Today I spoke again with Eli Struck to see if he could give me a quote to do a 325-page hardbound version of the book with full color images inside so I can honor the fans and friends who pre-ordered (in 2013) special edition hardbound versions. He checked with his suppliers and found that a hardcover version of the length that mine will be with full color inside could not possibly be done for anything less than $100 each (YIKES!) unless I ordered at least 250 up front (YIKES and YIKES!!)–and even then I wouldn’t make a dime–it would all go to the printer! So offering a hardcover version is an absolute non-starter.
The good news is that Createspace does print full color softcover books (inside and out) at rates that most fans can actually afford, so I’m going to go that route.
I can offer two versions in softcover:
Full color cover with inside black and white images for $39.99
Full color cover and full color inside images for $69.99
E-book versions (Kindle and later perhaps Nook) will be full color inside (and searchable so readers can revisit their favorite stories quickly and easily) and will probably cost in the vicinity of $19.99
The audio version will cost in the vicinity of $32.99–not sure yet. It will include, at the end, actual voicemail messages that DeForest and Carolyn left on my answering machine (lots and lots of them!) with a few “cameo” celebrity voicemail messages that Tippi Hedren, Harve Bennett, AC Lyles, and a few others left for me.
Stay tuned!
