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More Small Press Price Point Problems

» by Paul August 18th, 2008 at 2:00 pm » Comments (0)

Back on April 29th I showed what $75 could buy you from the secondary market. I was discussing the price point of limited editions in the specialty press and how, ...more »

On How I End Up Going Overboard Reading a New-to-Me Genre

» by Paul May 15th, 2008 at 2:55 pm » Comments (0)

SF, steampunk, horror, fantasy, and all the hybrids and crossovers of these genres interest me at many points in time. Overall, horror has been a genre that I have read ...more »

$75

» by Paul April 29th, 2008 at 9:44 am » Comments (1)

What can I get for $75 that is well worth the money and is a solid buy. I will list a few things and I will avoid the small press ...more »

On the Collector and the Speculator

» by Paul April 28th, 2008 at 12:27 pm » Comments (0)

The Differences between the Collector and the Speculator with regards to intrinsic and monetary value. A recent post on a message board I browse has given me this topic to explore. ...more »

On Ultra Limited Editions- Case in Point

» by Paul February 12th, 2008 at 2:37 pm » Comments (5)

In previous posts I discussed how the specialty press is both good and bad for the collector. I don't know if I got my point across in terms of ...more »

On Limited Editions and Collectors Part 3: Authors, Worth, and Longevity

» by Paul February 7th, 2008 at 3:54 pm » Comments (0)

Onto part 3 of looking at the positives and negatives of collecting limited edition books. I wrote about the quality, or lack thereof, and price and availability. Both ...more »

On Limited Editions and Collectors Part 2

» by Paul January 10th, 2008 at 11:05 am » Comments (0)

Part 1 of this series (I thought it was going to be one post but I ended up writing more than I figured I would) looked at the product of ...more »

On Ultra Limited Editions and Why they are Good and Bad for Collectors

» by Paul January 8th, 2008 at 12:15 pm » Comments (0)

I new story at my site, Horror Fiction News Network, got me to thinking about collecting limited editions from the specialty press and how those small presses ...more »