Editing The Pen Addict 225/transcript (section)

== Edition Cover ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, my Twitter first reaction, Twitter link first reaction is this has the makings of a top five all-time edition. Yep. But to be determined, right? I don't have them in hand yet. Yeah. I checked. My tracking popped on Monday for Thursday delivery, which stinks. So, you know, day after. Day after the show.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Because we're recording a couple of shows back to back, you know, peering behind the curtain. We're not going to be able to talk about these for a couple of weeks. But then I'll have them at least, would be the hope. Yes. So, we can talk about it together in a couple of weeks' time.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' We will talk about it together in a couple of weeks' time. There's a lot to talk about in this edition, actually. But first of all is the style, which the die-cut covers with the moon backgrounds are killer. I mean, it's straight-up killer. It's very similar in stylings to the night sky, which is Myke's favorite, being mostly black with some gray. But it has the cutouts that are different, the reticle grid. And the gray paper is what I'm – I think that's going to be the determining factor for me. Because the exteriors and look and style are like 10 out of 10, right? But let's see how this thing works when we get it, right? Because it's a little bit different paper. I always wonder how colored paper is going to work. And it's probably going to work fine because gray is actually a pretty common paper. So, hopefully, it's going to work well. It's not dark. No, it's not. And I like that look. Like, I think the look's great. I love the gray paper. So, I just want to get it in hand before I say, this is the best edition ever, you know, kind of thing. So, you know, the jury's still out on that to me.

'''Myke Hurley:''' There are a few curious things about this edition. Very. There's like a double cover, right? Right, right. It's got like the cover and then the cover that goes around the outside that's got the hole cut out of it. So, in case you don't know, again, another weird thing about it. So, there's a hole cut in the middle of a moon on the inside. And the three pack has like a full moon, a half moon, and a crescent moon, right? Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. So, they cut a hole in the front of the cover, so the black front, that will then show like it makes that moon shape. Right. And you see it. And the moon is printed on the next page on the inside. I hope I'm explaining this well. There are pictures, right? So, you can see it. Mm-hmm. But curious thing number one, subscribers get a four pack, which has, what is the fourth?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' It's the new moon, which is a no cut out notebook. So, there'll be no die cut on the front page. It'll just be pitch black, essentially. So, to show the new moon face, which is zero moon.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Right.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, that's curious thing number one. So, are we getting two four packs or one four pack?

'''Myke Hurley:''' I think it's two fours.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. That's what I think, too. Okay. Go ahead.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Price is up. Yes. $12.95 for a three pack. What are they usually, like nine? Yeah, $9.95. Doesn't surprise me that this one is more expensive. There's more stuff going on here. Like, the covers have also got embossing on them, as well as there being two covers. And they're obviously doing some weird paper stuff as well. So, there is, I can see there being additional cost for these.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' So, we've talked about it for a long time that we don't know how they continue to have the same price. Right. And the subscription price is the same. It's $97. Subscriber's price did not go up. Individual pack price did go up. And if there's any addition to institute that price point, this would be the one. Right. You can tell this had to cost a lot.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Also, it might just be time to put the price up. They sell them out, you know?

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Right. That's kind of my point from the conversations we've had for a while is I don't know how they continue to do the – to spend the time and money that they put into some of these additions to continue to sell them at that price. It just does – it defied logic for me like a year or two ago. So, this has been something I've mentioned. So, I don't even blink at $12.95 because I know how much goes into this stuff. And that's a deal still at this price.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Good friend of the show, Glenn, is mentioning Expedition was $12.95.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Ah, okay.

'''Myke Hurley:''' And Expedition is crazy pants. It's my least favorite edition because it – but it's amazing in its own way. Yeah. You know, the weird paper inside of that thing, which is fun just to play with, like, to try and rip it. But it's not good for fountain pens. Really not good for – it's like writing on glass. Yeah. No belly band.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, I missed that. But I guess that makes sense to show off the die cut.

'''Myke Hurley:''' But it's just a weird thing. It is. You know? No belly band.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' I didn't even notice that until you said that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' Which is just – you know, this is the thing. It's like, I think – I think this is the weirdest edition for a bunch of reasons. Like, if you are a Field Notes Kremlinologist, as we are, right? Like, you know, we look into these things. You know, me and you look into what happens at Field Notes in the same way that I look into Apple stuff. Right. Trying to understand what the company's doing. We look at how quickly they sell out. We analyze the products. We analyze the releases. We try and guess them. We try and guess times. Like, we're obsessed with this company in that way. You know? I think that anybody that's listened to this show should know that about us by now. So whenever they do something that's out of the ordinary, we can't help but talk about it. And this is definitely one of them. I'm very excited for this pack. Like, obviously, I bought two more packs. Yeah, me too. That's the first time I'm – Like, as for you, it has the makings of a favorite pack for me because it's so close to probably my favorite of all time or, like, one that's in my top three. You know? Right. We should maybe readdress this again at some point as to what my favorites are and our favorites are. Maybe I'll make that part of the YouTube video that I do about them. Right. So, you know, because Byline – I love Byline. I love Arts and Sciences. I love Night Sky. You know, they kind of sit up the top for me, I think. Right. So, yeah. I'm very, very, very intrigued.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. So, speaking of Byline, it just sold out, like, right before this edition launched. That's pretty crazy. I think that's impressive.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I have quite a lot of those.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah. Well, that's what happened is people – it's such a different format. Like, our friend Anthony, he ended up buying, like, 15 more packs. Just because it's, like, really, really useful format for him.

'''Myke Hurley:''' I'm just going to say again one more time because I have to keep doing this. Okay. Field Notes. You know why I've asked you for so long for Arts and Sciences to become a standard edition? Let's just forget about that now. Stop the press. Focus on making Byline a standard edition. That's not going to happen. If you want to make Arts and Sciences 2, I will also be happy. But if you can make just one of them, I would like a Byline format, at least. You know? Yeah. The long field notes with the spiral on the top, you guys nailed it with this one. They really did. And I use it every single day. And I love, love, love, love it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's what I'm using for my show notes right now.

'''Myke Hurley:''' That's what I use for my show notes as well. It is perfect for that. I can still put my hands on the desk. I can still put stuff on the desk. It doesn't take up the whole desk. I can stand it up really nicely in front of my monitor so I can see where my edit notes are. Like, please, please. Just make more of it.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, you're not alone on that. Like, I really want it. I just kind of don't think it's going to happen. I mean, but I hope I'm wrong. That's one of those ones that I would be super happy to be wrong about, right? Like, I really want that.

'''Myke Hurley:''' On a related note, Glenn has asked in the chat room if I'm going to be going to see Draplin on the London leg of his tour. As soon as he releases tickets or any kind of information about where I can get them, I will be trying to get them. But right now, it's just on his webpage. It just says, November the 24th, London event to be announced. His Instagram page said he was doing two events in London over two different days. So I don't really know what the deal is. I definitely want to see him, but I have no idea how I can right now. Yeah. As soon as I find out, I will get it. If anybody sees these tickets go up, please, please, please, please let me know. I would be gutted if I missed this. Yeah. If anything, just to try and get some sweet merch from him. Yeah. I will buy all of it.