The Big Book of Calvin and Hobbes

Two articles on the recent Calvin and Hobbes collection. The first indicates that the publishers made a blunder in not publishing enough copies.

The second article is a rebuke by the publishers’ CEO who insists that the article was unfair and inaccurate.

* Andrews McMeel feels the book may be slightly underpriced at $150 because of the cost involved in its production.

* First three weeks on BookScan shows unit sales of 34,329.

* A 250,000-copy print run is confirmed.

* The print run had to be set in December 2004 because a commitment to the paper needs was required at that time.

* We also discover many details about the physical materials that went into that initial print run.

* Total sales of The Complete Far Side: 326,000 copies.