Reldn Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Sadly couldn't afford the Gold edition at the moment. At least I got the silver edition. So, I'm still well pleased! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Well, I managed to get Silver two hours after it started selling. I'm so glad they had the extra copies thing. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902300 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fulminata Posted October 17, 2011 Share Posted October 17, 2011 Darn office rules for no cellphones behind the thick door. By the time I was able to get on, all Gold Editions were sold out. So I got a Silver Edition. The story should be Phenominal!!!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902304 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyaenidae Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Same here. I got stuck at work finishing some things up, and by the time I got home, only the Silver was left. Ah well, It'll still kick ass... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902553 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terrahawk Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Well, despite being a huge AD-B fanboy I forgot about the whole thing. Yeah, despite all the BL emails. That's how crappy my memory is nowadays. :D Luckily for me though, as I opened my computer today there were still Silver copies left. Ordered one along with Lord of the Night. I'm hoping all these heretical tomes won't convert me into Chaos. Even Space Marine seems to think I'm a Chaos Marine since 80% of the time I'm thrown to the Chaos side of things. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902593 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Ragnarok Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Blocked off time at work and was able to dodge the herd and order the gold edition at the designated buying kickoff hour. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902600 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamonD Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Gold all sold out according to the website (big red letters and everything) but, Emperor's bones, I managed to just buy a Silver! Woo! Very pleased, considering I missed out the flag from Cyrox and the BL twitter last night. I just bolted over to the BL site the moment I saw the new messages here. Currently 582 Silvers reminaing in stock too. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightCommander_Almaric Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 565 Silver left, and we are now +15 hours since release time. maybe all that demand pushed some people away last month :/ Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902634 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunslinger87 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 565 Silver left, and we are now +15 hours since release time. maybe all that demand pushed some people away last month :/ And think how many more silvers would be available if all those people that wanted gold had bought it in the first place. It would be a nice statistic to see how many people have both silver and gold. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902683 Share on other sites More sharing options...
A D-B Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 565 Silver left, and we are now +15 hours since release time. maybe all that demand pushed some people away last month :/ Maybe. But I think you're overestimating how well (and how fast) books sell in general. 6,000 direct sale copies of any book (outside Harry Potter) - in 24+ hours - is a hell of a lot. Especially one that's 1) Only sold on the company's website (not Amazon, or in stores), 2) Not purchasable by all traditional methods of online payment (no PayPal, f'rex), and 3) Very expensive. In this case, if it sells out in a day or three, I think BL will be incredibly pleased with themselves. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902757 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Traben Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 398 Silver left. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
apologist Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Selling ~5,500 copies of a book in under a day is astonishing! Having bought both Aurelian and Promethean Sun, I'd like to say a thank-you to Black Library for sorting out the ordering system. By all accounts, it was the bank that was having trouble with the demand, rather than the BL servers; so they've clearly learned their lesson from PS. Also, congratulations, A D-B: must be a good feeling! ;) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2902765 Share on other sites More sharing options...
death_jester_ Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Got my Silver edition, only 60 left so be quick, mind you someone will buy a load of copies to sell for crazy prices on Ebay no doubt!!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903121 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 There are copies on Ebay right now, which is a bit of a turd seeing as no-one has it in hand yet Gold at £105 quid already! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903271 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chapter Master Ignis Domus Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 I told a businessperson I know about this. I think his eyes were going to pop out of sheer shock. I'd definitely say 5,500 in two days is a major achievement for such a hard-to-get item. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903279 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidewinder 3 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 ...I managed to get one gold copy at work...Thanks God in Airport we have WI FI...!! I Still wonder if gold is better than silver...??? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903290 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isiah Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Just a quick reminder about posting ebay links here on the B&C: don't do it – even if it isn't a link to your own stuff – as it constitutes a trading or selling post. And they are against forum rules. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903326 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethrion Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Apparently my order has already shipped so it's in transit right now! weeee Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903447 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Just a quick reminder about posting ebay links here on the B&C: don't do it – even if it isn't a link to your own stuff – as it constitutes a trading or selling post. And they are against forum rules. My apologies Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903547 Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightCommander_Almaric Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 565 Silver left, and we are now +15 hours since release time. maybe all that demand pushed some people away last month :/ Maybe. But I think you're overestimating how well (and how fast) books sell in general. 6,000 direct sale copies of any book (outside Harry Potter) - in 24+ hours - is a hell of a lot. Especially one that's 1) Only sold on the company's website (not Amazon, or in stores), 2) Not purchasable by all traditional methods of online payment (no PayPal, f'rex), and 3) Very expensive. In this case, if it sells out in a day or three, I think BL will be incredibly pleased with themselves. Apologises maybe i should of been a bit clearer, ( brain thinking faster than fingers again) I should of been more specific i meant server demand and failure last month, maybe pushed some people away. Many people myself included sat up late that evening a few weeks ago waiting for the BL website to respond, all because we like your novels and the series as a whole. I did it for Prometium Sun as well, but thee BL website didnt quite suffer as bad as it did for Aurelian. I am impressed that a novel can sell so many copies through its limited "front end" of a single website, its a rightous success, BL and GW should be pleased, but i think Aaron you do yourself a diservice, you should be pretty pleased too with such a spectacular response from your fans across Terra buying your book, and in process nearly bringing the BL website to its knees (twice). I dont think many of the BL authors can claim the kudos(insert: dubious honour) of having lots of fans crashing their publishers website ;) ;) in the names of getting their hands on a book you wrote. As well as seeing that your book is so well liked amongst the fan base, just from the snippets released on the BL website. TFH is one of the most popular and loved books and constantly talked about novels of the whole HH series, Aurelian i look forward to following on from TFH success. Im suprised that BL/GW didnt see it coming in all honesty, even with the price tag, they must have thought it was going to be so popular. Personally ive got a copy of Gold, and im looking forward to getting it and reading it. although alas Helsreach will always take pride of place on the book shelf as THE book on templar's kicking Xeno hide. ;) :D Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903622 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bulwyf Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I broke my own rules against buying limited numbered BL novels as I completely disagree with the practice with this one. I got the silver edition solely due to my affection for ADB's writing and his inclusion amongst our ranks here. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903716 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brother Turok Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 I have to say I am still a bit disappointed in black library... I was on their website at noon sharp and accidentelly put two copies in my basket. I am not a previous customer, so I had to enter my info during checkout. In the time it took to enter my info and take one book out of my basket (I am not selfish, just wanted one gold copy for myself), Aurelian was sold out and somehow out of my basket. That made me irate! I had a copy of aurelian in my basket (two to start with) and was checking out, entering my card info! Oh well I'll have to snipe one on ebay for a trillion times it's origional selling price. Talk about life not being fair... and I was so looking forward to reading this book, especially after just finishing The First Heretic. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903725 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karrious Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 They just put the last 30 copies up for sale silver edition. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2903853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haniboll Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 I am so glad I logged in early, at 12:50 EST I thought "hmm I wonder,...." well with server lag I barely got my Gold. I hate them marketing these this way. Just sell the book for crying out loud. The fans want it, ands the money is just waiting for BL. I dont get....blah Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2904406 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrox Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Anyone received theirs yet? I got the email saying mine had been shipped on Tuesday morning. I'm now gawping out of the office window very five minutes looking for a UPS truck....... Hurry up damn you!! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/240423-aurellian/page/5/#findComment-2904496 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.