This is not a marketing stunt. Historically we offer free domestic shipping on all pre-publication orders until the day the title ships. And due to a busy bindery, “The Book of Plates” will ship to us on Friday, two days behind schedule.
So free shipping on “The Book of Plates” now ends at midnight EST Nov. 21, 2014.
The good news is that our warehouse is planning a dedicated assembly line to fulfill all of the pre-publication orders as soon as the book is delivered there. So everyone should get their book in plenty of time before Christmas.
Today I took possession of the only advance copy of “The Book of Plates” now that our box vendor has measured the final product and is busy making 2,500 custom boxes for the book.
In my total glee, I prepared a 10-minute tour of the book, which you can watch below. In it I show the different parts of the book and explain some of the challenges in bringing it to press.
I am quite pleased with the printing job. The resolution is outstanding and the paper is sweet. I think you will get many hours, days or weeks of pleasure pondering these plates or using the images to amplify the text.
In fact, that’s what I plan to do tonight.
— Christopher Schwarz
Can’t wait for Santa to bring mine
I’m so excited about this book! Can’t wait to get my copy.
Chris, who are your resellers in continental Europe? Thanks
There are our international suppliers:
http://lostartpress.com/pages/about-us#international
I do not know if the German or Swedish suppliers will be carrying this book yet. But I do know that Classic Hand Tools in the UK is carrying it and is accepting orders.
This is sure to become my new favorite picture book (at least top five … I may deduct points for its lack of “pop-up” technology).
It already is my favorite coloring book….
Mine, too!
What kind of pencils do you use, and what is the best way to sharpen them? 🙂
I prefer Conte pastel pencils and a small Staedtler sharpener.