Comments on: “A Bloody Affair” http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/ Where History, Heritage, and Education Intersect Thu, 24 May 2012 01:47:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10544 Kevin Levin Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:40:04 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10544 ALO, Thanks for the link. Brendan, Don't worry about it. You wouldn't have to worry about mixing up Crater titles just a few years ago. It's nice to know that the battle is getting some more attention. ALO,

Thanks for the link.

Brendan,

Don’t worry about it. You wouldn’t have to worry about mixing up Crater titles just a few years ago. It’s nice to know that the battle is getting some more attention.

]]> By: Brendan Wolfe http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10543 Brendan Wolfe Tue, 18 Aug 2009 12:21:33 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10543 Coates has been writing great stuff. Thanks for the link. And I wanted to apologize for earlier mixing up Schmutz and Slotkin's books. My bad. Coates has been writing great stuff. Thanks for the link. And I wanted to apologize for earlier mixing up Schmutz and Slotkin’s books. My bad.

]]> By: The Abraham Lincoln Observer http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10542 The Abraham Lincoln Observer Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:55:50 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10542 Ta-Nehisi Coates had a very moving post on his blog at The Atlantic yesterday regarding his visit to Petersburg and his reflections on the massacre in and after the Crater. It's here: http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/08/virginia.php Ta-Nehisi Coates had a very moving post on his blog at The Atlantic yesterday regarding his visit to Petersburg and his reflections on the massacre in and after the Crater. It’s here:

http://ta-nehisicoates.theatlantic.com/archives/2009/08/virginia.php

]]> By: Paul http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10535 Paul Tue, 18 Aug 2009 01:07:52 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10535 John Schmutz's book is published by McFarland and has a publisher's list price of $75, though it seems to be available for less at Amazon. Though not an academic press, all McFarland hardcovers seem to be in this price range, and I would agree that their core market seems to be libraries. Heck, even the now-four-year-old book I published through them was recently jacked from $45 to $55. Richard Slotkin's new Crater book titled "No Quarter" was published by Random House at $28. John Schmutz’s book is published by McFarland and has a publisher’s list price of $75, though it seems to be available for less at Amazon. Though not an academic press, all McFarland hardcovers seem to be in this price range, and I would agree that their core market seems to be libraries. Heck, even the now-four-year-old book I published through them was recently jacked from $45 to $55.

Richard Slotkin’s new Crater book titled “No Quarter” was published by Random House at $28.

]]> By: James F. Epperson http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10524 James F. Epperson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:10:52 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10524 Hmmm... Amazon is listing it at $60.00 right now: http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Crater-Complete-History/dp/0786439823/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250539727&sr=1-3 Hmmm…

Amazon is listing it at $60.00 right now:

http://www.amazon.com/Battle-Crater-Complete-History/dp/0786439823/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1250539727&sr=1-3

]]> By: James F. Epperson http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10523 James F. Epperson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:08:06 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10523 The new price is good news. If I had seen that price earlier in the summer, I'd own it already! The new price is good news. If I had seen that price earlier in the summer, I’d own it already!

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10520 Kevin Levin Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:41:46 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10520 Brendan, Most of their Civil War titles are priced between $35-$45, though Schmutz's book is longer. It's hard to imagine that it was a mistake. No doubt, it has something to do with the size of the first printing. Brendan,

Most of their Civil War titles are priced between $35-$45, though Schmutz’s book is longer. It’s hard to imagine that it was a mistake. No doubt, it has something to do with the size of the first printing.

]]> By: Brendan Wolfe http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10519 Brendan Wolfe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:36:52 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10519 I really doubt it. The price is generally fixed to the size of the print run. Small print run = high price, which is why university press books are often more expensive than books by big New York publishing houses. They are printed in small batches designed for placement in libraries. Random House, Slotkin's publisher, is unlikely to do such a small print run (or else they would not have accepted the book); the earlier, $75 price seems to me like it was a mistake or in some way not reflective of the publisher's intentions. That's my best guess, anyway. I really doubt it. The price is generally fixed to the size of the print run. Small print run = high price, which is why university press books are often more expensive than books by big New York publishing houses. They are printed in small batches designed for placement in libraries. Random House, Slotkin’s publisher, is unlikely to do such a small print run (or else they would not have accepted the book); the earlier, $75 price seems to me like it was a mistake or in some way not reflective of the publisher’s intentions. That’s my best guess, anyway.

]]> By: Kevin Levin http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10518 Kevin Levin Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:31:53 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10518 Brendan, Thanks for the update. Perhaps the publisher noticed that at $75 the books weren't flying off the store shelves. Brendan,

Thanks for the update. Perhaps the publisher noticed that at $75 the books weren’t flying off the store shelves.

]]> By: Brendan Wolfe http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10516 Brendan Wolfe Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:16:56 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10516 Amazon lists the cover price as $28 and is selling it for $18.48. Amazon lists the cover price as $28 and is selling it for $18.48.

]]> By: James F. Epperson http://cwmemory.com/2009/08/17/a-bloody-affair/#comment-10512 James F. Epperson Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:37:45 +0000 http://cwmemory.com/?p=4480#comment-10512 But what about the price (of the book)? $75?!? Yeow! But what about the price (of the book)? $75?!? Yeow!

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