We’ve known about Houghton Mifflin’s upcoming releases for a while, but they’ve just recently released this catalogue detailing when they’re coming out and the sort of promtional activities they’ll be undertaking as the film release approaches. If only I had the money to be able to afford all of these … [More]
Day: June 4, 2003
We’ve known about Houghton Mifflin’s upcoming releases for a while, but they’ve just recently released this catalogue detailing when they’re coming out and the sort of promtional activities they’ll be undertaking as the film release approaches.
But what can you expect for 2003? According to HM, their promotional goodies will include:
- Consumer Sweepstakes: Win a trip to a special screening event
- Select author and cast appearances
- Promotion at fantasy conventions
- An Authorless event kit: The Return of the King, 0-618-34954-5 / NC / June. Includes character guides, trivia, and more
- Bookmarks 0-618-34963-4, NC (pack of 25)
- Permanent in-store display banners.
- Tolkien catalogue: full-color, annotated, all titles through 2003
- On-line features at www.lordoftheringstrilogy.com.
- A Teach Tolkien campaign
And the releases themselves? Check these out!
The Lord of the Rings Book/Bookends Gift Set – $75.00 [Pre-Order]
J.R.R. Tolkien
November – 16″ w x 9 1/2″ h x 8 1/2″ D (box)
Display box shows all set pieces through clear windowpane. Includes a hardcover edition of The Lord of the Rings one volume with unique jacket
And don’t forget you can still help pick the cover for this Limited Edition hardcover book inside The Lord of the Rings Book and Bookends Gift Set. And if you enter, you could win one of ten gift sets!
The Maps of Tolkien’s Middle-earth – $29.95 [Pre-Order]
Brian Sibley
September – Boxed Set – 7 1/2 x 9 3/4 – D
4 folded large format, full color maps with an illustrated 64 page book
The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide
Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond
$70.00 Boxed set [Pre-Order]
Reader’s Guide – $35.00 [Pre-Order]
Chronology – $35.00 [Pre-Order]
October – Tolkien/Biography – 800 pages each – 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 – D
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Visual Companion – $18.95 [Pre-Order]
Jude Fisher
National lay down: November – Film – 80 pages 10 1/2 x 12 1/4 – D
Color photographs throughout
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum – $9.95 [Pre-Order]
Andy Serkis
National lay down: November – Film
Age 8 and up – 112 pages – 7 7/16 x 9 11/16 – D
Full color throughout
The Lord of the Rings: Weapons and Warfare
Chris Smith
$18.95 PA [Pre-Order]
$29.95 CL [Pre-Order]
National lay down: November – Film – 160 pages – 8 7/8 x 11 3/8 – D
200 color illustrations
The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King Photo Guide – $8.95 PA [Pre-Order]
Edited by David Brawn
National lay down: November – Film – Age 8 and up – 48 pages
9 11/16 x 7 7/16 – D – Full color throughout
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R. Tolkien
PreBoxed Set MTI 2003 – $35.00 PA [Pre-Order]
The Fellowship of the Ring MTI 2003 – $12.00 PA [Pre-Order]
The Two Towers MTI 2003 – $12.00 PA [Pre-Order]
The Return of the King MTI 2003 – $12.00 PA [Pre-Order]
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.Tolkien
$20.00 PA [Pre-Order]
$38.00 CL [Pre-Order]
July – The bestselling one volume edition with movie tie in art for The Return of the King
And if that’s not enough for you, check out Turgon’s comprehensive run down of Tolkien releases from the latest issue of Greenbooks! [More]
From Keith Stern: Ian McKellen (Gandalf) and Frances De La Tour wrap up their successful run in London’s West End this Saturday. Sir Ian is committed to film work, including some additional shooting in New Zealand for THE RETURN OF THE KING. Only three more days to catch what is probably the finest English production of Dance of Death. [More]
Celefinniel writes: I was booking a Disneyland weekend today and was “warned” by the Disney Club Travel desk that the “Pirates of the Caribbean” Premier will be at Disneyland Theme Park in California on the evening of June 28th, and the park will close early at 6:30. She also rumored that “those in the park may be able to see the stars arrive down Main Steet prior to the park closing.” She thought Orlando was worth lining up and waiting on the curb for a photo!
We have no confirmed information that Orlando will be attending…so don’t book those vacations just yet!
Erkenbrand sends along this scan from the Chicago Sun-Times. It’s about the boom in NZ tourism since the LOTR movies have been released. [More]
Ringer Spy Garfeimao ties up her Book Expo America report with just a few more pictures that are a nice addition to the other set. If you’re a fan of Billy Boyd, you’ll be particularly interested about the Master and Commander covers she got a peak at. There’s also a few tidbits from Ringer Spy Vegan about some new LoTR merchandise that USAopoly has planned. [More]