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Harlan Ellison Books (self.books)
submitted 11 months ago by NBCooks to c/books
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What is the best way to acquire readable copies of Ellison’s short stories?

Amazon prices look extremely high at hundreds of dollars per copy. By readable, I mean books with font sizes larger than size 6 so a probably editions published after 1990. Is there a better name for these readable non-1970s editions?

eBay and thrift books are also good alternatives.

I guess I am surprised prices are so high but I guess many of his books are out of print.

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[–] LemmySoloHer 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

HarlanEllisonBooks.com has a big variety. If you go straight to the Susan's Shoppe section of the website you can find a lot of different works, with detailed information on which editions, grading, etc., are available.

They even sell copies of Rabbit Hole (the newsletter of the Harlan Ellison record collection) for extremely reasonable prices, though quantities available are limited.

If you're just looking to read the stories, digital is probably the easiest way to go. But if you're looking for physical copies, this looks like a good resource. I also want to note that "I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream" the game, with Ellison himself doing the voice work for the supercomputer, is on sale on GOG for $1.49.

[–] NBCooks 4 points 11 months ago

Excellent advice. I will review the site!

I go back and forth on digital, but if it is cheaper than paper in this case, maybe it makes sense if I can find the right collections.