Immediately, I wanted to let you know our plans concerning the missing pages in The Phantom Friend. As of this morning (8/4/08), we have stopped shipping copies of this book (250 copies have been shipped). Lindsay Stroh has kindly volunteered to re-lend us the original book from which we scanned the text. We should receive the book tomorrow. We will scan the missing pages, process them, insert them into the text, and designate the new edition "Second Printing." We will then begin manufacturing the new edition. The whole process should take two weeks. Anyone who purchased the first printing may return the book for replacement and receive a free copy of any other book in the series. Please return books to: Applewood Books, Attn: Sue Cabezas, 1 River Road, Carlisle, MA 01741. Please add a note with the returned book letting us know your name, address, location of purchase, and which additional book you would like. Any book currently not available, will be backordered and sent when it becomes available.Phil Zuckerman also explained that the mistake was caused by the scanning process somehow skipping the two affected pages and that Applewood will make certain that this type of mistake does not happen with any of the books that have not yet been released.
Monday, August 4, 2008
An Important Message about the Judy Bolton Reprints
The new Applewood reprint of The Phantom Friend is missing the sheet that contains pages 170 and 171. For anybody who is concerned, to this date, no one has noticed anything wrong with any of the other books. Applewood is going to replace the defective Phantom Friend books free of charge. Phil Zuckerman, President of Applewood Books, gave directions for the return of the defective books in a message posted today to the Judy Bolton Fans Group:
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And how many people do you think will actually trade in their "limited edition" first printing to get the corrected version? :-)
I have one of the defective copies, and I will probably mail it back to Applewood. I am someone who sees no value or desirability in a book that is not complete. The people who bought the book in order to get a reading copy will likely send theirs back as well.
There are other people, though, who like to have these types of printing errors. Those people, I'm sure, will decide to keep their books. Also, there are some people who will keep the defective book and will try to sell it later as a RARE variation.
I could change my mind about sending mine back since I could scan the pages from another book and insert them. I'm in no hurry to make a decision. The promise of an extra free book is very tempting, though. It would more than make up for the postage cost of returning the book.
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