Pearl Jam and Philosophy (New Book Coming Out November)

demetrios said:

List price: $120.00

Damn!

SM236947 said:

The list price is higher than the average new book because it's coming from the academic publishing side of Bloomsbury. A lot of university and other academic libraries purchase at that initial price point. It's like the prices video rental stores paid for new VHS tapes back in the day. Depending on the publisher/title, some academic books eventually have a lower price point, especially if the book has a paperback printing.

That said, I don't know anything specific about the price/publishing of this book. But I suspect that many regulars won't be disappointed if they make the $120 investment...

As a contributor, though, I am really excited! There's going to be lots of great stuff on a variety of topics. For me, it was finally a chance to write about some ideas and thoughts that had been rolling around in my head for years.

stemarino said:

Yes, I understand that the price of the hardcover version of the forthcoming collection of essays 'Pearl Jam and Philosophy', edited by Andrea Schembari and me as both academic scholars and long-time Pearl Jam fans, is very high, and - as already noted in one of the comments above - this depends on the fact that the book is coming from the academic publishing side of Bloomsbury, and this is not unusual for academic books that are often purchased at that initial price by university and other academic libraries. 

I have recently finished working at another collection of essays, in that case on Immanuel Kant's philosophy rather than on the philosophical contents and implications in Pearl Jam songs, and also the price of the hardcover version of the Kant book, published by a German academic publisher, is very high. So, as I said, this is not unusual for academic books. https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/537494

As editors of this book and also authors of two chapters included in it, we surely hope that the publisher may decide after some months to also have a paperback printing at a lower price, but please understand that this does not depend on us as authors or editors of the book, but it only depends on the publisher.

As editor of this book and author of one of its chapters, I fully agree with what I have read in the comment above. It is really exciting, as an academic scholar of philosophy and at the same time a long-time Pearl Jam fan ever since my teens, to work at this book which allowed to all of us, the authors of the single essays collected in 'Pearl Jam and Philosophy', to write about some ideas and thoughts that had been rolling around in our heads for years or even decades.

As we learn from the refrain of 'Even Flow', sometimes 'thoughts arrive like butterflies' and indeed the idea to plan, realize and publish a book like this came to my and Andrea's minds while we were in Firenze in June 2017, waiting for Eddie Vedder to go on stage and perform his - absolutely unforgettable - solo concert at the 'Firenze Rocks' festival. We were there, waiting for the concert to start, and we suddenly thought 'Well, we are academic scholars, we write articles and books on a variety of philosophical and literary topics for our work, when we were young our lives were saved by Pearl Jam - freely referring to Lou Reed's famous song 'Rock 'n' Roll', of course -, and there are some many philosophical aspects that can be found in so many Pearl Jam songs, so one day we should definitely write a book on Pearl Jam and philosophy'. We are so happy, sincerely happy, that our idea spontaneously emerged before Eddie Vedder's concert in Firenze 2017 finally became a book, that we are currently working at and that we will publish in 2021, for the 30th anniversary of 'Ten'.

Thanks for your interest in our project, ciao

Stefano

Vitalogensia said:

stemarino said:

Yes, I understand that the price of the hardcover version of the forthcoming collection of essays 'Pearl Jam and Philosophy', edited by Andrea Schembari and me as both academic scholars and long-time Pearl Jam fans, is very high, and - as already noted in one of the comments above - this depends on the fact that the book is coming from the academic publishing side of Bloomsbury, and this is not unusual for academic books that are often purchased at that initial price by university and other academic libraries. 

I have recently finished working at another collection of essays, in that case on Immanuel Kant's philosophy rather than on the philosophical contents and implications in Pearl Jam songs, and also the price of the hardcover version of the Kant book, published by a German academic publisher, is very high. So, as I said, this is not unusual for academic books. https://www.degruyter.com/view/title/537494

As editors of this book and also authors of two chapters included in it, we surely hope that the publisher may decide after some months to also have a paperback printing at a lower price, but please understand that this does not depend on us as authors or editors of the book, but it only depends on the publisher.

As editor of this book and author of one of its chapters, I fully agree with what I have read in the comment above. It is really exciting, as an academic scholar of philosophy and at the same time a long-time Pearl Jam fan ever since my teens, to work at this book which allowed to all of us, the authors of the single essays collected in 'Pearl Jam and Philosophy', to write about some ideas and thoughts that had been rolling around in our heads for years or even decades.

As we learn from the refrain of 'Even Flow', sometimes 'thoughts arrive like butterflies' and indeed the idea to plan, realize and publish a book like this came to my and Andrea's minds while we were in Firenze in June 2017, waiting for Eddie Vedder to go on stage and perform his - absolutely unforgettable - solo concert at the 'Firenze Rocks' festival. We were there, waiting for the concert to start, and we suddenly thought 'Well, we are academic scholars, we write articles and books on a variety of philosophical and literary topics for our work, when we were young our lives were saved by Pearl Jam - freely referring to Lou Reed's famous song 'Rock 'n' Roll', of course -, and there are some many philosophical aspects that can be found in so many Pearl Jam songs, so one day we should definitely write a book on Pearl Jam and philosophy'. We are so happy, sincerely happy, that our idea spontaneously emerged before Eddie Vedder's concert in Firenze 2017 finally became a book, that we are currently working at and that we will publish in 2021, for the 30th anniversary of 'Ten'.

Thanks for your interest in our project, ciao

Stefano

This is an interesting project, and I look forward to its release.  I was getting my BS in philosophy when Riot Act came out, which seemed apropos.