Are you buying the rule books separately or as a gift set?

[frankthedm]

Lest I hit cancel, I'll be getting them as the amazongly priced gift set.

 

[Nikosandros]

The gift set. I like the slip case and I save on Amazon international per item shipping charge.

 

[Ltheb Silverfrond]

I ordered the gift set from amazon. I usually just pick up books from my local Borders, but seeing as how I would save a ton, I ordered the set with next-day shipping, and still came out below what I would have paid had I gone to Borders. (I might not get 4E on the day it comes out, but I can wait a couple of days)

 

[Sammael]

Giftset from Amazon. The added bonus is that they only charge shipping for one item, instead of three, which represents a further $9 discount. Oh, and there is also an additional 5% book pre-order discount.

I'm pretty sure they'll be losing money on my order (shipping alone will likely cost them at least $20), but I don't care.

 

[Rechan]

Gift set from amazon.

I would buy a 2nd PHB from the FLGS, but the LGS is basically an after-thought tacked onto a place where kids come to play computer games on LANS; sure they sell dice and warhammer stuff and gaming books, but I'd say 85% of the money comes from the computer gaming. I don't feel a lot of "Friendliness & We're all a family of gamers" from the place.

 

[Atlatl Jones]

I was looking at the difference, and I managed to score such a deal on the set that it is what I went with. I'm going to pick up an extra PHB from the FLGS to help them out as well, I will be able to gift a friend with it when my other copy arrives. Good times!

Heh, that's exactly what I'm doing. I'm going to gift the single PHB to a friend who' still a bit on the fence about it, and can't really afford it on his own.

 

[Alkiera]

Picking up the set from my flgs. I spend enough time there gaming that I feel it worth it to support them. Yeah, I'm paying more than if I got it from Amazon... but I'll have it day 1, and my store will keep stocking P&P stuff, rather than shifting completely to CCGs or comics like most of the other gaming stores in town have.

 

[RandomCitizenX]

Set on preorder from Amazon, and will most likely pick up a spare PHB for the wife at the local bookstore. (Will be using this copy to build characters since the Amazon set is being delivered the cheapest way possible)

 

[Rykion]

I'm getting the gift set from my FLGS. Not as cheap as Amazon, but I can get it on the 6th at midnight if I want.

 

[mhacdebhandia]

I'm getting the gift set from Amazon - we're visiting my in-laws in California in June, so that's cool. Even if we weren't going to be in the U.S., that's what I would be doing - it's a lot cheaper, even with international shipping, and I have no investment in personally supporting any of the gaming stores in Sydney.

My wife will probably want a Player's Handbook, which we'll either get from a bookstore over there or from Amazon.