Mercedes Lackey & Zombie Orpheus
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Project Update: Final Hours: New Unlocks, Add-ons, Scholarships
Well, everyone, this is it! We're in the final few hours, but thanks to you we have a lot to share.
Also, our support team will do their best to help everyone who has questions today, but due to volume we can't guarantee answers before 5pm, so we've tried to cover the big questions below. There's also tons of information in our FAQ and in our Post-Campaign Guide. If that doesn't help you, [email protected] is open for campaign questions and [email protected] can assist with technical issues.
Onward to the updates!
NEW STRETCH GOAL UNLOCKS
With $450,000 raised overnight, the large foiled postcard is officially unlocked! This makes 16 unlocked stretch goals, blowing far past our original projections, and bringing the retail value of the Deluxe Heralds bundle well over $200. We love it when a campaign takes off and economies of scale make it possible to add so many cool extras... and there are just a few more goals that we're hoping to reach!
- $475,000 – Turn a filler box in the special packaging into a full-color Herald's Chest. It's still just a box, but it will be pretty (and you can put things in it. Or maybe WE can put things in it...)
- $500,000 – We raise enough to cover the cost of every single scholarship request. Currently 707 scholarship add-ons have been purchased, but we need 1500 to meet the number of applicants. At $500,000 raised, we'll be able to cover the difference and make sure that everyone who applied for the book receives one!
NEW ADD-ONS
You asked for them, we added them! Stickers and bookmarks are now available as add-ons. Remember that each Deluxe Heralds pledge already includes this, so these are just if you want extras.
Note: since Art of Heralds comes with perforated pages (for easy framing/coloring/etc) we may include the stretch-goal sticker sheets inside the book for extra protection.
SCHOLARSHIPS: DON'T PANIC!
We've had several people worrying that they might receive a scholarship and not have time to redeem it, so we're making it extra easy for you: scholarship recipients who don't pledge in time will be manually added to the pledge manager when the campaign ends. We're serious when we say that nobody gets left behind. And yes, we will be bringing back our shipping scholarship program as well.
If you applied, please log into BackerKit and check this page to see if yours is unlocked!
WILL THERE BE POST-CAMPAIGN PRE-SALES?
People are also asking if pre-sales will be available after the campaign. Yes, with a caveat: we have a hard cap on how many books we can sell. Right now only 737 out of 5000 are left, with up to 250 more in reserve. Once every copy is claimed, that's it. If today's pledges go wild, we may sell out in within the next eight hours (not likely, but not impossible.)
NEW COLORING SUBMISSION
Thanks to Jennifer for giving us one more piece of fan art to share with you as part of our Community Coloring Gallery!
Oh, and the poll and commenting on this post open to everyone, not just backers! We'd love to hear from you.
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