Mr. King's publicist should be aware....

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RichardX said:
I liked the George Mason "golden ticket" event a couple years ago. They randomly put signing tickets in with your regular tickets. People knew in advance whether they would get a signed book or not. It is a factor for a lot of people given the time, expense, and aggravation of travel. Everyone attending with a hope of getting a signed book and then most not getting one can result in a lot of disappointment. If you know in advance whether you are getting a signed copy, then you have all the information beforehand and can decide whether it is worth the effort. I would sort of expect the book store to pull a few signed copies for the employees or local customers. They probably don't get paid a whole lot and it is a nice perk for the time and effort of these events. There are pictures of King signing copies at the PA event. So I wonder if the book store gets a few extras for that very purpose?
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Was this the Revival event at George Mason or another? I was at the Revival event and they were stacked up on tables and like the other events passed out randomly and you get one or not. I was unaware of any advance notice or "golden ticket".

I also seen the pics of Stephen signing books before the PA event, and I hope that the staff and fans that helped the staff did receive copies. That would be nice and wouldn't take from the total number offered at the event.
 
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I would have gone regardless of the chance of getting a signed book. Given the number of people at this venue and the number of signed books to be given out, I figured I only had about a 17% chance anyway. It just makes me mad that people cheat the system. ESPECIALLY knowing that they very well may have gotten a signed copy as an employee of the store and worker at the event. That tells me they were either holding them for a friend or selling them. I paid my money, drove two hours, waiting in line in 97 degree heat for 4 hours, spent money on a hotel, missed a day of work, etc. and someone took my 17% chance to probably more like a 13% or 14% chance. It's just very irritating. Like I said, I would do it all again even without getting a book at all, just to hear him speak.
 
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Or perhaps the solution is to not sign any. Then only the people who are truly going to these events to hear him speak would be attending and they'd still get a book even if it is unsigned.
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I agree with this also, I am a fan and a collector but if its not an actual 'Book Signing" event, then why not. More fans would actually get to see Mr. King speak and there would not be the disappointment at the end when you don't receive a signed book and that guarantees absolutely zero people there who could careless and are just hoping to get the book for resale. Also would stop people from buying the max seat limit bringing their kids and getting them to buy more tickets for the better chance of getting a signed book. I admit I am guilty of buying my limit of two per event to increase my chances of a signed book, but I have not gathered the family to purchase more for that sole reason.
This is the endless debate and you will never be able to please everyone. I am happy to just attend.
 
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KProc said:
I would have gone regardless of the chance of getting a signed book. Given the number of people at this venue and the number of signed books to be given out, I figured I only had about a 17% chance anyway. It just makes me mad that people cheat the system. ESPECIALLY knowing that they very well may have gotten a signed copy as an employee of the store and worker at the event. That tells me they were either holding them for a friend or selling them. I paid my money, drove two hours, waiting in line in 97 degree heat for 4 hours, spent money on a hotel, missed a day of work, etc. and someone took my 17% chance to probably more like a 13% or 14% chance. It's just very irritating. Like I said, I would do it all again even without getting a book at all, just to hear him speak.
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I completely sympathize and agree with you.
 
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Machine's Way said:
Was this the Revival event at George Mason or another? I was at the Revival event and they were stacked up on tables and like the other events passed out randomly and you get one or not. I was unaware of any advance notice or "golden ticket".

I also seen the pics of Stephen signing books before the PA event, and I hope that the staff and fans that helped the staff did receive copies. That would be nice and wouldn't take from the total number offered at the event.
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The Revival event was at George Washington in DC. The George Mason event was in Fairfax, VA prior to the release of 11.22.63. If you got a signing ticket with your regular ticket, you could get King to sign one book of your choice at the event. It had the beauty of giving you advance knowledge of what to expect and there was an actual signing of any book at the event while limiting the line to whatever number of people King desired.
 
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RichardX said:
The Revival event was at George Washington in DC. The George Mason event was in Fairfax, VA prior to the release of 11.22.63. If you got a signing ticket with your regular ticket, you could get King to sign one book of your choice at the event. It had the beauty of giving you advance knowledge of what to expect and there was an actual signing of any book at the event while limiting the line to whatever number of people King desired.
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Ok, I got the two confused. I remember that event. Rare chance to get a older book signed. What did you get signed?
 
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I didn't care that my End of Watch book was unsigned. Mr. King signed Under the Dome for me years ago in Atlanta, and we had a little conversation as he did so. Those words between us are what is important to me, not his signature. It's nice to have, but I attended just to see Mr. King, and hear him speak. After that, there's no way an unsigned book would make me feel disappointed.
 
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And I have said several times that getting a signed book was not my purpose in going and that I would have gone anyway. Time to quit beating a dead horse, people.
 
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