Seriously, everyone needs to relax. Ray will get to it in due course and it will be all the better for having waited a bit. Plus it's a relatively minor error in the grand scheme so maybe the discussion could move on to something more interesting....
On Mar 28, 2012, at 7:01 PM, Parks White <[email protected]> wrote: > I sympathize with Ray over end of year tax issues....However...once the dust > has settled...What is the anticipated ETA of the revised Kindle version of > the book?.. hopefully before March 2013? > > Parks3 > > Sent from my iPad > > On 29/03/2012, at 10:53 AM, Adam Thornton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Alot of the local sellers of your book asked customers last month to >> bring the UK/Aus hardcover edition back in for an eventual hardcover >> replacement once it had been reprinted. I just assumed the US was also >> getting a reprint, until yesterday. I know I shouldn't assume, I >> should have just asked here. >> >> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 2:45 AM, Raymond E. Feist <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> On Mar 28, 2012, at 1:07 AM, John wrote: >>> >>>> A few days ago I had an enquiry from a site visitor as to the possibility >>>> of replacements for the US edition, as I replied, I had heard nothing. >>>> >>>> They contacted HC and have forwarded the reply they received from Harper >>>> Collins US >>>> >>>> >>>> Good Morning, >>>> >>>> There is a known defect in this book. A chapter in the book is incorrect >>>> and all of our inventory is like this (including the UK edition). >>>> >>>> We are not reprinting the book in hardcover. However, the paperback >>>> edition will be corrected when it is published (march 2013). >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, we cannot replace it. Please return it to the point of >>>> purchase for a full refund. >>>> >>>> I am sorry of any inconvenience. Thank you. >>>> >>>> Rasita Butler >>>> >>>> Customer Service >>>> >>>> HarperCollins Publishers >>>> >>>> >>>> So it looks like your stuck with a broken book :) >>>> >>>> NOTE for collectors: The Dutch edition may be the first release with the >>>> correct text <G> >>>> >>>> >>>> Ray, if you have an official statement from Harper Collins US, I can post >>>> it to the website >>>> -- >>>> John >>> >>> OK, I haven't even finished the corrected text yet as I have to go though a >>> tear sheet (just arrived last week) and reconcile it with the correct MS. >>> This takes time. Moreover, I have been distracted by tax issues and was >>> preparing for a meeting yesterday with the IRS. I'm of the opinion some >>> people have had a incorrect sense of timing here. >>> >>> We said we'd try to correct any subsequent printings. People grabbed the >>> ball here and on-line elsewhere and assumed they're be a "corrected" hard >>> cover they could trade in. As I was hip deep in tax stuff, I pretty much >>> assumed the official position would be forthcoming and it took longer than >>> anticipated. >>> >>> So, if I get this finished today or tomorrow, I'll ask if it's OK to put >>> the correct chapter up on Crydee. >>> >>> Best, R.E.F. >>> >>> ---- >>> www.crydee.com >>> >>> Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by >>> stupidity. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > >
