Book Update:

Caldoric

This is why I'd recommend having at least one "Master copy" of each book to reference at later date. Also, to flip through and look back at how far you've come from time to time. Keep up the good work, and stay safe!

Danny Beans

I just got home to find some Random Christmas Cheer waiting on my doorstep. Thank you, Doc! The book looks great, and it's got pride of place in the bathroom library. :D

Duncan Gibbs

That it does. I'm looking forward to more tales from the prints hop as things progress, those in the shop type posts are a big part of why I love TWB. Anyway, Just wanted to throw my idea (fantasy) in the pot :)

Doc Nickel

Actually, I have a lot of different ideas for books in mind, that printing in-house suddenly makes possible or worthwhile. I have to actually work up some prototypes first, see if they are, actually, doable, before I make any announcements, though.

Duncan Gibbs

Hey Doc, have you considered doing an Omnibus to commerate 2500 strips, or maybe the first 10 years of comics? I'm imagining a nice big hardcover with like 3 strips to a page...

Ah, I figured it was some kind of issue similar to that. I'll keep my f5 key poised and in position for when the store updates. Thanks, Doc.

Pontanius Black

As errors go, that is a kinda sad one. And yet I've been laughing for a good 5 minutes now.. 😁 I'll be patient.

Doc Nickel

Well, I just discovered what the problem is: Seems the lady at my local Post Office put the customs form for yours in Nick's package, and vice-versa. So the package with the French address has a Denmark address on the customs form, and the package with the Denmark address has a French address on the customs form. I suppose I should be expecting yours to be returned to me any day now... Sorry about that, I'll get them heading back out as soon as possible.

Christopher Chung

awesome!

Doc Nickel

I'm afraid not, sir. The PO doesn't offer package tracking overseas, the only way I could check on it would be to take the customs form to the PO and have the Postmaster initiate a search for it. Or wait 'til I get it back, like Nicks. :) Sorry, not much else I can do.

Doc Nickel

*Everybody* missed Book 6. :) The last one officially released was Book 5: You Only Ref Twice, back in 2010. My print guy moved shortly after that, and went through some trials and tribulations for several years afterward. He's had the files for Book 6 since late 2015, and I'm *still* waiting to get any of those, which is why I finally said "screw this, I'm gonna do it myself!" :) If all goes well, when I finally release them to the public, I'll hopefully have all of them, from #1 all through to #7.

Wild Card

I didn't pay attention that this is book 7. I know that I have books 1-3, and think that I have books 4 and 5. But I completely missed book 6. So I may try to order both 6 and 7 together.

I hope I'm one of the random selections, I have all of your books so far

Pontanius Black

Hey Doc. Any news or track'n'trace on my copy? In all seriousness, the local postal service is horrid, and I'm worried. They have been known to leave my mail and packages out in the rain, and I'd hate for that to happen. :(

Awesome let me know so I can get one

Doc Nickel

Will do, and thank you.

Doc Nickel

I haven't set prices for the books yet. I still need to do some analysis about costs- the one drawback of this DIY system is that it will inevitably cost a bit more per book compared to a big professional printer who has the advantage of economies of scale. The old books were between $10.95 and $12.95 each, depending on how thick they were, and factors like having glossy covers printed by outside shops. I'm hoping to keep the in-house prices either the same or very close to it.

If by chance my name is selected chose someone else, as I intend to spend ALL THE MONEY on all the books as a complete unbroken set.

How much for the book