Mercedes Lackey
CREATOR
10 days ago
Project Update: Heralds Pre-orders Now Open + Scholarships Granted + Deluxe Halfblood Launches Soon
Hi everyone!
So many of you have been writing in asking when we will open up pre-orders for people who missed the Deluxe Heralds campaign... and that day is today!
Visit the pre-order store
We'll keep the store open until 90% of backers have completed surveys. At that time we'll lock everything down and place our manufacturing order. We're not officially offering the deluxe bundle now that the campaign is over, but if you absolutely must have it for some reason, email [email protected] and we can manually create a pre-order for you with the item.
As of this writing, 76% of backers have completed their surveys. Remember that we need accurate counts in order to begin manufacturing, so please keep the survey momentum up. Last campaign more than fifty people pledged and paid full price for Grandmaster and never completed their surveys. We can't ship your books if we don't know where you live... so please, please get that done!
FAQ - "When will you charge cards for shipping and pre-orders?"
In the past we've waited until shipping is due to begin, but since we won't be adjusting shipping prices, we'll plan to charge for shipping this fall, a few weeks after we place the manufacturing order. We will give you at least fourteen days of notice, plus a 48-hour reminder, we will schedule the charges for directly after the first of a month, and we will be able to hold charges on an individual basis for people who need an alternative schedule.
So many of you have been writing in asking when we will open up pre-orders for people who missed the Deluxe Heralds campaign... and that day is today!
Visit the pre-order store
We'll keep the store open until 90% of backers have completed surveys. At that time we'll lock everything down and place our manufacturing order. We're not officially offering the deluxe bundle now that the campaign is over, but if you absolutely must have it for some reason, email [email protected] and we can manually create a pre-order for you with the item.
As of this writing, 76% of backers have completed their surveys. Remember that we need accurate counts in order to begin manufacturing, so please keep the survey momentum up. Last campaign more than fifty people pledged and paid full price for Grandmaster and never completed their surveys. We can't ship your books if we don't know where you live... so please, please get that done!
FAQ - "When will you charge cards for shipping and pre-orders?"
In the past we've waited until shipping is due to begin, but since we won't be adjusting shipping prices, we'll plan to charge for shipping this fall, a few weeks after we place the manufacturing order. We will give you at least fourteen days of notice, plus a 48-hour reminder, we will schedule the charges for directly after the first of a month, and we will be able to hold charges on an individual basis for people who need an alternative schedule.
SCHOLARSHIPS UPDATE
All scholarship requests from the campaign have been granted, imported into the system, and surveys sent. If you requested a scholarship, you received it. Please check your inbox for the survey link!
HOWEVER -- a small number of people who requested scholarships also pledged for the $25 level, using the same email address. If you receive a survey link for the scholarship and are unable to access it, please email [email protected] and we'll manually consolidate your orders for you.
FAQ - "Something isn't working for me, how do I get help?"
Please email [email protected] and be patient. Our fabulous support person, Corvyn, will answer you as quickly as possible during regular weekday business hours. If you email on a Friday afternoon, however, or at the same time as fifty other people, it may be a few days before you hear back. Thank you for your patience!
HOWEVER -- a small number of people who requested scholarships also pledged for the $25 level, using the same email address. If you receive a survey link for the scholarship and are unable to access it, please email [email protected] and we'll manually consolidate your orders for you.
FAQ - "Something isn't working for me, how do I get help?"
Please email [email protected] and be patient. Our fabulous support person, Corvyn, will answer you as quickly as possible during regular weekday business hours. If you email on a Friday afternoon, however, or at the same time as fifty other people, it may be a few days before you hear back. Thank you for your patience!
DELUXE HALFBLOOD COMING SOON
The Deluxe Halfblood Chronicles are coming to BackerKit on September 10th!
If you see our home-grown ads out in the wild, you can help us "warm our pixel" by clicking through and following the campaign.
And, since the pre-launch reservations were so successful on Heralds of Valdemar, we're doing it again: a $5 reservation comes with a $25 savings on the full two-volume set!
This will be our first campaign in direct collaboration with one of Misty's publishers. Arc Manor liked our work on Grandmaster so much that they asked us to design the books and run the campaign for the deluxe editions of all four Elvenbane novels!
This is especially exciting for us because we've been able to design Arc Manor's deluxe editions to perfectly match the format and materials of Grandmaster and Deluxe Heralds, so everything will look just right side-by-side on your shelf.
If you are one of those people who will absolutely never click on an ad (like Ben, who hates them with a passion), you can skip the whole "pixel" thing and follow the campaign right here.
Thanks,
Misty's Crowdfunding Team (Ben, Care, Athena, and Corvyn)
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