As I announced yesterday, pre-orders for Shotguns & Sorcery: The Omnibus are now open. The way the various online retailers sell these, I can only set up pre-orders for ebooks, but I’m planning on making paper copies available as well. You’ll just have to wait until February 18 to purchase them.
The one on the top comes from Amazon’s Kindle Direct Publishing service and has a matte finish, which looks pretty sharp. The other two come from DriveThruFiction, and they both have glossy covers. The hardcover (on the right) has the cover laminated straight to the boards, much like you’d see with a textbook or a gaming book.
The one from Amazon (on the left) is actually as thick as the hardcover from DriveThruFiction. That’s because it’s printed on slightly thicker paper. Over the course of 610 pages, that makes a noticeable difference.
I’m also waiting on a copy from Barnes & Noble that comes as a hardcover with a dust jacket. Once I get them all in and get a good look at them, I’ll figure out the exact prices. They’ll probably range from $20-$30 each, depending on the covers.
If you have Amazon Prime, you might wind up with free shipping on the book through them. If you order through DriveThruFiction, I believe you’ll pay shipping, but you’ll also get the ebook edition packaged in with the hard copy for free. And if you go with Barnes & Noble, you’ll get the classy (and most expensive) dust jacket version instead.
One fan recently asked about the availability of signed copies. I’ve never bothered much with selling those direct before, but if there’s a call for it, I’ll see what I can work out. They’ll be at least a little bit extra to cover the shipping and such. If you’re interested in such a thing, let me know.
