Re: A Good Day


"K Barrett" <mormodes@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| "Francis A. Miniter" <faminiter@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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| > Willow wrote:
| >> I try to have my books signed by the writers. As I live way up here,
| >> sending the books would be far too expensive so another method had to
| >> be developed. Bookplates - initially bought and now printed up on the
| >> computer - seem to do the job. Perhpas not "as good as" to some but
| >> good enough. Over 1000 books in our library are so signed - complete
| >> runs of all of Ken Follett, Jeffrey Archer, Colleen McCullough, P.D.
| >> James (incomplete, alas) , Chris Bohjalian, John Sandford (Camp), Nick
| >> Tosches and many more. After reading John Dunning, the bookplates are
| >> not affixed but "laid in" with envelopes and such retained. Every
| >> effort is made to avoid "flatsigning". Giles Blunt was great - each
| >> bookplate contains a small joke on the title.
| >>
| >
| > The term "flatsigned" is a relatively recent one promulgated by one
| > person, Tim Miller, of Flatsigned.com, who occasionally participates in
| > rec.collecting.books. Mr. Miller alleges that Stephen King once used
the
| > term to described a book signed without inscription. No one seems to be
| > able to verify that history. In any case, it seems to mean nothing more
| > than "signed". Given that it adds nothing to the basic term and that it
| > its only real purpose seems to be to push a particular business, I find
| > the term annoying.
| >
| > I know you put it in quotes, Willow, so I figure you know what I am
| > talking about. I just wanted to share the background with the others.
| >
| >
| > Francis A. Miniter
|
| Thanks, Francis, 'cause it sounded a bit perjoritive to me. To me there
| wasn't anything wrong with a signed book. In some circles it was
preferred
| over an inscribed one.
|
| K Barrett
|

Many 'expert' book collectors will advise to just get a book signed,
possibly including a date. It has more value, esp. a first edition, they
say. Silly me, I used to believe that..

But for the last ten years or so, most every book I aquire -- like, if I
get the chance at Bouchercon, et al -- is personally inscribed. I've
hundreds now, anthology stories too. And my absolute favorites are the ones
with little personal notes, or cartoons or drawings that just happened
because of where we were at that moment, etc.. I've no intention of ever
trading or selling any of these because to me they are priceless treasures
;-)

Annie


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  • Re: A Good Day
    ... Bookplates - initially bought and now printed up on the ... Over 1000 books in our library are so signed - complete ... term to described a book signed without inscription. ... Thanks, Francis, 'cause it sounded a bit perjoritive to me. ...
    (rec.arts.mystery)
  • Re: A Good Day
    ... Bookplates - initially bought and now printed up on the ... Over 1000 books in our library are so signed - complete ... by one person, Tim Miller, of Flatsigned.com, who occasionally participates in rec.collecting.books. ... I know you put it in quotes, Willow, so I figure you know what I am talking about. ...
    (rec.arts.mystery)