Most important, it uses the outstanding modern translation by Sara Bakewell, replacing the awful antiquated translations found in older fine & private press editions. Fine quarter leather binding with elaborate cloth and gilt design for the boards with matching gilt design on the endpapers and pastedowns, ALL edges gilt with gilt titling on the spine. This is firmly in the FS Deluxe category and I never expected this to be included in any sale. Spare yourself from Non-Buyer's Remorse and the endless whining that is endemic on this board when FSD-ers procrastinate beyond reason and miss out on an exceptional FS edition.
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Folks on the sales lines are nice, but might not know how to handle an existing order best.Īmongst the sale books, three of them are standouts and will be difficult to find, costing considerably more when then finally go OOP. If you do call, try to get to the Customer Services in London, they would be your best bet to amend an existing order/add birthday voucher. Of course, now sales are not what they used to be, but I still managed to get 3 decently discounted titles off my wish list.Īnd I agree with >120 santiamen:, email or call them.
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Generally, since my wish list has always been long, I've been buying at full price ifĢ) they publish one of the books I suggestedģ) I really want the book and I know the chances of it hitting sales are slim I was keeping an eye on it and would have pulled the trigger if the counter got dangerously low, but I was aiming to get it with this sale order to save on shipping. I prioritize books in my wish list based on desirability and available stock.įor example, since I definitely wanted She-Wolves and it got a low stock counter, it's was among my ten priority 1 books. I try to minimize the number of orders to save on shipping. It took me some time to figure out how things work and come up with some buying strategies. Some temptations are too great! But I can recommend the focusing on favourites route - it's only taken me 30 years to learn it! Having said that, I've been straight in on the Shackleton pre-orders, and bought the Andrew Chalkin after only a few months. It's all a matter of choice of course - it may be that those couple of years are too long a wait, but I've a cycle now where I'm now generally operating a couple of years behind the FS - it's interesting too how that list changes in that time once I've given myself time to let the choice settle. Some books never come to the sales of course - and some obviously never will do - so it's a matter of judgement, but it can be worthwhile waiting. The caveat is not to wait too long - keep an eye on stocks, just in case your choice starts to run low.
I do have a wishlist, which I keep fairly lean, and generally allow myself a couple of years after a book has been published to see if it comes to the sales - some surprising ones do. I'd offer a possible adjunct to that: be patient, but not too patient! Whilst sales are not as 'productive' as they have been in the past, the discounts can still be fairly significant - they just pale into comparison compared to those of memory. Treat sales more as an opportunity for serendipity.Īs >15 ubiquitousuk: says, excellent advice. The usual advice in these parts is: if you see a book you can afford and want then buy it rather than take the risk of it selling out. While it might be reprinted, they aren't going to reprint it only to immediately put it on sale. Dracula is a relatively new offering at the standard edition level and we usually have to wait at least a year or two before a book gets a discount (if at all). Dune has been a perennial bestseller since its launch and has robustly avoided discounting for years. Unfortunately, as mentioned above, I don't think we will see a sale on the books you are after. Of course, actions speak louder than words so it will be interesting to see what is on offer after Christmas. At the time, there was some discussion on this forum to the effect that Folio had adopted a deliberate strategy of reducing the emphasis on regular, generous sales. As >2 NLNils: said, the last sale was very poor compared some recent offerings that have included very good discounts of desirable books.
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