zionius wrote:

Per edelweiss, print-run of WM is "Announced 1st Print: 3.5K". For comparison, the 2024 LR Deluxe Box is 25K, Collector's Edition set is 75K for each volume. Print-run of HC is not available on edelweiss.

I have no inside knowledge of practices at WM, but I’ve worked as an acquiring editor in NYC book publishing for decades and I can tell you that announced first printruns are often extremely inflated, sometimes by well over 100%. The number is generally taken as an indicator of how much publicity and marketing support the publisher plans for that title. Actual first printruns are determined long after the “announced” figure is promulgated.

My impression is Collected Poems has sold fairly well. Anyone know if that impression is accurate?

If you do not have an electronic copy and can buy from the US Amazon Kindle Store, then this is very good. Not such a good price in the UK 😞

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The Collected Poems of J.R.R. Tolkien Box Set: Three-Volume Box Set

William Morrow (2024-09-17)

$23.99 Bookshop.org (USA Only) - Availability: Click to check

$2.99 Amazon.com (Kindle Edition) - Availability: Now

Please note that the sale price is also available from Bookshop.org - their is a bug on their side that prevents the TolkienGuide bot from knowing this, but if you click through you will see the correct sale price. This is true for all eBooks in the US and UK for bookshop.org - they are aware of the issue, but I have not heard an update on when it might be fixed.