Your Latest Stephen King Related Purchase:

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skimom2

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My edition of IT is in bits. Read it so many times that the pages start coming out all over the place. So today i bought a new one. Really lokking forward to reading the book without thinking about holding the pages in place between the covers anymore.

My DRAWING OF THE THREE is like that--this last reading probably did it in. I've had it for so many years that my big kids get nostalgic about it--they all remember getting it off the shelf when they were little to terrify each other with the pictures (lol).
 

morgan

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All it takes is to get one, then they seem to multiply by themselves. Are you on any of the maiing lists for publishers like Cemetary Dance, Grant Books, etc.? If not, then what are you waiting for? =D My mantra is also if you go to used bookstores or thrift stores, always, ALWAYS check every King book you find for a signature. I once found a perfect hardback of Insomnia at a thrift store north of Seattle in a really small town that was autograghed. Never been read! paid $1.99 for it! It can happen to you, ya just gotta be diligent.
Hiya! I just recently signed up for the Cemetery Dance newsletter-I'll check into Grant Books. Thanks! I keep checking thrift & used book stores ALL THE TIME! Sadly, I have very little money (*sob* says everyone! I try to help my mom as much as possible and lately the vet bills are through the roof!). One of these days though! I won't lose hope! Ebay is not the way to go for a signed copy-the sellers obviously know they possess a treasure! ;-D
 

kingricefan

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Hiya! I just recently signed up for the Cemetery Dance newsletter-I'll check into Grant Books. Thanks! I keep checking thrift & used book stores ALL THE TIME! Sadly, I have very little money (*sob* says everyone! I try to help my mom as much as possible and lately the vet bills are through the roof!). One of these days though! I won't lose hope! Ebay is not the way to go for a signed copy-the sellers obviously know they possess a treasure! ;-D
I started the 'collecting' King back when he published The Talisman. I ordered it directly from Donald M. Grant (now known as Grant Books). I could only get the unsigned edition (which is what is now referred to as a 'gift' edition) but it was simply the most beautiful book I had ever seen at the time! It started me on the road to collecting beautiful editions (I blame Donald for my addiction!). For alot of years I wasn't able to afford anything but the unsigned 'gift' editions or the ones that were signed by the artist(s). I am now in a position to buy some of the ones that are signed by King. I'm not bragging, just letting you know that we all have to start somewhere. Take little 'steps', you'll get there eventually. You might try betts Books, too. David, the owner, specializes in King (and Terry Goodkind). Good luck, friend!
 

skimom2

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Hiya! I just recently signed up for the Cemetery Dance newsletter-I'll check into Grant Books. Thanks! I keep checking thrift & used book stores ALL THE TIME! Sadly, I have very little money (*sob* says everyone! I try to help my mom as much as possible and lately the vet bills are through the roof!). One of these days though! I won't lose hope! Ebay is not the way to go for a signed copy-the sellers obviously know they possess a treasure! ;-D

Thank God for the library, right? I check out WAY more books than I buy, and when I do buy 99.9% of the time the book is secondhand. Mr. Mercedes is the first new hardback (not for a child) I've purchased in a very long time--maybe years.

As for signatures, I look, but I'm not crying if I don't find one. The way I see it, every book is a love letter & the best love letters don't need a signature: you know who you're reading without a name :)
 

morgan

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I started the 'collecting' King back when he published The Talisman. I ordered it directly from Donald M. Grant (now known as Grant Books). I could only get the unsigned edition (which is what is now referred to as a 'gift' edition) but it was simply the most beautiful book I had ever seen at the time! It started me on the road to collecting beautiful editions (I blame Donald for my addiction!). For alot of years I wasn't able to afford anything but the unsigned 'gift' editions or the ones that were signed by the artist(s). I am now in a position to buy some of the ones that are signed by King. I'm not bragging, just letting you know that we all have to start somewhere. Take little 'steps', you'll get there eventually. You might try betts Books, too. David, the owner, specializes in King (and Terry Goodkind). Good luck, friend!
Thank you for the advice and kind words, dear sir!! :smile:
 

kingricefan

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Thank God for the library, right? I check out WAY more books than I buy, and when I do buy 99.9% of the time the book is secondhand. Mr. Mercedes is the first new hardback (not for a child) I've purchased in a very long time--maybe years.

As for signatures, I look, but I'm not crying if I don't find one. The way I see it, every book is a love letter & the best love letters don't need a signature: you know who you're reading without a name :)
You speak true! Like King says- it is the tale, not he who tells it. I would be just as happy with unsigned trade editions of his works, too. Books are really the only thing that I splurge on in life. I'm not one that has to have a fancy car or live in a big house or travel the world. Mine is a small existence, non-descript, the only material thing I really treasure are my books. I don't look down upon those that cannot afford to buy books. I am happy that we just love to read! =D
 

skimom2

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You speak true! Like King says- it is the tale, not he who tells it. I would be just as happy with unsigned trade editions of his works, too. Books are really the only thing that I splurge on in life. I'm not one that has to have a fancy car or live in a big house or travel the world. Mine is a small existence, non-descript, the only material thing I really treasure are my books. I don't look down upon those that cannot afford to buy books. I am happy that we just love to read! =D

Amen, brother! If I could grab just one material thing after a disaster, I'd want my copy of Different Seasons. It's like a part of the family :) Books are my passion, too.
 

morgan

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Thank God for the library, right? I check out WAY more books than I buy, and when I do buy 99.9% of the time the book is secondhand. Mr. Mercedes is the first new hardback (not for a child) I've purchased in a very long time--maybe years.

As for signatures, I look, but I'm not crying if I don't find one. The way I see it, every book is a love letter & the best love letters don't need a signature: you know who you're reading without a name :)
The library has always been my salvation! If I remember correctly, you are a published author as well, and I would like to read your books. When you have time, would you PM me your book titles? Thank you so much! =D
 

roseannebarr

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Just got a paperback 1st edition of Salem's Lot and 1st edition, first printing of Misery in paperback. If you have not seen it, you have to check it out! Stephen King is featured on the inside cover for Misery Returns Looking like a full fledged model on a romance novel book. it cracks me up every time I see it. I now own about five copies of that book, only in paperback!