Crystal Dragon Update
Saturday, March 18th, 2006 09:07 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rolanniWe now have firm evidence that Amazon.com is shipping Crystal Dragon. They even admit on the book page that they can get their hands on a copy and ship in within four days. This is an eight-day improvement over yesterday afternoon's twelve-day turnaround and immensely better than yesterday morning's 6-12 weeks.
BN.com still claims not to have any such book for sale. This means, as we are told by the publisher, that they used their first shipment to fill pre-orders; the book won't be appearing on-line or in stores until the second shipment is received.
Uncle Hugo's in Minneapolis has received 50 signed books. Uncle Hugo's takes phone, mail, and email orders. Their webpage is here. I'm just sayin'. ...![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kinzel reminds me that Uncle Hugo's has already delivered some of these copies to customers who pre-ordered through them.
Here at the Cat Farm, we have books, but we are still awaiting the paperwork from Meisha Merlin. This paperwork was promised for Thursday, but someone in the office forgot that the state of abbreviation for Maine is ME not MA -- and so the package went to Massachusetts. We're told that it may show up today, but more likely Monday. As soon as we have those papers in hand we can start packing individual orders and hauling them to the post office. Considering the number of pre-orders that were made through Meisha Merlin, this part of the process could take a couple weeks. Be aware that the labels provided are in alphabetical order, and that is how the books will be mailed.
Those who pre-ordered -- thank you for your patience and understanding.kinzel and I very much regret the various snafus that have developed in this process. We don't, as a rule, prefer to live in a Monty Python skit...
BN.com still claims not to have any such book for sale. This means, as we are told by the publisher, that they used their first shipment to fill pre-orders; the book won't be appearing on-line or in stores until the second shipment is received.
Uncle Hugo's in Minneapolis has received 50 signed books. Uncle Hugo's takes phone, mail, and email orders. Their webpage is here. I'm just sayin'. ...
kinzel reminds me that Uncle Hugo's has already delivered some of these copies to customers who pre-ordered through them. Here at the Cat Farm, we have books, but we are still awaiting the paperwork from Meisha Merlin. This paperwork was promised for Thursday, but someone in the office forgot that the state of abbreviation for Maine is ME not MA -- and so the package went to Massachusetts. We're told that it may show up today, but more likely Monday. As soon as we have those papers in hand we can start packing individual orders and hauling them to the post office. Considering the number of pre-orders that were made through Meisha Merlin, this part of the process could take a couple weeks. Be aware that the labels provided are in alphabetical order, and that is how the books will be mailed.
Those who pre-ordered -- thank you for your patience and understanding.
kinzel and I very much regret the various snafus that have developed in this process. We don't, as a rule, prefer to live in a Monty Python skit...
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Date: 2006-03-18 07:47 am (UTC)u 2?
Date: 2006-03-18 02:39 pm (UTC)"If wishes were horses," Sharon and Steve would have more animals to take care of and no time to write!!
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Date: 2006-03-18 08:13 am (UTC)Crystal Dragon and updates
Date: 2006-03-18 08:25 am (UTC)Re: Crystal Dragon and updates
Date: 2006-03-18 08:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2006-03-18 09:21 am (UTC)Yay! I can hardly wait :).
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Date: 2006-03-18 02:02 pm (UTC)in england
Date: 2006-03-19 09:04 am (UTC)from waiting in london
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Date: 2006-03-19 10:24 am (UTC)While eager, I am willing to be patient. I know that the prize at the end will be wonderful. Although it would be good, if it arrives before we leave for NM on the 26th. But, if not, then not. I'm glad I'm at the beginning of the alphabet!
See you (sometime) on SL.
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Date: 2006-03-19 12:41 pm (UTC)And it's also true that "Nobody expects--the Spanish Inquisition!!!" [or in this case, the "snafus of printing!"]
what can I say about my really _bad_ humor, it's an abnormally dark and dreary day in the Valley of the Sun.
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Date: 2006-03-19 06:55 pm (UTC)Shipment Date: Mar 17, 2006
Destination: austin, tx, United States
Estimated Arrival: Mar 01, 2006"
So, apparently I will have already recieved the book weeks before it was shipped.....I mean I have already recieved the book, have? will have? will have recieved? did recieve?, no, no book here yet......
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Date: 2006-03-26 04:22 pm (UTC)