Assassin's Creed III Collectors Guide

[LowlyAssassin]

is this listed anywhere with pricing or release info
I cannot find it anywhere
can we expect it in all good video games retailers

[vhal_x]

I can't find it either. It's available on Amazon.com though. Just no UK retailers as far as I can see :( xx

[SwiftDeath]

I assume this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-III-Complete-Collectors/dp/0307895467/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1350418283&sr=8-11)is what you want?

Publication date is given as 30 Oct 2012 but no price on Amazon UK

thebookdepository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-III-Complete-Official-Guide-Collectors-Edition-Piggyback/9780307895462)has it listed for about 26 USD with same release date.

I usually stick to Amazon but thebookdepository is good as well. Free worldwide shipping is always nice plus you can preorder.

[LowlyAssassin]

I don't use Amazon much is the aMazon.com offering free worldwide delivery?
and yes that looks like it
I'll go in forbidden planet tomorrow and see if its on there system same with game and hmv

[vhal_x]

Amazon.com never offer free worldwide delivery haha xx

[LowlyAssassin]

Amazon.com never offer free worldwide delivery haha xx

thout it was too good to be true :(
bit these things don't sell out do they so I'll be able to pick one up from one of many local video retailer

[nipperkipper]

As mentioned by SwiftDeath, best place atm is bookdpository at ~16 GBP delivered in UK

[LowlyAssassin]

so it is

[Redmagster]

I assume this (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-III-Complete-Collectors/dp/0307895467/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1350418283&sr=8-11)is what you want?

Publication date is given as 30 Oct 2012 but no price on Amazon UK

thebookdepository (http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Assassins-Creed-III-Complete-Official-Guide-Collectors-Edition-Piggyback/9780307895462)has it listed for about 26 USD with same release date.

I usually stick to Amazon but thebookdepository is good as well. Free worldwide shipping is always nice plus you can preorder.

You are a LEGEND!!! :notworthy:

I had it on order from Amazon US at the same sort of price but PLUS shipping!! I just couldn't work out why Amazon UK weren't putting it up for pre-order...

I owe you - call it in sometime :)

Thanks! :beer:

[SwiftDeath]

No problem Redmagster :thumb:

Just glad I could help.

I'm only familiar with thebookdepository because I collect collector's editions of strategy guides as well as steels and they tend to have a good selection.

They also tend to have great prices and free shipping so they're def worth a look.

I've never actually ordered from them so perhaps someone who has can comment on the packaging they mail books in?

I'm not as anal about condition with guides as I am with steels but it's still nice to know it'll arrive safely.

[blueherring]

I order from Book Depository regularly, they are very good on price and i have never had an issue with damage.
They package in brown cardboard, they are basically cardboard to the size of the book, its not really that great packaging but somehow they never really get damaged, the books themselves are usually open too unless its like a standard guide the collectors edition hardbacks are pretty much always open, but i guess the design of the cardboard and its thickness is enough to prevent any damage from bumps, its similar to how amazon package their books and movies etc.

So as i said touch wood, i havent had a major issue with a book being damaged and i have ordered like well over 40 books or more from there, many of them collectors editions guides.

I am actually getting the assassins creed book locally this time though as receive a 30% discount from EB games when buying the Freedom edition of the game, so works out to $33 from original $48 for the CE book, and book depository is only about $5 less, so ill pay that to pick one out myself and get it on release in person with the game.
Already picked up the Hunter Connor statue yesterday.

[Romeo]

There is a Best Buy exclusive of this in the US at $35. Comes with a lithograph.

[LowlyAssassin]

Romeo a link is crucial and are you talking about art of or official collectors guide?

[Romeo]

Romeo a link is crucial and are you talking about art of or official collectors guide?


I have the weekly ad for best buy next week, it shows an exclusive lithograph for the game guide.

[LowlyAssassin]

I have the weekly ad for best buy next week, it shows an exclusive lithograph for the game guide.


can you upload it
is it the hardback or paperback the web page has no details

[Twisted]

sometimes they end up being identical lithographs to what PAL gets, could be just Best Buy exclusive in the US.

