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Quote from user: Robb_KIf there will be 10, $990.00 plus tax will be a lot better than $1,500.00. Does this mean they have decided on a lower quality?
No??it just means that for the moment, Amazon happens to be taking advance orders at a discount rate. Amazon's pricing decisions on our products reflect their own decisions, entirely independent of our own budgets and suggested retail prices.
As for our publishing schedule, and the use of Egmont's material, color, etc., all decisions are still up in the air. Sorry not to have more information yet.

Quote from user: Robb_KDo we have to order now, and pay NOW to ensure the $990.00 price? Or are the only taking pre-orders for [Set] 1 at $99.00?
They're only taking preorders for Set I; at $94.50, actually (not $99.00, at least as of the time I'm writing this). We Gemstoners have no idea whether Amazon will offer later sets at similar bargain prices.

Quote from user: Robb_KI have pre-ordered "The Carl Barks Collection, Volume I" at $94.50, and "The Floyd Gottfresdon Library Volume I: Mickey Mouse 1930-1933" for $26.37 with a 5% discount on that
Oh, and I was about to happily inform you of this price change. :p

They always do it for pre-order items, so I believe it will be this price for a long time (even with the very frequent adjustments and fluctuations).
The "older" volumes of the E.C. Archives are still at the same reduced price as the whole new and pre-order ones, though.

Maybe I will place my pre-order now nonetheless; I can always add something to it later, update the credit card information, ...
It is much cheaper for me to order this from the U.S.A. than from amazon.fr; they used to have good prices at the beginning, but even with the dollar-euro rate largely in our favor, their prices have been higher for some time-- when I say higher, I mean it's more expensive even with the oversea shipping included!

Quote from user: Robb_Ka rebate of $30.00 US for buying them with a new Amazon.com credit card. This is my first financial transaction over the internet. I hope I haven't made a mistake in doing this.
Tempting as the offer is, I have never subscribed to amazon's card.
However, I don't think you will regret order from amazon.com, unless you maange to find it cheaper elsewhere. They are very reliable, the books/CDs/DVDs are well-packaged (often held o to a cardboard using a plastic wrapso that they cannot move around in the box, and/or padded with plastic airbags), and they offer good service: everything has always gone fine the few times I have had to have something replaced (an unplayable scratched DVD), and they refunded the return shipping costs.

Thanks for the info on the discount of the Barks Library on Amazon! I just preordered a few hours ago. I figure the worst that could happen is that Gemstone does not publish it and then I am still not out any money. And this way I get to lock it in at a good price. I have never had any problems with Amazon in the past and think the are a highly reputable online store, so no one should have worries about ordering from them.
Onto a few other items. Roger, I also would like to see a Taliaferro collection, but with Olivier's "smiley face" I am not sure he was serious when he suggested it. I know Taliaferro is no Barks, but I really do enjoy his Donald comic strips and think it would be great if Gemstone published one or more collections of his work. I am not sure, but I think during Gladstone series I, there was talk of such a collection, but because they could not include some strips due to censorship, the project never came about. Can anyone confirm or deny this?
I was sorry to hear from David's post that most people who are writing Gemstone are not asking for a 3rd monthly title! :( I am not giving up though, and neither should anyone else who wants one! So if you would like a 3rd monthly title, *please* email them and ask for one! I imagine one email or snail-mail request for such a title is worth 10 times as many requests for one here on the forum or the DCML. I am going to keep emailing John Clark about a 3rd title, but I imagine he is going to get tired of hearing from me after a while... :)
Finally, if more people do want one-shots, specials, etc., can't we have some that are mostly or totally composed of new-to-North-America content? Now I have no problems with a Barks Library, a Rosa Library, etc. In fact, I am thrilled about them! However, there are *so* many stories that have never been printed in North America that it would be a shame to only focus on older re-reprinted stories and miss out on all the stories we have yet to discover. What do others think about this?

amazon.fr does have a huge section of "Books in English"; I get my Gemstone comics from them as a matter of fact; each one is cheaper in the U.S., but the shipping costs outweigh the save dollars.
However, French bookstore unions have been lobying for a ban on free shipping from amazon.fr (when the order contains only books), so this option may disappear.

I have often found a yellow diamond sticker on packages from amazon.com and DeepDiscount informing me the order did not conform to European regulations or such scary things (even though the package was unopened).
Fortunately, I have not been taxed in a long while-- except on orders from Mile High Comics, but that's because I choose FedEx to be sure no box of 50-70 rare comics will be lost; it's still very interesting, and depending on the order, I manage to average 3 euros per book (including comics from the '70's or '50's, or really scarce $50 books-- my top average must have been 4+euros per book).

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Quote from user: HedbergOn the other hand, I want the American edition of this book, not Ellstree Lithorian Publishinghouse Lt., London...alas, I have recieved books printed i Singapore or Spain etc. when ordering i USA!
I don't see the problem. For centuries, books marketed for a specific country might have been printed in another country. My British Doctor Who Encyclopedia was printed in Italy. The Danish Anders And & Co. 9/2008 was printed in Germany. Are you arguing that these publications aren't British or Danish, but Italian and German?