Black Library News & Rumours Thread II, aka Rise of the Bibliophile

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**BrookM**

Here's hoping the site won't go down in ten seconds flat like last time. I want my book before the ebay vultures steal them all.

**Kanluwen**

I'm still undecided as to if I'm getting it or not.

Better make up my mind quick.

**BrookM**

Did you enjoy the First Heretic? Do you have the cash to pay for both the book and criminally high shipping method? If so, go for it.

**Kanluwen**

I enjoy Aaron's work 9/10 times("First Heretic" was great, but I'm not so big on the Word Bearers mostly) but...it's Word Bearers and there's a dead Avatar...

Ah feth it.

**BrookM**

It's not dead, it's almost dead and crawling away in what looks to me like delicious terror.

**Kanluwen**

I decided to pass in the end...

Too much collector edition equals sad Kan.

**reds8n**

BL site is already somewhat slow

meanwhile...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYhs5iBQo2A&feature=player_embedded

**Kanluwen**

Not just the Black Library site. It took fifteen minutes to load "What's New" on the main site. Some good Ogres on there today.

**BrookM**

It's down for me. Looks like they haven't learned a thing from last time.

**reds8n**

"server is too busy"

here we go again...

**BrookM**

They should've learned but no.

**Kanluwen**

All three of their sites are down(GW, FW, BL).

I think they need to invest in servers for each...

**Chapterhouse**

I rush home from my workout to try to get this and cant even load the page... Win for GW again!

**kronk**

No kidding.

Down for me, too. I was tempted because ADB is becoming my favorit of the Black Library authors.

**BrookM**

The only thing they invest in is a bigger headrest for Tom Kirby's head.

**reds8n**

What they really need to do is to find some way to harness the rage of their ~~addicts~~ customers, they could do anything then.

..ah well, we can dream eh ?

..as we sit and complain that we can't spend £40 on a book

**Chapterhouse**

If I get in Im ordering more then one book so maybe I can help someone who couldnt get one...

**reds8n**

.. this is being very well received on their facebook page, as you can imagine.

The main GW site is working for me... but the FW one is OOO still though.

.... it's a surprising tough business trying to give GW your hard earned money at times. I guess this does go some way towards explaining to our overseas/non UK brethren why socialism seems such an attractive option to us. Not going to be much worse is it now ?

**Chapterhouse**

Damn I got to the product page and then it timed out on the add to basket..

**BrookM**

And to rub it all in, BL just sent out an e-mail to tell me it has gone on sale. Yay.

**Kanluwen**

But hey, if you order anything else with Aurelian--it gets free UPS Premium Delivery!

**Chapterhouse**

If you want to risk trying another products webpage

**BrookM**

Which is worth gak really. My previous super-duper order was delivered through regular postal services without track and trace or any of that other posh stuff you're supposed to pay for. I want my complementary crumpet!

**reds8n**

Certainly does look very nice indeed.

now if only I could buy the poxy thing ...

Still, got to give them their due, this must be pretty close to what technology is like in the 41M. I sure am saying a whole lot of things to my computer, don't think they'd qualify as prayers as such but...

**Kanluwen**

You just have to rub it with soothing oils and give praise to its machine spirit, Red.

**Miraclefish**

Hmm just spoke to someone who works with GW in Nottingham - it's only a short little novella and it will apparently be recieving a full release in the future. So bugger that, I'm going to stop pressing F5 and trying to order it and go to the pub instead. Pip pip.

**Kanluwen**

Yes.

It will be released again, in two years at the earliest.

**BrookM**

It's even worse than last time. While pushing the hour of release to a later moment of the day is nice for our brethren across the pond, it isn't exactly helping much overall.

**Bloodwin**

I see everyone else is hitting and hoping, so while you stare at the cover art try to imagine, in your mind Darth Vader saying "NOOOOOOOO!" And never look at the cover the same way again

**reds8n**

.. still, one can always spend the £s on alcohol instead.

Thankfully, mainly due to the kindness of intenet buddies, I was able to score copies of Nocturne and The Outcast Dead t'other day, bit of luck they should be in my f5 imprinted mitts next week.

[/scant consolation]