I really like OSC and collect as much as I can get my hand on. But wow! Does this guy really think anyone will bite? Do they think someone will think its SOTG? Hey, I just checked. I have one of these. And I think I paid $10 for it! Ok, just thought this was funny. By the way, sorry if this is one of you I’m laughing at.
Posted by Bob_Scopatz (Member # 1227) on :
Pardon my ignorance on these things, but would a "signed proof" be worth a lot in comparison to, say, a signed first edition?
What exactly is a proof version of a book? It sounds like this person has this because he worked in a bookstore, but the description he gives says this is some sort of marked-up copy from Card himself...i.e., not just a signed 1st edition.
How many of these are there likely to be?
Posted by Jay (Member # 5786) on :
The proofs are what go out to the editors and reviewers. Hence how they get quotes from them before the release date. They aren’t worth much other then a novelty item. There are some out there, but the 1st editions are what is coveted. They are the corrected final version.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I've got an unsigned proof of David Brin's The Postman (just happened to be the copy I picked up at a library book sale a decade or so ago). It's worth a grand total of $7, I think.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
The Barnes and Noble near me sells proofs for a dollar apeice or something. Granted, they're mostly crappy books, but still.
Posted by Cow-Eating Man (Member # 4491) on :
I'll admit to having paid more than that for a copy of the Hart's Hope uncorrected proofs with a sample of the original cover. Totally worth it to me, though, because it's my favorite of all his books with no close second. SotH proofs . . . I might take if someone were about to throw away, but spend actual money on? No way, I need to save up for my next totally frivolous item.