That's exactly it which is why we hadn't posted anything on his sites.
Finders Keepers signing tour ?
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well in that case I will respect those wishes and not skip paying my bills to fly there and get that book signed. I was contemplating it simply because I thought it might be my last chance. But oregon is far from local.. maine you lucky bastaads!
Stephen doesn't charge for signing books so the ticket price is to cover the cost of the book. You will have to call the store in order to get a ticket.
He doesn't tour for every book but it's unlikely this will be his last signing event although we don't have any others currently scheduled.well in that case I will respect those wishes and skip paying my bills to fly there and get that book signed. I was contemplating it simply because I thought it might be my last chance. But oregon is far from local.. maine you lucky bastaads!
Its a no go for me. If its a maine thing its a maine thing. I am not his number one fan there is probably enough crazies calling that number by now lol.
That's what we're always afraid of.
It is all good. I have watched all the youtube videos I can stand of him lecturing and stuff. I have noticed that everyone asks the same questions. maybe some off the wall stuff about red sox. I just am not that person I would get frustrated at the q and a I would rather just let him ramble without interruption. I feel like I have heard it. Would it be once in a life time cool to get an autographed book? sure. But not if its going to take the place of some die hard Maine fan. What I got is a respect thing rather then a fan thing. THANKS THOUGH MS MOD YOU ROCK!!!
p.s. your job must be hard answering these questions so quick on the draw like that.
After 26 years on the job, I've had lots of practice.
....and valium.....After 26 years on the job, I've had lots of practice.
....and valium.....
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After re reading that I feel like it came across harsh. What I mean is I know there are people out there that think of him like they would there favorite pop group instead of an author/person. They idolize him like I idolized my favorite band as a teenager. I see him more as an important figure in literature,and history that happened to impact my life greatly. Although it is disappointing to find out its a Maine thing I probably would not have made it anyway. Would I like to meet him for myself just to shake his hand? Of course. Do I really want to drill him with questions and statements? No I can find it out online. Would I be happy getting someone else's marked up autographed book? No that was meant for them.What I want is that one day when my kid is freaking out over their first Stephen King book I will be able to say,
"Yeah I was there."
Then bust out my signed copy of Hearts in Atlantis. Then my kids creative mind gets to explode all over the place like mine did.
My generation didn't have a watergate or a jfk or a mlk. We had 9/11 with no hero. So I know that one day the world will understand we aren't just walking around with a celebrity. We are walking around with an Important human being in history!
well in that case I will respect those wishes and not skip paying my bills to fly there and get that book signed. I was contemplating it simply because I thought it might be my last chance. But oregon is far from local.. maine you lucky bastaads!
If you live on the west coast, it is probably not worth the cost and aggravation just to see the bright lights of Bridgton. And you would only be in King's presence for about two seconds before being shooed along. At the risk of incurring the wrath of the Ms. Mod, I've already seen folks indicating they will have extras for sale. It will probably cost $300+ but a lot less expensive than travel across the country. That might be the ticket.
Do you know if this is strictly a signing or will King also be speaking? I noticed the event is in a movie theatre which means it could be both. Any hope that he might allow older books to be signed instead of just the new book? I know the intent is to promote the new book, but if everyone has to buy the new book from them to get a ticket that objective seems to be achieved. I can't imagine SK cares what 500 books he signs.
There is just no way we can prevent the sale of tickets to people who intend to sell them as we have no way of knowing that ahead of time and no one is going to admit they're buying the ticket to make a profit. My understanding was that Bridgton Books was only going to be selling one ticket per person to try to reduce the chances of making that easier and so that people can't buy blocks of tickets. Doesn't make it any less infuriating but until people stop buying them and creating a market, it won't stop and we both know the likelihood of that happening.
He might say a few words before the signing begins but this is just a straight signing. They moved it to the movie theater as the book store wasn't large enough to accommodate that many people and this way they wouldn't have lines out on the street. The book signing is to help the book store. It's a small independent and the sales of the books for the signing will be a big deal for them. This was something Steve set up to help his hometown store much more than for any increase to his sales numbers.
