strockrodan
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I'm not much for getting autographs. The only game book I have signed is my 1st edition AD&D Players Handbook which I got signed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson the first time I attended GenCon.
Do you like your gaming books signed?
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JoeGKushner
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I don't mind getting the comics signed but avoid the RPGs signed.
Mercule
Adventurer
Meh. If the opportunity presented itself, I'd probably do it, but it wouldn't be a big deal to me. On the other hand, I probably wouldn't really care too much if GRR Martin (to pick an author) showed up to autograph my books, or if JRR Tolkien came back from the dead to do likewise, so it's not exactly a slight to the game authors. Just something that has never really thrilled me.
Probably the only signature that I'd be really tickled with is to have Gary Gygax sign my old beat-to-crap-and-put-in-a-three-ring-binder-cause-it-still-gets-used 1E DMG.
Probably the only signature that I'd be really tickled with is to have Gary Gygax sign my old beat-to-crap-and-put-in-a-three-ring-binder-cause-it-still-gets-used 1E DMG.
Ghostwind
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To clarify in my original post, for me it has a lot to do with who the person is and the importance of the book itself to me. For example, if I am at a convention and the author(s) is there when I purchase the book, I will always ask him to sign it. From my point of view, this is a way of showing the author that you really do appreciate the work he's done and that you also respect him.
Another point of obtaining signatures is if you are trying to get everyone's autograph who worked on a single book. I know gamers who are doing this with their PHB. I've got a copy of Dragonlance: Age of Mortals that has Margaret Weis', Jamie Chambers', Chris Coyle's, Larry Elmore's and Jeff Easley's signature in it with most including a personal message. I found out that Cam Banks is coming to Gen Con this year, so I am taking the book to add his signature to the collection, leaving me only a couple of other major contributors that haven't signed it.
Having a book signed is sometimes taking advantage of an opportunity. I recently learned that Scott Bennie is coming to Gen Con this year. Those of you that know Scott also understand that this is a hugely rare thing. Because of this, I am very tempted to bring my copy of Testament along since Scott will be there and will likely be swinging by the booth where I'll be working so we can finally meet face to face.
Adding to the flip side of this whole point (speaking as an author now) is that signing a book does give you a sense of pride in that someone does value your work enough to ask for a signature. Because of this, I make every effort to always include something different with every signature (something I picked up from Sean K Reynolds a few years back) along with personalizing it if the person wishes. After all, it's the least we authors can do as a 'thank you' for buying a book we wrote or had a hand in creating.
Another point of obtaining signatures is if you are trying to get everyone's autograph who worked on a single book. I know gamers who are doing this with their PHB. I've got a copy of Dragonlance: Age of Mortals that has Margaret Weis', Jamie Chambers', Chris Coyle's, Larry Elmore's and Jeff Easley's signature in it with most including a personal message. I found out that Cam Banks is coming to Gen Con this year, so I am taking the book to add his signature to the collection, leaving me only a couple of other major contributors that haven't signed it.
Having a book signed is sometimes taking advantage of an opportunity. I recently learned that Scott Bennie is coming to Gen Con this year. Those of you that know Scott also understand that this is a hugely rare thing. Because of this, I am very tempted to bring my copy of Testament along since Scott will be there and will likely be swinging by the booth where I'll be working so we can finally meet face to face.
Adding to the flip side of this whole point (speaking as an author now) is that signing a book does give you a sense of pride in that someone does value your work enough to ask for a signature. Because of this, I make every effort to always include something different with every signature (something I picked up from Sean K Reynolds a few years back) along with personalizing it if the person wishes. After all, it's the least we authors can do as a 'thank you' for buying a book we wrote or had a hand in creating.
Mista Collins
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I love getting my books signed. I don't really go out of my way, but I do make it a point to get artists at the Art Show of Gen Con to sign a book. Nothing better than opening up one of your books and seeing the banter between artists when they sign it and draw in it.
Mercule
Adventurer
Ghostwind said:
This is probably a major reason why I'd ever get a book signed. I hope it doesn't come off as artificial, but I'd place greater value in the act of getting it signed than in actually keeping the signature around. If I were to ever request an autograph, it'd almost certainly be more as a way of complimenting the author than to actually collect the autograph.
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