Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:42:23 -0500
From: "Michael Walsh" <MJW at mail.press.jhu.edu>
To: <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] WSFA Press, was: The End of Austerity?
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

> kfl at KeithLynch.net 01/15/04 10:22PM

 Deletia occurs

>
>My understanding is there were four WSFA Press titles, of which two
>are sold out.  How many unsold books do we still have, of each title?
>Where are they?

1. The Father of Stones by Lucius Shepard.  Which was nominated for the =
1990 Hugo, WFC, Asimov's & Science Fiction Chronicle best novella =
category, and a winner of the 1990 Locus best novella award.  Limited to =
500 copies, slipcased, signed by Shepard and Art GoH J. K. Potter, and =
numbered.  Out of print.  Copies may be found online for $45 to $75.

2. Through Darkest Resnick With Gun and Camera by Mike Resnick.  Collection=
 of fiction & non-fiction by Resnick.  Cover by Todd Cameron Hamilton, who =
was NOT art GoH, but a friend of Resnick.   Out of print.  Copies may be =
obtained online from $17.50 to $40.00

3.  The Edges of Things by Lewis Shiner.  Cover by Alicia Austin, art GoH. =
 Collection of 13 stories (4 original) , some revised for this publication.=
  600 copies, signed by Shiner & Austin,  Numbered & slipcased.  Still in =
print, retail price is $45.00. Most of the inventory, I'm guessing about =
300 copies or so, is currently living at Bill Jensen's house.

4. Home by the Sea by Pat Cadigan.  4 stories, intro by Mike Resnick, =
dreadfully complete Cadigan bibliography.  Book was issued with no jacket, =
but with title stamped on the fron boards.  4 tipped in color plates and =
endsheet art by local artist (not art GoH) David Works.  Locus called it =
"the most over produced book of the year".  Signed by Cadigan, Resnick, & =
Works.  500 copies, slipcasd.  The inventory, probably about 200 - 250 =
copies, currently are residing in the Old Earth storage unit.  issued at =
$49.95 .

>
>> Another option would be to run the operation through my website and
>> my fullfilment company in NH.  They take a flat 10% of net billing,
>> they have a toll free number, secure shopping cart, essentially the
>> usual bell & whistles you'd expect.
>
>No reason why we should throw away 10% if we can do it ourselves.

Ah, there's the small word that can cause big problems: if.

mjw