Another Bookstore Releasing the Books Early
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the Jester
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hectorse said:
Why do you say this? FLGSes still can't release before Friday without suffering substantial penalties. They're getting screwed by this IMHO.
Scott_Rouse
Explorer
Edit: PM the info of the store. Name, Location, Address etc.
I am forwarding these on to my sales team to handle.
I am forwarding these on to my sales team to handle.
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the Jester
Legend
Scott_Rouse said:
Awesome, Scott. I hope your guys can make these big retailers hold to the same date as the lil guys.
Relique du Madde
Adventurer
Scott_Rouse said:
Yes, please post the info on the store so that everyone in that area could buy the 4e books before the FLG can sell them. Cause that is what will happen if you don't send it in email form to the Rouse.
Scott_Rouse
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Relique du Madde said:
Sarcastic but helpful.
PM me the info
Kheti sa-Menik
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Don't be a snitch. Buy the books if you'd like, but don't be a tattle tale. It's just a book sale, not like there's any crime being committed. Geez.
Scott_Rouse
Explorer
Kheti sa-Menik said:
it's not like we're calling the cops or that you'll get beat up in the locker room.
We are trying to keep the playing field level for everyone and there were business agreements made and we want to make sure they honor them.
If you owned a game store and were counting on this "book sale" to feed your kids you'd be signing a different tune.
I have tried to send a PM but it will not allow me to send one, says I am not a community supporter.
I will send an email through the WotC site.
I did not put the exact location because it would hurt the FLGS store owner and like I said I am getting all three core books from him when he gets them in. I bought the PHB just because they had it and guess I'll have two now or give it as a gift to one of my players.
I will send an email through the WotC site.
I did not put the exact location because it would hurt the FLGS store owner and like I said I am getting all three core books from him when he gets them in. I bought the PHB just because they had it and guess I'll have two now or give it as a gift to one of my players.
Kheti sa-Menik
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Scott_Rouse said:
Actually if I owned a game store, I wouldn't be selling 4th edition at all.
Any way, in any store I've worked in, you get it from the distributor, you get it on the shelves and sell it. Period.
Twowolves
Explorer
Kheti sa-Menik said:
And when the people who sold you the books find out you broke an agreement that you voluntarily made with them to hold the books for a set release date, you don't get the next shipment of books from them, right?
If you ran a bookstore and you got the latest Harry Potter book early, you'd just sell that too? Nah, no lawsuits there. Duh.
Besides, you neatly sidestepped the whole issue of the FLGS owner who is playing by the rules getting screwed by someone else who has your attitude toward release dates. Nice morals.
JoeGKushner
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Kheti sa-Menik said:
Never worked in a store that sold music or movies eh?
WhatGravitas
Explorer
That's probably why you don't own a game store - because if people want to buy 4E books from you, why wouldn't you sell'em?Kheti sa-Menik said:
Cheers, LT.
w_earle_wheeler
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I encountered the same thing:
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=228854
Really, though, what's going to happen to these big booksellers? Will they be fined? I really doubt WotC is going to stop selling through buy.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders, Waldenbooks -- each one of these stores has broken the street date.
The FLGS's would have been better off in many cases just ordering from Buy.com instead of their distributors.
http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=228854
Really, though, what's going to happen to these big booksellers? Will they be fined? I really doubt WotC is going to stop selling through buy.com, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Borders, Waldenbooks -- each one of these stores has broken the street date.
The FLGS's would have been better off in many cases just ordering from Buy.com instead of their distributors.
Breschau of Livonia
Explorer
w_earle_wheeler said:
I suspect that in pretty much all the big bookseller cases it is a matter of a local mistake - I really doubt that as a corporate entity Barnes & Noble, for example, sees D&D 4e as such a major thing that they want to sneak ahead of the release date and undercut other retailers. It is probably more a matter of shelving new releases and accidentally popping the books up - probably even more likely on Tuesday, the normal release day for new books. For example, my local Borders does not have any of the books on sale but a Waldenbooks a mile away has a 4e Monster Manual on its shelves - but no other 4e books.
NarlethDrider
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w_earle_wheeler said:
theres no FLGS where I live
I wish my Barnes & Noble would violate the street date----I sure have pestered them this week---
Scott_Rouse
Explorer
w_earle_wheeler said:
It is taken very seriously .
For example in the book trade there is a tiered series of consequences that will be applied to accounts that break street date. It is like a three strikes policy with actions that include delayed future shipments of all books. That means an account may not get a new release on time and will miss out on initial release day.
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