Let's Get Invisible Monsters Released In Hardcover!

W3rd. I've already signed it 16 times.:cool:

Alot of Chuck fans like to have all of his books and the hardcover is alot nicer then the paperback. I have every one of his books in hardcover and a few paper backs too. If a friend wants to borrow a book I would rather give them the paperback then the hardcover. I like to keep the harcovers in good shape so when Chuck does his book tours I can get them signed. But maybe I'm just crazy!

why hardcover is better:
you can drop it more often without damaging it as much
it hurts more when you hit people with it
it makes you feel more important when you have hardcover copies in your library
people are obligated to take care of it if they borrow it
it burns better in case of emergency
it's harder to eat it, so you keep it longer
the artwork is usually larger on the dust jacket
if you need to reach a high shelf it can be used to step on
relatives need something useful to buy on birthdays and xmas instead of poorly thought out gifts like puffy sweaters
your arms get more of a workout holding the hardcover version
if chuck goes to sign a hardcover version and screws up your name, there is plenty of room to rewrite it
everyone on the bus will think you're smart enough to read a hardcover book
spiders are more afraid of a hardcover book death then a softcover book death
you can impress your friends and family by saying 'yea well i have the HARDCOVER version'
if you like to cuddle your books, the edges won't get so tattered so quickly
it's easier for cats to rub their faces on while you're reading so that you PET THEM ALREADY
9 out of 8 crazy people like hardcover better
you will think twice about putting pizza in the pages if you paid more for it
you can't cut out the middle of a softcover book and hide your secret stuff in it
9 out of 10 dead people wish they had brought their hardcover books with them to the grave, while only 5 out of 10 wish they had brought the soft cover books

I signed...oh yeah.

Anyway, I finally got to read the interview w/ Chuck in the EW mag. At the end it had all his books and a brief description then I noticed a cover of Invisible Monsters I have never seen before.

Is this going to be the cover of the Hardback or is it an older version than the one I have? (I have the multi-colored one with the sillouette of the model.)

Signed.

& yes, insanitymonkey: I do collect hard covers because I can use them as step-ladders

How far away is this project from completion? Is there anything else we could do to speed it up?

i posted this under the Fight Club thread:

at first i related the idea to music: "well what's the difference between a hardcover book and a special-edition CD, or even a box set? they're both really geared toward fans. But... special edition CDs and box sets have more tracks (b-sides or live stuff, usually) than the standard cd(s)." A hardcover Invisible Monsters is only going to have a different cover; it'll have the exact same story. The only thing I can think of that would make it worth the price would be the inclusion of a few of Chuck's earlier writings or perhaps a new short story or poem or something.

Personally, I'd rather spend my money on other books, or maybe some CDs, than on a story that I already own in softcover format.

If you're the type of person who has a Chuck collection or is just picky about having all-hardcover books, go for it.

Hardcover : Softcover
does not equal
DVD : VHS.

P.S. and about collections....

May my personal library never be complete.
May my personal library never be content.
May my personal library never be perfect.

I think alot of fans would like to see IM in hardback just to satisfy the obsessive-compulsive-ness of bibliophiles. I would like to look at my shelf and see all those great novels lined up like pretty maids all in a row. As of now, when I see IM and Fugitives and Refugees there on the end, it's like something inside me cringes, but now that i think about it, maybe it's just me.

I'm actually surprised a HB edition hasn't been released yet, with all the success Chuck has had in the last few years, seems an easy way to garner some funds if your a publisher. If the petition doesn't warrant a wide distribution, I would love to see a limited edition HB release this summer to coincide with Stranger than Fiction, maybe with something extra added,(color pages showing all the different release covers?)

Well, i'll keep my fingers crossed and hit my knees every night and pray that StF is in the standard HB format as all Chuck's other works.

later,
Karb!

p.s. i would also like to mention to Chuck himself, I would gladly pay over the twenty bucks for this edition.

[QUOTE=insanitymonkey]why hardcover is better:
it hurts more when you hit people with it
[/QUOTE]

Just for That I'm signing ..!!

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Mainly, I'd like to get my hands on a first edition - whether hard cover or not. So which was the original 1st edition for IM?

here is the original US trade paperback cover...wonder how the hardcover would look...

<-----------Still wants this to come out as hardcover.

: pouts :

i think this has convinced me internet petitions mean exactly jackshit

[QUOTE=JKabol]Signed.

& yes, insanitymonkey: I do collect hard covers because I can use them as step-ladders[/QUOTE]
JKabol was last to sign the petiton before me - that was 12-05-2003, approx: 10:42 AM.
I signed just now, thats a freakin year between signatures.

fucking sign the petition, people!
1336 is not enough.

sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it sign it

Well, since I have a new email and all, I signed it again. Just a lil while ago.

Doubtful that they'll ever notice (whoever they are)

ohhhh, you sly.
hahaha, I [I]thought[/I] about doing that.

how many members are on this forum??? more than 1477, right. if ozy signed 16x, then, well i don't know the math, but sign damnit

Every party has a pooper that's why you invited me~

I love hardcover too. I'm afraid, however, in publishing lingo, queries is code for "sales." If you are serious about getting IM out in hardcover, hie thee to every book store in a fifty mile radius of where you live and buy every single copy of IM and any other Chuck book they have including the hardcover versions of [I]Haunted[/I] and then order two more. To prove hardcover Chuck will sell. After all that sit your butt down an order maybe 100 from Amazon. Sends sales for IM through the roof and then ask Norton for the hardcover, special limited edition, with new material from Chuck--and maybe you'll get it.

Fiction sales are near dead. Unless you are Dan Brown or JK Rowling, chances are your first big six novel is coming out straight to trade paper--which sells better than hard cover and is cheaper to produce, ship, and buy. Publishers have always made their money on their back list of trade paper. Besides which everybody is still spending their hardcover book money on Dan Brown and Harry Potter. Now I want to go eat glass.

[QUOTE=Luddy Dunn]Every party has a pooper that's why you invited me~

I love hardcover too. I'm afraid, however, in publishing lingo, queries is code for "sales."[/QUOTE]
I don't understand this bit.

Chuck has hit the NY Times top 10 list with each hardcover since Choke. Survivor and Fight Club are still selling briskly in hardcover. FC is in it's fifth printing in HC. So, the "queries", I believe, [i]are[/i] there

*sigh*

someday

someday !

Well, it's been three years, so I guess there's no hope for this...?

Although I may not like to spend all my money on hardcover, there are people who do. So, just knowing that people want it so bad, I'm going to sign it. And I suggest people stop being so selfish and sign it themselves.

1944 signatures!

not even 2 grand in signatures after 5 years is pretty awful. even by internet petition standards.