Class Compendium: Gone?

[Oldtimer]

So it appears as if the upcoming Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword & Spell has been pulled. No mention of it anymore in the product calendar, and previews have been removed. It's too bad, I was sort of looking forward to a consolidated update of the classes.

Yes, it's gone.
Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Icy Winds of Fortune)

Additionally, three D&D RPG products have been removed from the 2011 release schedule—Class Compendium: Heroes of Sword and Spell, Mordenkainen’s Magnificent Emporium, and Hero Builder’s Handbook.

 

[AegirDragonfire]

Why Things Disappear from Amazon

I have an answer for everyone about the disappearing products from Amazon. I experienced the same problem with my Wrath of Ashardalon pre-order and called them about it.

What they told me is that once Amazon's pre-order stock is sold out, they have two options: change the product listing to "not-released-yet" or "currently unavailable." They do the former if the manufacturer has guaranteed that Amazon can continue to carry the product after the release date. If the manufacturer hasn't given them the guarantee, it's switched to "currently unavailable," which pulls it from the website until they either get the guarantee or the manufacturer offers them a larger pre-order stock.

In other words, products on Amazon are doing a disappearing act because Wizards hasn't promised Amazon the product after the release date, but may be giving them more pre-order stock after they sell it all.

Granted, this doesn't explain the Wizards website, but it's a start to explanations.