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A quick note: Due to LJ's continued slight wonkiness, I am posting this to both LJ and Dreamwidth. Feel free to respond for signed copies in either place; I'll figure out the order as I go.

Dr. King's Lucky Book is now available for purchase!

Dr. King's Lucky Book is an assemblage of text and images drawn from diverse sources, including ad ephemera and medieval illumination. Modeled after the advertising almanacs of the early 20th century, it slowly slides from a harmless volume of charms and snake-oil sales pitches into a dark and impenetrable handbook of the macabre.

If you'd like to read more about the process of creating this book, there is a post up about it here.

You can purchase Dr. King's Lucky Book here from Lulu.com; if you want a signed copy, please read the cut-tag about Signed Copies before you buy.

Dr. King's Lucky Book is available currently for $9.99, and the price will rise to $12.99 in October. It is also available for free as a PDF download. I'm in negotiations now to produce an ebook; unlike the ebook for Nameless it will not be free, but should be fairly low-cost. I'll have more information about this in a couple of weeks.

If you would like a copy of the book from Lulu but are overseas and finding postage prohibitive (it has gotten better!), please leave a comment on this post so people can contact you about combined shipments or workarounds. Likewise, if you are willing to combine postage to lend a friend a hand, please check the comments!

If you are interested in a signed copy, please do not purchase a book! Peep behind the cut for instructions.

Signed Copies

Signed copies are available for $30 each on a first-come, first-served basis. If you know that you definitely want to purchase a signed copy, please comment on this post. Here is what I need from you:

-- That you want a signed copy
-- A reliable contact email address
-- Whether you are located in the US (this helps me anticipate shipping costs; it does not affect where you are on the list)

The $30 for the book is inclusive -- it covers the cost of the book plus shipping and handling, and all overage goes to charity. The charity I've chosen to support this time is 826, a nonprofit tutoring, writing, and publishing organization for children ages six through eighteen, with locations in eight cities across the USA. You may know them as the sponsors of the Time Travel Mart and other useful stores around the country.

Publicity and Reviews:

I am more than happy for you to publicise this book on your own journal if you want! You are of course welcome to do your own writeup, with your own opinion; reviews of all kinds are always welcome, and I'd love to have a link if you want to share one. If you'd like to copy and paste a promo, you can use the text here:

Sam/copperbadge has just published Dr. King's Lucky Book, an art collage book drawn from historic ephemera sources, including old advertisements and medieval illumination. Modeled after the advertising almanacs of the early 20th century, it slowly slides from a harmless book of charms and snake-oil sales pitches into a dark and impenetrable handbook of the macabre.

You can check out more about Dr. King's Lucky Book at his blog post or buy Dr. King's Lucky Book from Lulu.com.

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I will also be posting a link shortly on Google Plus (find me at Sam Starbuck) and Twitter (@ouija_sam), if you want to reshare that link.

A Final Note

Thank you for supporting your local independent author! I hope you enjoy the book. And if you're not buying, thank you for putting up with this post!

Also, I'd like to briefly remind people that Lulu bundles postage. If you're picking up a copy of Dr. King's Lucky Book and don't yet have a copy of Charitable Getting or Nameless, now's the perfect time to save on shipping. And if you're looking for "Welcome to college" gifts for college freshmen, you could do worse than Other People Can Smell You, my guide to surviving a university education.

You can find all of my books for sale at my Lulu Storefront.

Comments

[nakki.livejournal.com]

I would has a signed copy! =D All my details are the same as the other times.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! I'll be sending out the usual email on Monday :)

[daizy2k2.livejournal.com]

Signed copy, please! In the US, can be found at daizy2k2 at hotmail dot com

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! :)

[myemmie.livejournal.com]

Signed copy please! myemmie AT gmail DOT com, and I'm in TN.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! :)

[ellid.livejournal.com]

Are you familiar with the glory that is Billy-Bing's Work Out Book? (http://www.luckymojo.com/billybingsworkoutbook.html) I happened to find a discarded copy at the post office several years ago and just about died laughing.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Honestly it sounds kind of fascinating too though! As a historical document.

