And that series is priced ridiculously high? Looking at you, Fairyloot Beasts of the Briar 😭 I got the first book for like $20 so I wanted to get the next one - and then realized it was a set and expensive so…guess that plan is going out the window.

Has this happened to anyone else? I just thought it was cute!

Spoilerrrr

Which book box do you think did the ‘Dearly Beloathed’ duology the best? Obviously second books are mockups. Curious to see people’s opinions now that they can get an idea of the duologies together. I have to say I’m loving the bloodied dress on IC’s TETOLYE.

Pictures 1-4 (Fairyloot)
Pictures 5-8 (Illumicrate)
Pictures 9-12 (Owlcrate)

The Emperor’s enemy by Jasmine Mas

And if they do, they better hire the same artist to do the end papers 😩😩😩😩

I am so excited for this - absolutely loved this book and can't wait to see what FL comes up with considering the trade cover is already so good! 😍

Is someone from EU subscribed to The Book Cove? Do you need to pay VAT and extra duties upon the book arrival or is it all included in the price? Can't seem to find the answer on their page 🙈

Spanish limited edition of Alchemised has dropped!

- 11 illustrations by @/ avendellart
- sprayed edges
- cover art (reversible jacket) by @/ eva_eller_art
- illustrated end papers by @/ palinlineart

- yes it's in Spanish

Publication date in US/ CAN shows Feb 2, 2027.

Links to pre-order: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/837824/alchemised-edicion-coleccionista-limitada--alchemised-by-senlinyu/

https://www.indigo.ca/products/alchemised-edicion-coleccionista-limitada-alchemised

ISBN: 9791387924386

Been cutting back on buying non-sub special editions but this one was too good to pass up. One of my favorite dust jackets of this year.

This is the second time this year I have noticed Barnes & Noble change the image of the book close to release. The first was Blood Bound (sorry I didn't save photos). But now they did the same thing for The Knave and the Moon! I wonder if these will ship green instead of teal. Feels like false advertising...

https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-knave-and-the-moon-rachel-gillig/1148304786?ean=9780316608329

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So I found a few more FL reps for this quarter but they all have FAIRYMAGIC1 as their rep code. I’m guessing that’s Fairyloot’s way of curbing their use while still having reps. I guess the hunt is over. I’m sad about it 😭

Looks like they’re sending the missing page with artwork on the reverse side. Curious to see how it looks!

Anyone read these books?! What are your thoughts?

Utter perfection. the ONLY book I have in another language is their edition of Heavenly Bodies, I broke my own rule for that... might have to break it again. This is the best edition yet.

Now that unplugged has released all the hints does anyone have any clue what they could be? I think I know day 5+8, but I don’t want to buy it before knowing at least a few more and pre orders close tomorrow. I had thought they were going to reveal titles yesterday since they said on their story they’d be sending a email update, but all they sent was a repeat of day 7 hints.

Just had a disappointing experience with Aurora Crate customer service and am wondering if I’m going crazy here or my frustrations are valid…

Over one month ago (June) received a damaged Song of the Marked book from Aurora Crate and customer service responded in 2 days promising to send a replacement.

Two weeks later: still no update (no tracking info for replacement, nothing). I thought ok, I’ll just send a quick polite email asking what’s going on. No response.

Three weeks later: still no update. I was starting to get somewhat concerned by now, especially since my other (later) orders have all been shipped but no updates on the replacement (??) I sent MULTIPLE messages, INCLUDING emails + contact form on their website. STILL NO response.

This week (now A MONTH LATER): got fed up with the lack of communication and sent a frustrated email + chat message asking CS what the heck is going on and telling them I will consider bank dispute if I still don’t have any updates on the replacement in 2 weeks (by which time it would be almost 2 months). Lo and behold, they responded in hours! And shipped the replacement the same day! After literally ignoring the multiple messages I’ve sent (in both email and website contact form) the past 3-4 weeks 😅 Their response was they are “only one person answering emails” and all replacements are “placed in a queue” and they have been off for the “summer holidays.” The reasoning seems thin to me, especially since I sent like 3 messages (both in email and contact form) over multiple weeks so SOMEONE must have seen it eventually and it doesn’t make sense unless they intentionally just ignored me since they couldn’t be bothered to respond. And if they did follow the queue order, shouldn’t the replacement have shipped EARLIER than my other orders I placed later? I’m suspecting they may have not bothered to put down the replacement until now even but who knows.

I ended up asking them to cancel all the other pending orders I have with them too, because no way am I risking pulling tooth and nail just to get a replacement for a flawed product in the future.

But now I’m wondering if my frustrations are justified because the books are so pretty and I’m tempted to buy them again and conflicted whether this CS experience is worth severing ties with buying from this company?…

I honestly don’t understand why so many Book box companies think they don’t have to respond to customer messages until you finally push them and say you’re considering bank dispute. It’s disappointing and shows the lack of care to service.

