Publication
During the first 24 hours, over 400,000 copies of "Riding the Bullet" were downloaded, jamming SoftLock's server. Some Stephen King fans waited hours for the download.
With over 500,000 downloads, Stephen King seemed to pave the way of the publishing future. The actual number of readers was unclear because the encryption caused countless computers to crash.
The financial success of the electronic publication was doubtful. Initially offered at $2.50 by SoftLock and Simon & Schuster, Amazon and Barnes and Noble gave free downloads.
A movie adaptation of the story, starring Jonathan Jackson and David Arquette, was released in 2004.
In 2009, the Riding the Bullet: The Deluxe Special Edition Double by Stephen King and Mick Garris was announced by Lonely Road Books. It is scheduled to be released as an oversized slipcased hardcover that is bound in the flip book or tête-bêche format (like an Ace Double). It will feature the novella Riding the Bullet, the original script for the film with same name by Mick Garris, and artwork by Alan M. Clark and Bernie Wrightson. It will be available in three editions:
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- Collector's Gift Edition: limited to just 3000 slipcased copies (not signed)
- Limited Edition of 500 copies (signed by Mick Garris and the artist)
- Lettered Edition of 52 copies (signed by Stephen King)
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—Herman Melville (1819–1891)
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