[ceo-badwolfcorp.livejournal.com]

I'd love a signed copy!
mkdelcamp@gmail.com
I am in the US.

Thanks, this book is a lot of fun.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! :) And thank you, I had fun making it...

[revieloutionne.livejournal.com]

Would love a signed copy, am in the US, same email as last time. (Would be less terse, but MOVING TODAY)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

GOOD LUCK OMG. Moving sucks. Anyway, you are on the list!

[revieloutionne.livejournal.com]

MOVING SUCKS SO MUCH. I had work from 4AM to noon-thirty, and then was moving until... 4AM. And like none of my stuff in the new place is really organized in the least, but I have too many tireds to do anything about it right now.

But the new place works so much better for my finances, so.

[lavinialavender.livejournal.com]

Hey Sam, I would love a signed copy! I do live in the U.S. and you can reach me at writenakedATgmailDOTcom.

(This is the first time I've done this, so I'm not sure your procedure for signed book payments - does it necessitate PayPal? I could make an account if necessary...)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Nope, you don't have to have paypal -- I can send you a link to pay via credit/debit card through paypal, but you don't have to have an account for it. :)

[lavinialavender.livejournal.com]

Very good, then! Can't wait. :D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

(I know I already replied to this comment, but just confirming you are on the list :) )

[(Anonymous)]

I'd like a signed copy! I'm in the US. Thanks!

chreyne@gmail.com

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list!

[mythologian.livejournal.com]

yeah! signed copies for the win!

e-mail is mythologian @ gmail.com if you don't still have the details from "Charitable Getting"

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Yep, should still have your info -- and if not I have your email, mwahaha :D You're on the list!

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! :)

[doire]

I shall continue to add to my collection of signed Sam Starbuck books if I may. Email doire@UK2.net and I'm in the UK. There is no point in munging the email since gawker lost its list.

G+ hasn't spotted your name may not be the one on your passport? Mine is in my day-to-day name, which you could look up since you've sent me books before, which I try to keep discreetly hidden from the internet, so I hardly use it.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

:D Yay for signed copies! You are on the list.

I think because my name looks like a "Real" name, I haven't had any problems.

[(Anonymous)]

I would love a signed copy, and am in the US, but would rather go at the end of whatever list ends up forming if that will be ok. Address is "cape canaveral and false alarms" at gmail, with no quotation marks & periods instead of spaces.
Thank you! :)

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

You are on the list! I'll toss you onto the end :)

[braidedmane.livejournal.com]

I also would like one! So excited, I have money and shelf space this go round :)

Email is brazenbells at yahoo.

[braidedmane.livejournal.com]

And I should probably clarify, since it gets mistyped so often...

That's brazen BELLS, as in the line from the Poe poem, not brazen balls.

:D

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Awesome! You are on the list :)

[rhuad.livejournal.com]

I'm interested in a signed copy of Charitable Getting, if you still have these available. You can contact me at cmackay@shaw.ca, and I am in Canada.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Awesome! You are on the list :)

They came!

[rhuad.livejournal.com]

They arrived yesterday - thank you so much!
Cathy

[annemjw.livejournal.com]

Signed copy please! anne at chatelaine dot co dot nz, and I am unsurprisingly not in the US.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Great! You are on the list :)

[silentstep.livejournal.com]

I would also like a signed copy. silentstep_wolfen@yahoo.com, I am living in the US, and would actually prefer to be at the back of the line this time around; stuff is a little hectic for me at the moment.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

No problem! You're on the list, at the end :)

[silentstep.livejournal.com]

My thanks!

[mcgonagalls-cat.livejournal.com]

Please to have signed copy to keep my Sam Collection complete.

I think you have the email, but if I am being too ego-centric please say you need it in the reply. USA - only about 800 miles west of you.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

Hee! I do indeed have your email :) You're on the list!

[sadcypress.livejournal.com]

Your post today reminded me- I love 826 and would get a kick out of a signed copy; my email is rudesby at gmail. :)

I DO NOT FOLLOW DIRECTIONS WELL. I'm in the US.

[copperbadge.livejournal.com]

LOL, no worries. You are on the list!