 Anyone seen the actual book yet?, As in bought it from a store...... |
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Moving Target  Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Austin, TX CAS Member No.: 1,097  |
I refuse to buy the pdf which means I have to wait for the "release" to come. However, no one in Austin has a damn clue of when to expect it to come in. I am having flashbacks of FASA release date madness down here.
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Sep 6 2005, 08:00 PM
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Mr. Johnson Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,587 Joined: 25-January 05 From: Berkeley, CA Member No.: 7,014 |
Don't expect it until late September. :-P |
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Sep 6 2005, 08:01 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Austin, TX CAS Member No.: 1,097 |
Boo. Barnes and Nobles said the 5th (yesterday) and when I asked them about it they said "hopefully within a week" while their website changed from available to 1 to 2 weeks.....
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Sep 7 2005, 01:10 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 3 Joined: 7-September 05 Member No.: 7,703 |
Rant: I hate it when companies can't get it together enough to just give a solid release date. I'm of the opinion that if some companies (including smaller ones) can give reliable release dates, then all companies should or they're just not on the ball.
BTW, wtf is a stockist? I think I might have been one in high school, but really have no idea. |
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Sep 7 2005, 01:13 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 312 Joined: 9-October 02 Member No.: 3,430 |
I think mass release is sched'd for Sept 30
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Sep 7 2005, 01:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 141 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Austin, TX CAS Member No.: 1,097 |
Yeah, Ive heard that now from several people. That kinda confused me, however, because why the hell would you release the book in pdf format a full month before the hard version comes out?
Maybe I am just spoiled by Wizards of the Coast and routine their releases are. |
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Sep 7 2005, 01:48 PM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
This is pretty common practice now; many mid-sized publishers pre-release titles in PDF. Why do it? Some people buy both, and it builds up anticipation for the print release. |
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Sep 7 2005, 01:54 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 104 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,453 |
Hey, I know that at least Siemens employees have a special word for products that aren't really "finished" when they ship to the customer: "Banana products" - they ripe at the customer's place. At least RPG products tend to be finished when they ship, and reliable release dates are rare in pretty much any industry you'd care do name... |
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Sep 7 2005, 02:14 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
Maybe it's because of the fact that they're a littler bigger than FanPro so they can actually employ more people? just an idea. :D |
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Sep 7 2005, 02:17 PM
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Harlequin Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 331 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 861 |
And iirc there was a problem with the printing company...
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Sep 7 2005, 02:25 PM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
I heard so too.
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