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I've had quite a few emails lately from people who have read their paperback copies of the Wilderness novels into tatters, and would like to find hardcover copies. It's very kind of those of you who have written specifically to say you'd like to buy a new copy (to help sales) rather than a used one.

Hardcover books don't usually stay in print for very long. All four books in the series are available, the first three only in softcover, and the fourth only in hardcover. Sometime next summer, Fire Along the Sky will come out in softcover as well. So really, if you want a hardcover copy, the only solution is to go the used book route -- and I'm afraid it won't be easy to find a reasonably priced hard cover reading copy. The lowest price I've found on the web is $29.99 from an Amazon used-book associate.

I have no idea what it would take to make Bantam go back to do another hard cover printing, but I can ask about it. My word, of course, wouldn't be enough. (Imagine that conversation. Hey, Irv. I think you should run oh say, a half million hard cover copies of ITW -- see to it, why doncha?) It's always good for them to hear from readers directly, so if you want to write, the publisher's address:

Bantam/Dell
Random House
1745 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 782-9000

PS Wrote about fifteen pages yesterday, feeling better.

October 17, 2004 10:20 AM

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