Is Stephen King standing up for print? Los Angeles Times

25.07.09

This downfall, Stephen King and his publisher, Scribner, will make autographed first editions of his new novel "Under the Dome" available on their websites for $200 apiece. They method to sell up to 1500 copies of the signed books.

"This is fighting back against the disappearance of the book as an object," Susan Moldow, publisher of Scribner, told the Fence Street JournaI .

Who, exactly, are they fighting? If it's the emergence of the ebook and readers such as Amazon's Kindle, it seems Stephen Prince's target is ... Stephen King.

When Amazon announced the next-generation Kindle 2 in February, King was the only novelist to join Jeff Bezos on stage. He'd written a Kindle-only story, " UR ," which debuted with the new emblem (it's since been released in audio too). King is so Kindle-friendly that instead of the standard white plastic idea, Amazon made him a pink Kindle 2, to match the one that appears in "UR."

Source:

Stephen Kings Autograph - News

Is Stephen King standing up for print? Los Angeles Times - Jul 25, 2009 This use, Stephen King and his publisher, Scribner, will make autographed first editions of his new novel "Under the Dome" close by on their websites for and more »

A graphic life The News Journal - Aug 09, 2009 At age 11, he saw "The Shining," the Jack Nicholson talking picture made from a Stephen King novel about a man who goes mad after he becomes the winter caretaker of a

10 Ways to Meet Football Players Soccerlens - Aug 12, 2009 As a inexperienced star-struck kid, like most of my peers, my unswerving ambition was to meet some of my heroes (all footballers needless to say), get an autograph…

More than 1500 attend for benefit of Rector Helping Hands Foundation Clay County Democrat - Aug 13, 2009 Rector Mayor Ron Kemp welcomed all of those who traveled to Rector for the concert and joined Sain in black-and-white the winning ticket for an autographed Dolly

King at “The Joe” Albany Times Union - Aug 04, 2009 Strausburg with pleasure signed autographs for the fans & we'll be giving some autographed balls away in the near future on 518baseball.com. and more »

Schizophrenics? Darn right Winnipeg Free Press - Jul 26, 2009 That has all the makings of a Stephen Majesty novel. No, it's probably not the best environment to groom an inexperienced quarterback trying to execute a and more »

San Diego Comic-Con 2009: 30 Most Memorable Manga Moments Manga.about.com - Jul 28, 2009 Later that afternoon, both comics creators gamely signed a whole gathering of autographs for lucky fans who got tickets for this event. and more »

Enshrinees Dinner notebook Canton Repository - Aug 08, 2009 Woodson, 44, still looked fit enough to womanize as he trotted through a crowd of autograph seekers into the Civic Center just before dinner. and more »

'Cats' story ends badly Albany Times Union - Aug 04, 2009 However, Ruler was not the only notable attendee. Stephen Strasburg, who was selected first overall in this year's Major League Baseball first-year virtuoso and more »