To the Printer
by John Sickels on Jan 19, 2026 11:20 AM EST
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We are taking the book to the printer this afternoon. Jeri did an incredible job with the editing, including working 21-hours straight without a break Sunday/Monday. She could have used another couple of days to edit it, but if we want to make the February 2nd shipping date it had to go out today. As a result there may be some typos that slip through, but Jeri worked her butt off to get this ready, and overall we are happy with how it looks. Some details that may interest you:
* The book has reports on 1,170 players, 53 more than last year.
* The book is 508 pages long.
* The 50/50 Prospect List will go out to everyone who has pre-ordered the book and provided a VALID EMAIL ADDRESS this weekend.
* I will be posting some excerpts starting tomorrow.
* Printing is financed out of pre-orders, so keep those orders coming in folks!
* Thanks to everyone who has already ordered!
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Congratulations John
This must be a very satisfying day for you.
by nivarsity on Jan 19, 2026 1:46 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
can't wait
thanks for all your hard work Jeri!
and John!
"Fantasy, reality, science Fiction. Which is which? Who can tell?"
by feslenraster on Jan 19, 2026 1:58 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
PDF Wierd-O
Hey John,
I am one of those weird-os who prefers to order the PDF version. When will you be taking orders for that? I would be happy to give you my money whenever you will take it!
-K
by Lawless on Jan 19, 2026 4:26 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
I'd also be interested in that.
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by t ball on Jan 19, 2026 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
Only paper
to prevent intellectual theft. Unless John/Jeri have changed their mind.
I believe you can get some of the older versions that way though.
by carverslacker on Jan 19, 2026 9:37 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
shoulda read this comment before I posted that
understandable to do paper only.
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by t ball on Jan 19, 2026 11:33 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
didn’t John offer the PDF version last year after all the hard copies were sold? I could be completely making that up, but i think that might have happened.
by Pelferized on Jan 19, 2026 11:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
just ordered mine
looking forward to it - Thanks!
by oakballnack on Jan 19, 2026 11:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
Congrats, John!
Time for a well-deserved nap.
by danielj on Jan 20, 2026 1:45 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
I live in Central America, so getting the book shipped out here probably isn’t feasible for me. When will the PDF be available and how much does it usually cost?
-1 and only member of the Jed Lowrie fan club!
by Jgaztambide on Jan 20, 2026 9:51 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
50/50 List
I’m thinking about pre-ordering soon, but what is the cutoff to receive the 50/50 by email as mentioned in the header?
If I “pre-order” after this wknd but before Feb2 ship date, am I still privy to this info?
Thanks in advance John, keep up the great work.
by BigG'S on Jan 20, 2026 11:30 AM EST reply actions 0 recs
50/50
Well we will be sending a big mass email this weekend for anyone who has pre-ordered. After that we will send out the 50/50 list every day or two to new orders. So if you order before feb 2, you should still get it before Feb 2nd.
by John Sickels on Jan 20, 2026 12:53 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
thanks for the update, I'll be putting in my order before then.
can’t wait to start reading…
by BigG'S on Jan 20, 2026 5:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs
I decided to only buy one prospect book this winter - BPB wins!
just placed the order.
by Dingbat Charlie on Jan 20, 2026 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs
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