Just to add to my response in Post #53, not long after I'd added that I got an email from Bridgton Books giving me an update and coincidentally also mentioned (I hadn't asked) that they were allowing 2 non-transferable tickets per person but both tickets had to have a name attached to them and at the time of the signing a photo ID would be required to match the name on the ticket so anyone wanting to sell a ticket would have had to make some agreement with the person ahead of time.
Tabby suggested sK change his original title for Dreamcatcher which had been, I believe, Cancer.
There is just no way we can prevent the sale of tickets to people who intend to sell them as we have no way of knowing that ahead of time and no one is going to admit they're buying the ticket to make a profit. My understanding was that Bridgton Books was only going to be selling one ticket per person to try to reduce the chances of making that easier and so that people can't buy blocks of tickets. Doesn't make it any less infuriating but until people stop buying them and creating a market, it won't stop and we both know the likelihood of that happening.
He might say a few words before the signing begins but this is just a straight signing. They moved it to the movie theater as the book store wasn't large enough to accommodate that many people and this way they wouldn't have lines out on the street. The book signing is to help the book store. It's a small independent and the sales of the books for the signing will be a big deal for them. This was something Steve set up to help his hometown store much more than for any increase to his sales numbers.
Yeah that is what I am talking about. Helping his hometown, being a rich democrat, that alone is rare
. I remember when 9/11 happened and it was showing on the TV I was home by myself and a kid at that. I was sure that america was going to be invaded and at anytime war was going to break out in the streets. I was waiting for the war to start like we learned in history class. I was waiting for bombs to drop out of the sky and buildings to crumble around me. I pictured what I learned in school about concentration camps and the harshness of war. I knew this was it. I grabbed a pen and just started writing. I wrote what was happening. I didn't know who the bad guys were I just knew one building got hit and then while I was watching another got hit. Grown ups were running in the street. Screaming and covered with gray ash. I had no one to ask is this going to be okay. I thought that if they take over, if I die, if everything as we know it comes to an end maybe someday someone will find what I wrote and know what happened.
Looking back on it now it seems silly. But at the time that was my reality. The reason I bring it up is because that helped shape my generation the way JFK shaped a generation. We had our war but we had it in a time when media was so polluted there was no truth. They had watergate we had the patriot act.
And here we have this guy that has been a writer through it all. Not only breaking literary bounds in his horror and emotional work but in works like 11/22/63. There will never be another Stephen King. There will be horror books, There will be emotional books. But never someone like this. Don't get me wrong I am not saying he is like JFK what I am saying is that this is history it has already happened and most people only realize it is important history when the time has passed. I want something to hold onto and say this is mine. This is my part of it all. This is something that was a part of my life before being shocked into reality and after it. This is my piece of something that lit up a part of my brain that no one else in my family has. This is a part of my experiences with it all. This is something that made me feel emotions that I had never felt before. And I will keep it forever. Because money comes and goes but history lasts forever. SO if I never meet the guy I can live with it. If I can't get a signed book I can live with that too. It is just a goal of mine since I have realized the significance this all had in my life.
Then you have this author who wrote 11/22/63. The same author who wrote things like IT and Hearts in Atlantis. You remember your times of complete and udder shock and horror at the world around you. But
That's true, but she also is the one who suggested the change of this title and my original response was in the context of whether it had been the publisher's idea instead of Steve's.
I haven't seen your initial response.
Can't remember at the moment which thread it was in but one of the ones about the name change.
If the intent is to cut back on the sale of copies on ebay, I think it will still be futile. Particularly if this is limited only to the new book because many people will be attending with a family member. That means everyone attending with likely go home with two signed copies of the new book. Many will be tempted to sell the extra copy. I think it would be better to allow any one book to be signed. That would not impact the bookstore or how many books King signs since it is limited to 500 and you have to buy a book to attend. Just my opinion though. I do appreciate your responses for those of us who have to travel a long way to these events. The last thing anyone wants is to be disappointed.