G P Taylor Manuscript, Poster & Book Signed

This is the only copy and came direct from G P taylor in person.

Do we have enough raw material yet for the first Coven novel? We need to set out our ingredients and above all mustn’t forget the baking powder…. this book has got to rise above all others. If it’s comedy or decadence, then we can pick them straight from the tree, anything else may require a google search. So Witchlet, we must dust off the old pith helmets and delve deep into the book jungle (or should that be the Jungle Book?) in very much the same way as our hair care specialists who found ancient substances to enhance lifeless locks.

Perhaps the more direct route would be (if you can stand another visit) to probe Rod’s mind… it’s surprising what a cheese straw can reveal!

WoE

p.s. shouldn’t we perhaps read a few books first, just a thought. We’ll ask Rod kindly to draft a list of essential reading, excluding in this case, instruction booklets on how electrical things work …. anyway we’ve read all those and frankly the plot’s a bit thin

A new author will only really come to the attention of a book dealer if their book is very impressive or looks like it will be, or can be, hyped up in value.
Their role is pretty minor as they only really sell to 1st edition collectors mainly - the author needs recognition and interest from the general public.

Booksellers, rather than dealers, however, obviously deal in any books but their interest is likely to be slight if you’ve no track history.
I do get new authors contact me through various websites I have looking to promote their work and get it of the ground, it must be very difficult to say the least.

The good new is it’s never been easier to actually get a book printed. Check something like Cafepress
Best
Rod

I am also curious as to the “relationship” between author and book dealer - putting the rogues to one side for the moment, how important/useful is the role of the book dealer to the author? There’s no doubt a great deal more to this than is apparent to someone outside the “book” world.

Might require something more carnivorous than gougere, WoE -a meaty subject!

We’re afraid to admit the Witches know very little about the world of literature and book signings. It is interesting therefore to read your comments about people going through the dustbin etc….. no one has tried that with us (very unwise without full breathing apparatus in this heat!) and probably never will.

Should you be passing through Lincolnshire, we would be delighted if could join us for coffee and gougere.

Kind regards,

WoE

p.s. Rod, before you ask, there will be plenty of gougere to go round

HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS SIGNED 1ST EDITION

hysterically, this is in the description !

100% GENUINE TRUSTED UK POWERSELLER

DONT GET RIPPED OFF!

The book is in fact just a deluxe edition, not signed at all. The authors signature is stamped on the front cover in gilt as part of the decoration. Every book in the series has had a deluxe edition and every one has been stamped thus !

It is laughable except last week somebody tried this and bidding was up to £420 !
Needless to say this saw a tidal wave of others follow !
Rod

I know JK Rowling is also now very active in this area.

I’ll certainly keep blogging as days like this make it more than worthwhile.
Thanks again for your participation and I am pleased that this site has been a vehicle to air some of your experiences.

Cheers
Rod

I also do not suggest that an established author directly selling his own books is a bad thing - just different and worth debating.

As to the problems of fakes etc on ebay I couldn’t agree more, unscrupulous sellers have done a great deal of damage to the collectable book trade and ruined ebay as a marketplace for honest traders as well as damaging the value of books held by collectors.

This is something I have been trying to bring to peoples attention for a while with things like this:

Fake Ian Fleming’s

Harry Potter eBay Scams

Signed PG Wodehouse

I should also point out that selling copies of Shadowmancer has put food on the table at La Casa Goldeneye in the past as well.
Incidentally, I have about 15 copies left but ideally I need them signing

Thanks for participating Sam
All the best
Rod

You are right - there are dealers and dealers. many are very straight but some have not only caught me out but also others. I have recently helped in a Trading Standards investigation into someone forging signatures and then selling them.

Keep blogging - and buy a new guitar!

Love

Graham

” Sam ” Salmon here, the Plymouth dealer you have kindly left out of your comments. Having read through what you have written, I would like to add a little clarity to you and your potential readers.

It is very difficult for new Authors to gain any form of recognition in the industry and has been for some year now. A great many literary Scouts look at eBay for that illusive book that may gain them the ” Golden Egg ” deal that the top publishers are looking for. It also serves the purpose of self-enhancement in the book world, which is frightening at the best of times. Whilst most authors do not aspire to the great heights’ of the publishing contract, other’s, it may be said, are always chasing the deal of a life time.

A little self indulgence does no harm and a little money certainly goes a long way to paying off the mountains of debt that can and do accompany self publishing. Therefore, eBay is a good place to ply your trade, even at the cost of a little negativity from budding review writers. Unlike yourself, most reviewers do not get an opportunity to see or even hear about the new kids on the block, plying their trade on auction web sites like eBay.

It does serve a purpose and a useful tool for any scribes to have the potential of being picked up. Also, it allows a little more provenance to an authors signature, or, that proof copy that would not appear generally in the public domain. Some authors have learnt the hard way and had their prize manuscripts twisted from their collection by unscrupulous dealers who will do anything to gain a head start on a collection that has potential.

A signing factory has to be the way forward for security and provenance in the long term. In this sense I mean the likes of a J K Rowling signature is a very worthwhile investment, but how can we be sure it is real and she has signed it in person and not a typical kitchen table job, as seen on so many occasions lately, in order to secure £750.00 or more!

All in all, a benefit to the collector and a little more sanity to the author knowing who is selling your books and who is attempting to pass on illicit copies!.

best wishes.

Sam