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Title: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: anijen21 on March 13, 2011, 08:42:27 PM
Hey everyone,

Essam wanted me to post this, but just fyi: Until tomorrow, you can order the first two books of the reprint for 50% off. Scholastic has a discount of 30%, and you can also use the promo code "SCIENCE" to get an additional 20% off!

Details are here! (http://www.hiracdelest.com/blog/?p=2177#comments)

disclaimer: my knowledge of percents is always a little sketch, so idk whether those two discounts are applied simultaneously or on top of each other. It may turn out to be a little less than 50%, but that's just such a nice round even number I had to go with it. Either way, it's a good incentive to commit your love to this fandom, right? :)
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Myitt on March 13, 2011, 08:46:02 PM
I ordered them this morning with both discounts, it IS about 50% off!  Now I just hope they ship sooner than the release date... ;D
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: goom on March 13, 2011, 08:49:41 PM
fixed the url. link wasn't working.
(http://www.hiracdelest.com/blog/?p=2177#comments)
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: anijen21 on March 13, 2011, 08:58:05 PM
oops, thanks for that :)
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Dogman15 on March 13, 2011, 10:59:48 PM
If only I had known about the "SCIENCE" code sooner!
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: wildweathel on March 13, 2011, 11:26:09 PM
And they're reasonably priced!  If they keep up like this it will be under $400 for the whole thing.

I have to hand this one to Scholastic.  Now to find more shelf space...
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: goom on March 13, 2011, 11:49:11 PM
i'll have to find more room to put them all :-\
bought both the books.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Blaise Zebrataur on March 14, 2011, 04:45:31 AM
Wow that is so neat.But sadly I am still trying to find all of the first released book series as well as the VHS's that was made.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 14, 2011, 10:28:01 AM
Thanks for posting this while I was away Jenny! :)

If only I had known about the "SCIENCE" code sooner!

I replied on the blog, but check to see if they have a cancellation policy and if you can re-order them again (just make sure they are still in stock and on sale if you're going to do that though :P)

Wow that is so neat.But sadly I am still trying to find all of the first released book series as well as the VHS's that was made.

If you're looking for the first print, Ebay is the way to go. That's where I got all the ones I was missing.

Let me know if these are pre-orders or not guys! :D
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Dogman15 on March 14, 2011, 11:22:54 AM
@Essam 293: Nah, I'll just take the hit this time. Say, why is your name Essam here and Issam on the blog?
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: RYTX on March 14, 2011, 11:31:59 AM
You call $6.99 a book reasonably priced? I remember when they cost $5.40. After taxes. Hell, I have some of books which a $3.99 sticker on em.
Wow I feel odd.
And miserly.
Still want 'em though :D
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 14, 2011, 12:11:25 PM
@Essam 293: Nah, I'll just take the hit this time. Say, why is your name Essam here and Issam on the blog?

Issam is my real name. Essam is a character from the Animorph books. More specifically:

[spoiler]Visser One's dead lover (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_Yeerks#Essam_293). Pronunciation for both names is the same, which is why I found it hilarious when I first read Visser. I just had to pick it as my screen name, lol. :P[/spoiler]
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Dogman15 on March 14, 2011, 09:33:05 PM
Issam is my real name. Essam is a character from the Animorph books. More specifically:

[spoiler]Visser One's dead lover (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_minor_Yeerks#Essam_293). Pronunciation for both names is the same, which is why I found it hilarious when I first read Visser. I just had to pick it as my screen name, lol. :P[/spoiler]

I know who Essam is. In fact, that was me who added his character infobox a few days ago. I've been going crazy with Animorphs on Wikipedia. Also, I think they're pronounced differently: Essam has a short "e" sound, and Issam, I would think, has a short "i" sound.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Alic on March 14, 2011, 10:07:08 PM
ordered.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: 11:11 on March 16, 2011, 10:14:06 AM
Woah I knew it was pre-sale and all, but I didn't think they'd be shipping out books so soon. I thought they'd wait till it got just a little closer to the re-release date...
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Myitt on March 16, 2011, 10:15:31 AM
Just got the e-mail confirmation that mine shipped!  :o  :o  :o
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Terenia on March 16, 2011, 10:33:22 AM
That's awesome!

I ordered mine yesterday, so I missed out on the SCIENCE discount, but I'll survive. I'm excited!!!


Also, Issam, have I ever told you that I adore the fact that your name is basically pure Yeerk. :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 16, 2011, 11:21:36 AM
Just got the e-mail confirmation that mine shipped!  :o  :o  :o

Don't get me wrong, I'm happy, but that is just ridiculous! LOL, can't believe I have to wait two more months! Agh. (Why don't they ship to Canada?! We're right THERE.)


Also, Issam, have I ever told you that I adore the fact that your name is basically pure Yeerk. :P

Haha, thanks. It amuses me too. :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: RYTX on March 16, 2011, 01:18:55 PM
Just found this on borders.com, decent cover pic for the encounter

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0545291534

#3 can be pre-ordered now, and available in July.

and now that I look at the videos, why is Jake blonde? I can't make out tobias' hair, but jake should not be either way.
I blame ashmore. Again
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 16, 2011, 08:25:37 PM
Just found this on borders.com, decent cover pic for the encounter

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0545291534

#3 can be pre-ordered now, and available in July.

and now that I look at the videos, why is Jake blonde? I can't make out tobias' hair, but jake should not be either way.
I blame ashmore. Again

I doubt the folks at Scholastic are picking the model hair colours based on the TV show actors. If the morphing choices indicate anything, it's that they're using the original books as their guidelines. So it wouldn't surprise me if they got Tobias wrong again. :P