[LowlyAssassin]

but the collectors guide isn't meant to come with any
the art of ac3 is though
maybe that's the confusion

[Twisted]

I searched on-line and all i saw was that it said, the collectors edition guide is hardbound and has 16 additional pages of artwork as opposed to the standard guide..unfortuntaley the on-line weekly ad is still for this week...we would have to wait until Sunday for the next weekly ad..there is no mention of ACIII collectors guide on the on-line version of the ad, at least i did'nt notice or see anything looking through the pages..Romeo, may have gotten his hands on next weeks weekly ad a couple of days early, depending on which part of the US he lives...i guess unless Romeo can scan it..we would have to wait until Sunday?

[LowlyAssassin]

I checked the best buy site too and it is a PIC and details of the same as the euro collectors guide so maybe they gave everyone a litho we know how ubi love litho's
my guess is they own there own machine and are trying to get the most out of it
or its a best buy exclusive announced 3 days before the game is out. wait in to know which (cheesygrin)

[Romeo]

can you upload it
is it the hardback or paperback the web page has no details


I would assume both. You're right... their site info is sparse

Here's the adscan guys!



http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r603/Mychael_Herrera/20121023_175942_zpsce1855d0.jpg

[LowlyAssassin]

I would assume both. You're right... their site info is sparse

Here's the adscan guys!



http://i1174.photobucket.com/albums/r603/Mychael_Herrera/20121023_175942_zpsce1855d0.jpg


That ad says the first 15 people get a coin
I thought it was meant to be 20 people
Not Happy

[gu8]

shes not happy everyone!!!

[LowlyAssassin]

shes not happy everyone!!!


yea I thought it was meant to be 20
well maybe they decided to run it store wde so each and every store get 15 instead of select stores getting 20

[gu8]

those bastards!!! il kill em when i get my hands on em

[LowlyAssassin]

Oo me thinks no one is serious
what you should do is buy the hidden blade from them then use it to kill em all ^^ YAY

[Romeo]

yea I thought it was meant to be 20
well maybe they decided to run it store wde so each and every store get 15 instead of select stores getting 20


It is only for stores doing midnight openings, which isn't many.

I do have that gauntlet already too. ;)

[LowlyAssassin]

I read on a video game site that all collectors ed guides come with that art print
And they didn't mention best buy at all
So maybe best buy is the only store in America where it was available and that's why it exclusive
As they are numbered and one was on eBay was numbered 24xxx and that's a lot of numbers just for best buy 25 000 I think not that's like 2500 per best buy store

[Romeo]

I read on a video game site that all collectors ed guides come with that art print
And they didn't mention best buy at all
So maybe best buy is the only store in America where it was available and that's why it exclusive
As they are numbered and one was on eBay was numbered 24xxx and that's a lot of numbers just for best buy 25 000 I think not that's like 2500 per best buy store


Well there are plenty of copies at my local stores, at least 20 copies received. There are over 1,000 best buy stores, so a total of 25,000 prints is certainly plausible.

[SwiftDeath]

I read on a video game site that all collectors ed guides come with that art print
And they didn't mention best buy at all
So maybe best buy is the only store in America where it was available and that's why it exclusive
As they are numbered and one was on eBay was numbered 24xxx and that's a lot of numbers just for best buy 25 000 I think not that's like 2500 per best buy store

There are actually about 1100 Best Buy stores in the US.

You're probably thinking about how many BB stores did the Midnight opening and got those coins we all know you want.

I think that numbers closer to 180-200 stores?

So assuming 1100 stores, you're talking 25ish CE guides per store and that's not that much.

Edit: And romeo beat me to it...

[LowlyAssassin]

Oh thanks for the news
Well I was only going by the number one was on eBay I'll see
I think he got another and I'll check redmagsters number
Also I got a coin :p
And thanks for the info on how many best buys there are
Damn I keep forgetting how big the US is
Does the collectors edition mention an art print on the outside?
As mine turned up and will probably remain sealed until I get all emotional and decide to open everything I have that's sealed

[LowlyAssassin]

Does anyone know of the print came in the normal edition
As the site I found had it pictured inside there unopening of the collectors hardback

[Romeo]

Does anyone know of the print came in the normal edition
As the site I found had it pictured inside there unopening of the collectors hardback


In the US there are no prints except at best buy.