Martha Wells - The Element of Fire, print edition available

The Element of Fire, print edition available

Nov. 13th, 2006 at 3:58 PM

Yay, the new print edition of The Element of Fire is now available here. It's POD, a trade paperback, for $12.55. I've got my copy here and it looks fantastic. This is a proofed copy of the revised edition I posted online.

If everything goes okay, it should be available on BarnesandNoble.com and Amazon in about six weeks or so. I have absolutely no idea what price it will be there.

And thanks very much to

katyas for the proofing and typesetting. If anyone is looking for a typesetter you should totally hire her, because her work is meticulously professional, and she made this process so much faster and easier for me.

I forgot to mention, if you know anyone who has been wanting the book or might be interested, please pass this along.

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dragovianknight wrote:

Nov. 13th, 2006 09:59 pm (UTC)

That's a gorgeous cover and an absolutely reasonable price. I can't wait until payday so I can buy a copy.

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marthawells wrote:

Nov. 13th, 2006 10:48 pm (UTC)

Thanks! :)

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gryphonrhi wrote:

Nov. 13th, 2006 10:05 pm (UTC)

Does it help you/your sales any if I wait 'til it's out at Amazon or B&N and get it through them? Because if so, I'll wait. Congratulations, though, that's wonderful news!

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marthawells wrote:

Nov. 13th, 2006 10:50 pm (UTC)

Thanks for asking, but I really don't think it matters, actually. As a POD re-release it's not going to get any attention anyway, so just buy it whenever you feel like it. :) I think B&N and Amazon will probably have a higher price than Lulu, but their postage will be cheaper, so it's really six of one, half-dozen of another.

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gryphonrhi wrote:

Nov. 14th, 2006 02:09 am (UTC)

Well, I was thinking more in terms of your sales numbers through B&N affecting your next contract. I'm greedy -- you get contracts, I get good books to read.

::grins:: Well, and I want a copy for me, a copy for my best friend in Ireland, a copy for a good friend who used to be an SCA fighter, and I think I'm going to give copies to in-laws on the philosophy of 'you keep sending me your pop culture stuff; here, try *this!*'

Anyway, thank you for the lovely revised copy and well, everything. (Please pardon any lack of coherence; my ballet instructor just tried to kill me. Again. And I pay her to do this to me....)

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marthawells wrote:

Nov. 15th, 2006 02:17 pm (UTC)

Thanks! :) I'd say just go ahead and order whenever you want to. It is going to be quite a while -- six weeks at least from what they're saying -- to show up on BandN, and once it does, it's still POD, so they won't ship immediately. If you want to give any as Christmas gifts, that might be a consideration.

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