Also, the first 5 book covers are already released, and you can pre-order up until the 4th book on Amazon: http://www.hiracdelest.com/blog/?page_id=1021
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: QIfry on March 16, 2011, 09:29:15 PM
Just found this on borders.com, decent cover pic for the encounter

http://www.borders.com/online/store/TitleDetail?sku=0545291534

#3 can be pre-ordered now, and available in July.

and now that I look at the videos, why is Jake blonde? I can't make out tobias' hair, but jake should not be either way.
I blame ashmore. Again

I doubt the folks at Scholastic are picking the model hair colours based on the TV show actors. If the morphing choices indicate anything, it's that they're using the original books as their guidelines. So it wouldn't surprise me if they got Tobias wrong again. :P

Also, the first 5 book covers are already released, and you can pre-order up until the 4th book on Amazon: http://www.hiracdelest.com/blog/?page_id=1021

Well I'll be preordering the rest when I get paid. :D
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Liz on March 16, 2011, 10:43:36 PM
I preordered the first two on Amazon!  I was on the fence about it until I saw Michael Grant's videos of the covers.  They look so cooooool.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: KitsuneMarie on March 16, 2011, 11:19:23 PM
Ordered! Thanks for alerting us!
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: QIfry on March 17, 2011, 02:35:07 AM
Just saw Jake turn into a tiger.... Geeeeeeee!
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: crono288 on March 17, 2011, 11:09:09 AM
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196193_1676695875029_1166430594_31621043_545300_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: KitsuneMarie on March 17, 2011, 11:13:02 AM
Sweet, crono! That's awesome!
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: 11:11 on March 17, 2011, 06:14:16 PM
Yay my books came today as well.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: goom on March 17, 2011, 08:27:48 PM
(http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/196193_1676695875029_1166430594_31621043_545300_n.jpg)

*is jealous* >_<
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: wildweathel on March 17, 2011, 11:06:10 PM
Aww, I'll probably be out of state when mine arrive.  Parents will ask stupid questions. 
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: 11:11 on March 17, 2011, 11:11:05 PM
Haha I hate it when other people see when packages and stuff come in the mail for me. Especially my mom who gets super nosey. I'm kind of glad I was home when the SCHOLASTIC box came. Did not feel like explaining :|
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: FotoPhreak12 on March 17, 2011, 11:28:25 PM
LOL, it's not like you ordered something obscene! But I totally get ya, I'll be boguarding my mailbox as well.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 18, 2011, 12:32:18 PM
Haha I hate it when other people see when packages and stuff come in the mail for me. Especially my mom who gets super nosey. I'm kind of glad I was home when the SCHOLASTIC box came. Did not feel like explaining :|

I had this problem when I was in high school. My parents would always ask me what I'd be getting in my packages. Letters would "accidentally" open. Eventually they just realized I was a huge geek, ordering geeky things. :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: KitsuneMarie on March 18, 2011, 02:02:44 PM
My books have shipped! Squeeee!
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Myitt on March 18, 2011, 02:23:42 PM
My books came in yesterday!  It's fo real, folks! ;D

So far I've noticed

[spoiler]
-The scene where Jake "thinks" and Tobias "hears" his thought speech has been changed to say that it only works when you're morphing

-"I have a Sega at home" is changed to "I have a system at home"

-A few grammatical changes, like a comma deleted, the phrase "mall area" changed to just "mall".

-The word "cloned" changed into "fused" to describe Elfangor looking like someone had fused a person and a deer together.

-There is no inset cover picture, and the pages don't "morph" when you flip them.

-The back phrase that everyone knows and loves has been cut down to something to the effect of:

"We can't tell you who we are.  Or where we live.  It's too risky, and we've got to be careful.  Really careful.  But everyone is in danger.  Yeah.  Even you."
[/spoiler]

I haven't gotten much farther, but it'll be interesting to see what other changes crop up. 

*happy dance* Morphing covers!

Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Essam 293 on March 18, 2011, 02:47:55 PM
My books came in yesterday!  It's fo real, folks! ;D

So far I've noticed

[spoiler]
-The scene where Jake "thinks" and Tobias "hears" his thought speech has been changed to say that it only works when you're morphing

-"I have a Sega at home" is changed to "I have a system at home"

-A few grammatical changes, like a comma deleted, the phrase "mall area" changed to just "mall".

-The word "cloned" changed into "fused" to describe Elfangor looking like someone had fused a person and a deer together.

-There is no inset cover picture, and the pages don't "morph" when you flip them.

-The back phrase that everyone knows and loves has been cut down to something to the effect of:

"We can't tell you who we are.  Or where we live.  It's too risky, and we've got to be careful.  Really careful.  But everyone is in danger.  Yeah.  Even you."
[/spoiler]

I haven't gotten much farther, but it'll be interesting to see what other changes crop up. 

*happy dance* Morphing covers!



Thanks for putting the changes in spoilers! I already know so many details, it'll be nice to have a few surprises when I finally do read them. :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Slushie Man on March 21, 2011, 08:07:33 AM
Stupid. They should ship to Canada too, lol. It's totally countryist :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Stephquiem on March 22, 2011, 09:33:50 AM
I finally got mine. :)

At least, I assume that's the package my dad told me I have waiting. :P
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: Aniviel on March 27, 2011, 08:09:47 PM
Scholastic appears to have renewed the science discount!  Coupon code SCI20 for 20% off at checkout.  I just ordered and got the two books for $10.81 including shipping.  Sweet.
Title: Re: Pre-orders on sale!
Post by: mykoledavid on March 28, 2011, 02:22:46 AM
I've just ordered mine. I feel EXTREMELY nostalgic right now.