Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 12:54:11 -0400
From: "Michael Walsh" <mjw@press.jhu.edu>
To: "WSFA members" <WSFAlist@KeithLynch.net>, <wsfa-forum@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [WSFA] eBay: Not Quite The Source Of All Knowledge
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist@KeithLynch.net>

For a listing of the galley of the latest Waldrop book I published:

"If YOU can find another SEALED proof copy let ME know where! For those
of you who don*t already know, the rarest form of a published
collectible is an uncorrected, unedited, advance proof. These hard to
find collectible proofs are only sent to editors or reviewers. These
books are sent to editors, the language is cleaned up, the stories are
toned down or eliminated entirely.- many of them are written in (not
this one) by editors (there are many editors -not one) and then many of
the copies are destroyed. Finally let me stress that because so very few
proof copies are made the price on a rare proof (marked and stamped as
such with pre-publishing data etc.) can only go through the roof. (A
Harry Botter proof copy recently sold on Ebay for over $1000- the first
edition of the same book is still available in bookstores for around
$12). Bid now!! Before it*s to late!! I only have one copy. When its
gone its gone!! Happy!! Bidding!!!! "

Let's see ... I did not seal any of the galleys.

As for the rest of the fevered text ... oh my.

mjw