[meteorite-list] "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites" now Available

From: mexicodoug at aim.com <mexicodoug_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 12:54:11 -0400
Message-ID: <8CAA29FBAC94D44-14CC-440_at_FWM-D17.sysops.aol.com>

Hello Charly,

I have had the identical experience as you up to a certain point.

Here is what I will suggest:

Check your orders placed in the last 6 months (NOT in "recent orders" -
it won't show up there).

I noticed a few days ago that the pre-order discount of $1.32
disappeared as well. Must have been a software glitch caused by the
delay which I bet was partly the publisher's fault.

I immediately signed on, went to "help" and clicked on the "contact us"
button and clicked on the email tab and sent them a form email with my
order number filled in the field and some antisonant words about
wasting my time with this five cent complaint where they 'lost' my
preorder discount. Barely six hours later I received a personal
apology (complete with a spelling mistake which actually made it more
appreciated since computers don't make mistakes, right)) and a refund
of $1.32.

On June 19, my book was shipped by UPS and I will receive it shortly.
I was provided the tracking number and see the 2.1 pound box is
currently in:
SECAUCUS, NJ, US 06/21/2008, after having left Bound Brook, NJ.

I hope you will have a similar experience if you can click around a bit
more.

Best wishes,
Doug


-----Original Message-----
From: Charley <cmb62 at columbus.rr.com>
To: meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com
Sent: Sun, 22 Jun 2008 11:32 am
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites"
now Available



Hi all,

I ordered mine on Amazon.com when Mike first alerted the list (April
15)
that the book was soon to be available. The cost was to be $25.05
(including free shipping and the pre-order discount) . About a week and
a
half ago I received an email from Amazon telling me that there was a
delay and asking me to respond if I was still interested. I responded
in the
affirmative and later received an email from Amazon that the new
expected
date was in late July. I just visited my Amazon order page and it shows
that
the anticipated shipping date is July 21 (and my pre-order discount has
disappeared). Clicking on the book title takes me to the book
description
page where it is noted that the book is temporarily out of stock.

Apparently Amazon is confused. Anyway, I've waited 2 months already so
what
is another month?

It would be interesting to know if anyone actually receives the book
before
July 21.

Best regards,

Charley

"Well, squids don't work. Hey! Let's
  try elephants !"

                    Hannibal


> Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:05:31 -0400
> From: Darren Garrison <cynapse at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] "Field Guide to Meteors and Meteorites"
> now Available
> To: Meteorite List <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Message-ID: <bj9q54l3bm484oe4o39r22chceai8d66it at 4ax.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>
> On Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:48:11 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:
>
>> Good Morning-
>> For those of you waiting- I just got an email at 9:30 this morning
>> from Amazon that my book shipped. The book must have been released
>> and Amazon now has them in. The odd thing was yesterday I got an
>> email from them offering to cancel my order (if I didn't respond) as
>> the delivery date was now undetermined. I'm glad I responded to
>> continue with the order. Have a good day.
>
> Coincidentally, I was just looking at that on Amazon a few minutes
> ago, and
> wondering why nobody had mentioned getting theirs yet (release date
> at Amazon is
> shown as June 6th).
>


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