QUOTE (Cryonic @ Oct 6 2009, 05:08 PM)
Technically they aren't supposed to charge you for the product until it ships. So, while you might have a preorder in for the book, you haven't actually paid for it (unless they are doing something wonky).
Depends on the merchant. I've seen both models...pre-order means they get your money now and you get the product when it becomes available and pre-order just earmarks a copy for you and when they come in you are charged and it is sent to you.
I don't know off hand which way Catalyst's online merchant works (though I suspect the prior based on posts here and my vague recollections from dealing with them). Always makes sense to check the 'small print' and see which way it is handled any time one does a pre-order. On the other hand, I am one of those strange people that
usually reads what is on the page in front of them (as opposed to 90% of the users of the systems I build at any rate). I would say it is safest to assume the first model unless you know someone does it the other way.