Cemetery Dance discussion thread

[LostAlivE]

I received my order for the second printing yesterday. I got the first and thought I may as well get the second printing as well what the heck. They didn't even bother shrinkwrapping these. They could have at least have done that for the order after all I'm not a "library".

[jhanic]

I also got my second printing of Blockade Billy the day before yesterday. As noted, it was not shrinkwrapped. No big deal, though. I plan on taking the shrinkwrap off my first printing when I receive the slipcase for it. I doubt that being in the shrinkwrap for a year or so ( ) will make a difference.

John

[Cloysterpete]

Also i think the postage was $14!!!! Really wish i hadn't botherd getting the book from CD, must not have had much sleep the day when i ordered them i think!

I hate the way CD always ship out international orders last, why the hell do they do that?. Ours are going to take far longer to receive than domestic orders so ours should be sent first, then instead of getting the books a month (or whatever) later than US buyers we would only be a few weeks behind them.

It feels really great paying a hefty shipping fee (you always know these small press publishers are gonna charge like double what Amazon does - some of the high charges make you sick when you realise places like book depos can afford to deliver ANY book for free worldwide and still make a profit) for a wafer thin book then knowing you've been put at the back of the queue for shipping. Just awesome!.

My copy might be here in the UK now, I've had a sorry you were out thing through the door the last two days so it might be it.

[biomieg]

I wholeheartedly second your post Cloysterpete!

[super sam]

Cloysterpete, how much was your shippingcost?
I have not have any request of shippingcost from CD yet.

[Cloysterpete]

Cloysterpete, how much was your shippingcost?
I have not have any request of shippingcost from CD yet.

Oh that's one of CD's quirks they don't actually tell you, I never even know how much it is until I check how much my card has been charged and then I try not to look as it's always way more than it should be.

This is the first order I've bought from CD since SOD1, why didn't I buy elsewhere

Hmm, I hope Amazon gets some copies of SOD2, shipping on that one will be rather excessive.

[frik]

I hate the way CD always ship out international orders last, why the hell do they do that?. Ours are going to take far longer to receive than domestic orders so ours should be sent first, then instead of getting the books a month (or whatever) later than US buyers we would only be a few weeks behind them.

To be fair, so does Centipede Press. And DMG.
And I believe, most US based publishers.

sk

[lophophoras]

I hate the way CD always ship out international orders last, why the hell do they do that?. Ours are going to take far longer to receive than domestic orders so ours should be sent first, then instead of getting the books a month (or whatever) later than US buyers we would only be a few weeks behind them.

To be fair, so does Centipede Press. And DMG.
And I believe, most US based publishers.

sk

And to be even more fair, PS Publishing does the same to it's international customers.

So it looks like it is common practice for each country to ship their domestic shipments first before working on their international shipments.

I think it makes more sense to get the easy shipments out of the way first then focus on the more difficult ones.

Just my opinion based on the service I've received from sellers outside the US.

[Tito_Villa]

The problem with CD is that they seem to rip you off with foreign shipping prices!

[Nerak]

I hate the way CD always ship out international orders last, why the hell do they do that?. Ours are going to take far longer to receive than domestic orders so ours should be sent first, then instead of getting the books a month (or whatever) later than US buyers we would only be a few weeks behind them.

To be fair, so does Centipede Press. And DMG.
And I believe, most US based publishers.

sk

The reason being, it takes longer to process foreign orders, at least for me.

I have to have the exact weight for each package.

When it's all the same being shipped out, that's fine, but we still end up doing them last cause of the paperwork that's involved as well.

Domestic orders are basically a peal and stick type of thing. Foreign have to have customs paperwork and all different postage depending upon where it's going.

[Ari_Racing]

Actually, I've just been charged for foreign shipping and it was pretty cheap. It costed 36 dollars 5 copies of the book, which leaves each copy 7.20 dls for shipping.

[frik]

The problem with CD is that they seem to rip you off with foreign shipping prices!

That's not my experience.

sk

[LostAlivE]

Anyone have a clue what CD's "Huge News" is going to be and when this week are they going to let us know.

[Tito_Villa]

I bet its SOD 3!!!

[herbertwest]

Updated version of Justin's bibliography? (kidding )

[Gris]

3rd printing of Blockade Billy?

[Randall Flagg]

2009 Holiday (xmas) issue of magazine shipping now.

[Cujo56]

They just found Glenn Chadbourne in the warehouse and he'll begin the illustrations for SOD 2 within the next few months!

[Tito_Villa]

They just found Glenn Chadbourne in the warehouse and he'll begin the illustrations for SOD 2 within the next few months!

To be fair none of these problems are Glenns fault, he's very disapointed about the delays too!

[LostAlivE]

Anyone know when the slipcases will be ready?
Has anyone gotten the UTD slipcase from CD yet? God I hope so it has been awhile now.

[Cujo56]

They just found Glenn Chadbourne in the warehouse and he'll begin the illustrations for SOD 2 within the next few months!

To be fair none of these problems are Glenns fault, he's very disapointed about the delays too!

You're absolutely right, but they're always "finding" something in their warehouse, so I thought a finding a person would be new development.

[biomieg]

If they ever find a person in their warehouse it's probably the emaciated corpse of the guy in charge of shipping my copy of Blockade Billy... 'aahhh, so Jim wasn't away on holidays after all...'

(yes I'm still waiting and yes, it pisses me off... I should have purchased a copy from Betts)

[Clacke]

(yes I'm still waiting and yes, it pisses me off... I should have purchased a copy from Betts)

Hmmm. Some have definitely made it over this side of the ocean - my two copies came last Friday (to Ireland).

[Tito_Villa]

(yes I'm still waiting and yes, it pisses me off... I should have purchased a copy from Betts)

Hmmm. Some have definitely made it over this side of the ocean - my two copies came last Friday (to Ireland).

That maybe because you ordered yours early? I ordered my copy late and it was shipped on saturday i think!

[biomieg]

I ordered my copy literally ten minutes after the site went live - I knew the 'Big Announcement' would be made that day and I checked the CD site multiple times (I was also the one who posted the first news about Blockade Billy here in The Corner).