> On 01 May 2016 at 19:04 Mark Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > > John wrote: > > >On 4/29/2016 10:36 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: > >> I got a shipping notice that tells me the proof copy should arrive > >> here on Mondya. I have my final classes of the semester on Tuesday so > >> I should get the edits/corrections done by mid-week (fingers crossed), > >> at which point they'll be available for purchase. > >> > >> For anyone coming to the Grandfather Mountain Nature Photography > >> Weekend I can arrange to bring a few down if you contact me soon. > >> That'll save on shipping. > >> > >> > > > >I'll be there, and I'll probably want to take you up on your offer, but > >I'll need to see what's on offer (hard/soft cover, dust jacket/image > >wrap ...) before I can tell you what I want you to bring down for me. > > > >I'll contact you off list once the ordering page goes live. > > Well, here's the thing: Blurb won't let me make the book available to > the public until *after* I've placed my order, so you need to let me > know ASAP. The book will be available in all three flavors (paperback, > hardcover with dust jacket, Hardcover with "Image Wrap" cover) as > previous years. Pricing will remain the same, so if you go to > http://www.blurb.com/user/store/MarkRoberts and look up prices for > last year's book they'll work. > > BE SURE TO GET A DISCOUNT CODE FROM RETAILMENOT.COM – Blurb's > "standard" pricing is pure fiction. They give out so many discount > codes that their regular price is never intended to be used by anyone. > It's basically the same trick Amazon pulls with the inflated > "manufacturer's suggested retail price" that makes it appear that the > real price is a "discount".
I have not once been successful with Blurb discount codes. Although my copies are invariably printed and posted on this side of the Atlantic, all of the codes I find are for the USA or have expired. Has anyone in Yurp been successful? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
