The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, Aimee Bender (signed). $25.95 (new Hardcover)
listing for $50 to $80 online. The slipcased edition from Powell's indieSpensable program lists for $120.
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Small plug for Powell's indieSpensable program:
- Cost: $40/month (available in 3, 6, or 12 month subscriptions, or an ongoing subscription),
- What you'll get: a SIGNED, slipcased, limited edition hypermodern collectible, plus other goodies: Usually the shipments come with a second preview book and/or some Powell's merchandise (postcards, coffee mugs, reusable shopping bags, cookies, etc.).
- Past books have included Freedom by Jonathan Franzen (listing for $395), The Wild Things by Dave Eggers (I couldn't find a listing price for this one), Tinkers by Paul Harding (listing for $2,000).... In most cases the value of the indieSpensable edition is two to three times that of the standard signed, first edition copy - so that's not a bad ROI.
- Bottom Line: if you have an extra $40/month you might want to consider an indieSpensable subscription... or start thinking Christmas / Birthday / Anniversary gift for that bibliophile on your list.
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$19.95 (used Hardcover)
listing for $175+ online.
