opening. Aaron, like so many other Chuck fans, WANTS "Invisible Monsters," out on hardcover. It's the principal of the matter. The book deserves this sort of treatment. And so when Amy said that with enough queries, WW Norton may consider it, Aaron knew he had to contact me. And so here I am... talking to all of you. We have a mission. We have a goal. And that goal is to get this cherished book released in hardback! So spread the word. Get as many people as you know to sign this petition. And when we have enough signatures, we'll send it back to Amy Cherry and convince her and WW Norton that putting "Invisible Monsters" out in hardcover could be the best business decision their company makes all year. - Dennis Widmyer Webmaster/Filmmaker www.chuckpalahniuk.net www.ourladyofsorrow.co Sincerely, |
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"Willow Arune" wrote...
It seems this writer has become very collectible... I have his "Invisible Monsters" - autographed. A very friendly bookstore is close by his home and will get the books autographed if you wish free. So mine cost about $15 with shipping, and I noted the same book on Abebooks for $200!!!!! Of course, those $200 books are for signed copies of the first printing only (First Edition stated, with complete 1 to 0 number line). There were many, many later printings, and these would be worth considerably less, even signed. -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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Actually, your comment is not accurate. Same.same. No numbered firsts and
even if there were, it is not mentioned in the ad. Cult writer says it all... Willow |
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Willow Arune wrote...
"Jon Meyers" wrote... "Willow Arune" wrote... It seems this writer has become very collectible... I have his "Invisible Monsters" - autographed. A very friendly bookstore is close by his home and will get the books autographed if you wish free. So mine cost about $15 with shipping, and I noted the same book on Abebooks for $200!!!!! Of course, those $200 books are for signed copies of the first printing only (First Edition stated, with complete 1 to 0 number line). There were many, many later printings, and these would be worth considerably less, even signed. Actually, your comment is not accurate. Same.same. No numbered firsts and even if there were, it is not mentioned in the ad. What's not accurate? I bought the book the week it came out: A trade paperback, priced $13.00, front cover has a spectrum background & the silhouette of a woman--First Edition stated near the top of the copyright page, number line 1234567890 at the bottom. Any other number line is a later printing. Then Norton rereleased it last year with a new cover--B&W illustration of a woman's head with pink smears, priced $13.95. Only first printings of the first version would be considered "first editions" by collectors and (reputable) dealers, and those account for nearly all the copies selling for top-dollar at ABE. But I say "reputable" dealers because you are correct that there is one seller calling one of the $13.95 copies a "First Edition" and asking $200 for it, signed, but that seller is either misinformed or dishonest (and I'll go with misinformed, since Norton started a new number line with the new cover, so the later version has its own first printing, but is still not a true first). And just because one misinformed seller is asking a lot for a misidentified book doesn't mean the book is "worth" that much. If an informed buyer decides to purchase it, on the other hand... -- Jon Meyers (To reply, lose your way) |
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