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Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore is now accepting pre-orders for signed copies of Dragon Ship by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller, to be published on September 4, 2012. Here’s the link

As always, your credit card will NOT be charged until your order is fulfilled and the book is on its way to you.

Note that this year, Uncle Hugo’s has only 400 signed books to sell*, so time is very much of the essence.

Sadly, this year we will not be able to personalize (where “personalize” means “write a special note requested by you, just for you, and only in your very own book”) Dragon Ship as we did Ghost Ship, for the simple reason that we will not be in or near Minneapolis in September.

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*As many of you know, Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore in Minneapolis, last year offered limited edition signed copies of Ghost Ship through their website.  They single-handedly placed almost 700 signed books into the hands of readers around the world.

Sadly, the publisher changed the rules for Dragon Ship, by deciding to produce a signed edition, limited to 1,000 books, with its very own ISBN, for what was originally an $8 surcharge (unsigned copy $25; signed copy $32).  The publisher has since decided that the $8 surcharge was Not Cool, and is selling the signed copies for $1 over the unsigned, which is reasonable, given the expense of binding in the extra sheet.

The publisher also decided to make the limited edition signed copies available through all outlets — BN, Amazon, Wal*Mart, WhoKnows. Baker and Taylor and Amazon.com have already ordered 550 copies of that 1,000 book run, which is why there are only 400 copies available to Uncle Hugo’s.

Originally published at Sharon Lee, Writer. You can comment here or there.

Date: 2012-02-24 05:35 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pmrabble.livejournal.com
Make that 398 copies - hurry hurry hurry!

Date: 2012-02-24 07:00 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] aspidites.livejournal.com
397 copies :-)

Date: 2012-02-24 07:06 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cailleuch.livejournal.com
395 copies!

... and another copy as soon as Baen offers the eArc.

Date: 2012-02-24 07:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] zola.livejournal.com
394 copies

Date: 2012-02-24 07:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] brock-tn.livejournal.com
393, and counting down...

Thanks for the early warning on this one, so I can support the independent specialty bookstore, rather than buying from Ye Evil Empire Amazon.

Date: 2012-02-24 08:49 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] burton chan (from livejournal.com)
Burton from Montreal

391 and dropping

If there is enough demand, might be a 2nd printing.

Got Mine!

Date: 2012-02-24 09:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] cindy wakeman (from livejournal.com)
Joy, joy joy...my heart will break if this series ends.

Date: 2012-02-24 09:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] orlacarey.livejournal.com
Ordered :) and will order a e-book version when it becomes available FROM BAEN! Have I mentioned how happy I am that I can buy Kindle books from Baen directly instead of having to go thru Amazon? (The only reason I own a kindle is it was a gift).

Date: 2012-02-26 04:21 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] barbinbandon.livejournal.com
My compliments on your icon.

Me too, waiting on the eArc. Let's see, with February almost over, it's... *mutters to self*

Date: 2012-02-24 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] attilathepbnun.livejournal.com
Deed it!!! *dances with delight*

Date: 2012-02-25 12:18 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] james parks (from livejournal.com)
Just ordered my copy. Hope Uncle Hugo receives the signed copies early, just like Ghost Ship.

Date: 2012-02-25 02:17 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] kalimeg.livejournal.com
ordered! Must have our Theo fix. And then as long as I was spending money I renewed my car tags.

But first! the e-arc as soon as it shows up.

Date: 2012-02-25 03:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] dmellieon.livejournal.com
Done! Now just waiting on the e-arc...

Date: 2012-02-25 03:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ellenru.livejournal.com
Ordered. Of course, since it won't come 'til Oct. I shall have to acquire another copy for reading purposes.

Uncle Hugo

Date: 2012-02-25 04:02 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] claire774.livejournal.com
Ordered from Uncle Hugo. Must be an ancestor of The Uncle as appears in your books.

Date: 2012-02-25 04:04 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] drammar.livejournal.com
Ordered! And since I now have a Nook, I'll be ordering the e-version from Baen, and some other dead-tree versions for gifts for those addicts I am responsible for hooking people who I have introduced to the Liaden Universe.

Date: 2012-02-25 01:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] threeringedmoon.livejournal.com
Any idea when the e-ARC will be available? I'd hate to miss it.

Date: 2012-02-25 03:37 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com
Last I heard was "between May and June, assuming the book stays on schedule." Since we were late turning the manuscript in, and at last report Madame the Editor had not yet read it, I'm not sure how solid that estimate is.

Date: 2012-02-26 12:23 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] djbp.livejournal.com
Ordered and hopeful that it'll ship at the correct time to count against the NYT lists.

Date: 2012-02-26 12:40 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] rolanni.livejournal.com
LOL.

I don't think we need to worry about the NYT lists, here in East Winslow, but thank you for the thought.

And thank you for ordering from Uncle Hugos!

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