The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons (2018) is published in a regular $100 edition (currently discounted to $50 on Amazon) and an $800 deluxe edition with three prints signed respectively by Roz Chast, Bruce Eric Kaplan, and editor Bob Mankoff (currently discounted to $560.48 on Amazon). There is also a lesser-known Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition which has made its way onto Amazon at $199.99—twice the standard edition's undiscounted price—plus $48.59 for non-Prime shipping. So what does this Exclusive Edition contain that's not a part of the standard edition? Why, according to the listing on Amazon there's a "bonus frameable print." That's it. But for all that extra money one would think that's got to be quite a print!
But wait! It turns out this listing is merely one Amazon bookseller's exorbitant price. Far away from Amazon, the Barnes & Noble website prices their exclusive edition competitively:
Note: Readers are encouraged to send confirmatory scans or photos of this B&N exclusive edition print, or better still of the three signed prints in the more expensive deluxe edition. Buyers shouldn't have to purchase these prints sight unseen. Readers wishing to purchase the Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition are advised to avoid the Amazon seller currently offering it and to purchase it instead from Barnes & Noble. Of course, of course!
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| The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-Serious A-to-Z Archive Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition Amazon Listing Retrieved January 11, 2019 |
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| This looks to be the exclusive print: a bookstore cartoon by Peter Steiner. |
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| The New Yorker Encyclopedia of Cartoons: A Semi-Serious A-to-Z Archive Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition Barnes & Noble Listing Retrieved January 14, 2019 |
Note: Readers are encouraged to send confirmatory scans or photos of this B&N exclusive edition print, or better still of the three signed prints in the more expensive deluxe edition. Buyers shouldn't have to purchase these prints sight unseen. Readers wishing to purchase the Barnes & Noble Exclusive Edition are advised to avoid the Amazon seller currently offering it and to purchase it instead from Barnes & Noble. Of course, of course!
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