I came across an uncorrected proof of "King of Foxes" a few years ago in a Half-Price Books here in Austin. It made me feel like I had stumbled upon something special. I had never seen an uncorrected proof of ANYTHING before, much less my favorite writer. I grabbed it and ran up to the cash register like it would evaporate if I didn't buy it fast enough. :)
Here it is... [just grabbed it off the shelf]. Still has the HFB price sticker on it: $5.98. Yikes...I need to dust. On Sun, Jan 29, 2012 at 10:48 AM, John <[email protected]> wrote: > Nick Andrews <[email protected]> writes > > Hello Ray, >> >> I found an advance reading copy of Prince of the Blood at a used book >> store, >> > Oh no you didn't you found and Uncorrected Proof :) Different term, > similar function, not the same thing. > > For example there are two Uncorrected Proofs of tKB > > > and it raised a few questions. Are these the final edit before >> publishing that are sent around around to generate interest in the >> book? >> > Different publisher do different things, though in general it is to > generate interest, and get reviews, so they are ready on publication date > > If so, any idea how many copies are usually printed? >> > Numbers vary depends on publisher, title, author popularity, and probably > other factors. > > Obviously, the numbers are likely very different for different genres >> and markets. >> > In the UK the number of Proofs for Rays works is as far as I know.... > divide by zero. <G> There have been a few items that have crept out though > over the years, but have different names, and come from different sources. > > >> If it's not the final edit before publishing, are there any changes r >> significant differences form the published story in this particular >> case? Not that I wouldn't mind reading ti again to compare... >> >> Not often any changes, unless its a big one, due to time, typesetters > costs and other factors, like money :) > > Ray will probably know of other factors and situations > > For Ray we have seen :- > Proof's > Uncorrected Proofs > Advance Uncorrected Proofs > Galleys > > -- > John > > The Official Raymond E Feist Website > http://www.crydee.com/ > > Books to read, and shelves to fill, > Ray's great books, just fit the bill. > > > > > > -- Sent from my Crappy Laptop (tm) using a poor excuse for a web browser.
