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Of course I'd buy it in hardcover, the story is great. Honestly I would probably pay up to $45 for it. I hope you get the amount of people you need to have this happen!

That really sucks! I was extremely excited when i read that there was a possibilty of an actualy tangible book.

Would absolutely buy it in hard cover. An amazing tale I have read several time from the comfort of my iPhone. Keep up the good stuff sir. And please keep me posted about purchase. Not really concerned about the cost.

Last edited by HEADSNAKE (2009-04-17 01:28:09)

That sux. Sorry to hear that E. It truely was a great read. Keep them coming, alright?

If you do print it I will buy it at any price. Within reason of course. It is actually my favorite story, no contest.

If my closest fanbase - those that visit THIS site - isn't interested enough to pre-order the book, I highly doubt that those who are following me at second- and third-hand are going to be.

Eric

yes i would love a copy $40.00 dollars 45 if its an autographed copy.  O and keep writeing i love the book.

Eric Storm wrote:

Hey, folks.  As most of you are aware, I'm almost always in desperate need of money.  That has not lessened since moving in with LAoW.  So, here's my question.

Anyone interested in getting a hardcover, professionally printed and bound copy of CAMP: Ron's Journey?

If you are interested to the point where you will definitely buy one if it's available, please say so in this thread.  Also, please tell me the maximum price you would pay, out of $25, $30, $35, or $40.  Keep in mind that CAMP is 700 pages long.

IF I decide to do this, the books will be produced by a major printer, so they will be real books, with dust jacket and everything.

Also, if this works out, I may be able to produce my other stories as hardcover books, as well.  (I could do paperback, but that's just not cost-effective to you guys.  I'd have to charge like $15 for a paperback book, and who's gonna pay THAT?)

Anyway, let me know what you think.  I have to have a certain minimum number of people who will buy it, or I don't break even on my investment, so...

Thanks for your time,
Net Wolf

since i want to buy at least 3 copies (one for myself, and at least 2 for friends) i was hoping more like $30. I already printed the whole story out when it was on ewpub.org and my friends fell in love with it just as much as i did.

No, softcover is NOT cheaper to make.  Not in short runs.  The cost for a mass-market paperback (to you, the reader) would end up being something like $20-$25, a completely unreasonable price for a paperback book.  The cost of hardcover would be $35-$40... which is high, but not so far outside the normal price of hardcover books as to be stomach-churning.

And the project is dead because exactly ONE person agreed to pre-order the book (that is, pay for it before it was even printed), and I needed something like 15.  That level of disinterest is not something I can overcome.

Eric Storm

Let's count the things wrong with this:

1) Neither Amazon nor their affiliate, Smashwords, would accept CAMP, due to content.
2) What you're suggesting would effectively kill this website, which unfortunately gets most of its traffic from people looking for CAMP.
3) If I did not remove the file from here (and I couldn't, for reason #2), why the hell would people pay for something they can get free by simply downloading the HTML or text version?
4) It would basically be spitting in the face of every reader I've ever had to ask them to pay for something now that has been free for 14 1/2 years.

The whole point of the hardcover was because people wanted a non-electronic version of the book to set on their bookshelf.  While I admit that a great many people now carry around tablets, Kindles, and Nooks... some of the rest of us can't afford all that high-tech wizardry.  And some others still just prefer having a nice, heavy book in their hands.  (Moreover, books don't have batteries in them to die, or screens to break.)

Reason 1 tells you why I can't.  Reasons 2 & 3 tell you why I shouldn't, and Reason 4 tells you why I won't.  I have considered taking the Woodward series and putting it on Smashwords (an Amazon affiliate: Amazon won't accept hardcore erotica, period...), but I will have to do that soon if I'm going to do it, because otherwise, why would people buy book 1 when they can get it for free here?  If I do it now, they would still be buying the last few chapters early...

Eric Storm

everybody duck and cover

Oh, and nightsecho?  Do you really think people need WARNING to duck when they see a flamer poke up his rancid head on my forum?  I think most of the denizens of The Pub are well aware of the consequences of behavior such as this...



Eric Storm

i know but its been awhile since i've seen a flame like this so for the new people fair warning is nice