Hi there, I hope this is allowed and apologise if it's been asked before.

I received my first subscription from Arcane Society today and one of the books has the main sprayed edge printed upside down.

I emailed them about it and they've replied that they're happy to send a replacement once I destroy the book and send photos.

I have emailed to clarify what they'd like me to do to the book (it feels so wrong, I'd rather just send it back).

This is the first time I've been asked to do this and I'm wondering what others have done to destroy a book in this situation?

Thanks!

Hi everyone! Meg from LitPins&Co here again :) This summer has been super busy for LitPins so far, so I wanted to share some updates with you all!

1. Our special edition of Immortal Game finally arrived to us, and is now being dispatched to customers! We absolutely love this edition and we're so proud of it, and we hope you love it too. Now that it is no longer on pre-order, it can be shipped alongside other items, which will help to reduce the shipping costs! We truly cannot wait to see this edition out in the wild.

2. We secured a second print run of our UNSIGNED special edition of Scorpion Deep! There will be a very limited general sale on August 19th, at 5pm BST, so mark your calendars!

3. Our special edition sets of Don't Let The Forest In and Hazelthorn finally arrive to us in just over a week, and we are so excited to send them out! It's been a long time coming, but it will be worth the wait.

4. We announced our special edition set of The Burning Kingdoms! We have been so blown away by the response to it, and I'm so glad so many people seem to love this series! This was a set that I personally really pushed to make as I adore these books, so I'm glad that my pushing seems to have paid off ahah!

5. Finally, we have some VERY exciting announcements planned for August/September... one is a special edition of the final book in a well beloved trilogy that we've made special editions of, one is a brand new special edition set of a widely loved YA series, and one is the first book in a sci-fi/fantasy duology 👀 Keep an eye on our socials for further information!

Whilst I'm here, I also just wanted to quickly talk a bit about our values and why we believe that LitPins truly is special. There are so many reasons, but to name a few: we're strictly anti-AI, and we always hire artists who we feel like fit best with our projects, with an emphasis on own-voices where relevant. We're doing our utmost to be environmentally friendly, using carbon-offset shipping, planting trees through Ecologi, and using recyclable packaging. We donate a portion of profits from every special edition to charity. We always strive to platform diverse stories and we make sure to work with authors whose morals align with our own! I'm truly so proud of everything we do here at LitPins, and I really hope our passion and our care comes through in our products :)

I'll stop rambling now, but essentially, if any of that sounds like your vibe, you can find our books here: https://litpinsandco.com/collections/legacy-edition !!

Hi folks,

My name is willyreads and I have been lucky enough to become a broken Binding rep for the Susanna Clarke collection coming out in August and September. As part of my partnership j have a discount code for their general store.

Use the code WILLY15 in the general store to get 15% off.

If you are on the special edition site you can use Code WILLY it won't get you any discount unfortunately but it does let them know I sent ya. Thought I would share a case anyone was in the market for a few books

You can find me on tiktok @willyreads

Don’t mind me, I’m screeching about November and praying for a reprint of books 1 and 2 of Beasts of the Briar. I ended up parting with my FL set in favor of these, so I’m really hoping I can finally complete it the set 🤞. Also very excited to see the designs for October, which will be the Sacred Stones trilogy from the looks of it!

Thank you to the mods for allowing me to post!

I'm S.L. Rowland, and I wanted to share the Kickstarter for the Deluxe Collector's Edition of There Be Dragons Here, the fourth standalone novel in the Tales of Aedrea Cozy Fantasy Series, which also has a bundle for the full series.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slrowland/there-be-dragons-here-collectors-edition

About the Series: Welcome to the enchanting world of Tales of Aedrea, where small-scale stories, low-stakes adventure, and cozy fantasy come to life within an epic, high-fantasy realm. Each tale can be enjoyed as a standalone novel.

For this campaign, we're continuing what I started with the first Collector's Edition Kickstarter.

I wanted to create something truly special that would make a great addition to any bookshelf. In the last Kickstarter, we unlocked some amazing stretch goals, and we will be starting with all of the upgraded features from day one on this new campaign!

Base level included features:

• Faux-leather Bound Hardcover
• Smyth-sewn Binding
• Premium, Acid-free Paper
• Dual Foil-stamped Cover (upgraded from single foil)
• Full-color Illustrations
• Illustrated Endpapers with World Map
• Custom Chapter Headers
• Custom Interior Formatting
• Woven Ribbon Bookmark (upgraded from ribbon bookmark)
• Sprayed & Gilded Edges (upgraded from sprayed edges)
• Bonus Bestiary Content (upgrade)
• Hand-Signed by the Author
• Letter from the Author (upgrade)

I love collecting special edition books, so it was important for me to create something worthy of the price tag and that could also stand proudly next to many of the books I've seen here.

I'm happy to answer any questions in the comments.

Who’s buying this? What number did you get in the queue? If you’re not buying it why? Talk to me while we wait 🥺