Collector's Edition Guides and Artbooks

foreverflash · #1 08-23-2011, 04:16 AM

I'm very surprised no one has created a thread about guides and artbooks yet. For me as a video game collector, guides (or artbooks) are just as important to me as the games. I obtain a collectible, limited or unique guide/artbook for ALL collectible games I buy (if they exist).

I would like to see a seperate database created at some point for CE.o that tracks announcement of collectible guides and artbooks releasing alongside their game counterpart.

Can any Australian or European member please tell me which retailers (online or in store) in your respective countries/regions sell and allow preorder of collectible guides and artbooks? I tried 5 major retailers (GAME, Zavvi, EBGames.au, Gamestation and Shopto.net) none of which had "guides" that I could find for upcoming games. Maybe I'm not looking in the right spot.

Mike1888 · #2 08-23-2011, 04:33 AM

I usually go with Amazon (.de and .uk) and Zavvi (Always ridiculously good prices) for european guides. Often guides don't show up for pre-order too early so that may be why.

mosavon · #3 08-23-2011, 04:34 AM

They do exist, maybe just not as extensive or easy to find as you would like, but i know Game, Zavvi, amazon etc... Do stock guides....Old, New and Future

Game.co.uk
http://www.game.co.uk/Accessories/Pl.../?s=collectors

Zavvi.co.uk
http://www.zavvi.com/books/gears-of-.../10532240.html

Amazon.co.uk
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Battlefield-...4066825&sr=8-1

foreverflash · #4 08-23-2011, 05:09 AM

I'm looking for Australian retailers (or any retailer that ships international - I forget which ones guys I'm sorry...) specifically for an AU member asking for someone from US to preorder a collector's guide.

Mike1888 · #5 08-23-2011, 05:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foreverflash

I'm looking for Australian retailers (or any retailer that ships international - I forget which ones guys I'm sorry...) specifically for an AU member asking for someone from US to preorder a collector's guide.

Confused. You want to know which australian retailers ship internationally, because an australian member is looking for U.S. help to pre-order a guide?

RyT · #6 08-23-2011, 05:33 AM

Bookdepository.com I think ships internationally and they usually have CE/ LE guides.. shipping to Australia is free btw (though can't find the Batman AC limited edition Gamestop)

foreverflash · #7 08-23-2011, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike1888

Confused. You want to know which australian retailers ship internationally, because an australian member is looking for U.S. help to pre-order a guide?

No silly! You got it twisted. I wanted to know of any "australian" retailers (be it online or in store) that stocked Limited Edition game guides, so I could refer them to the member in question who lives in Australia. I was also asking about European retailers at the same time just to keep my ideas all in one place. Basically I was interested in creating this thread for a while, so we had one related to guides. The member was asking in this thread: Quick Help from U.S. if a US member could preorder a guide for him. So I figured I'd check to see if that guide is available in his country first.

tallkid123 · #8 08-23-2011, 05:36 AM

Amazon and bookdepository are the places to buy your guides from. As a matter of fact, I ordered the Deus Ex: HR and Uncharted 3 guides from them today.

For rare, out of print guides though, eBay is as always your best bet.

tallkid123 · #9 08-23-2011, 08:33 AM

EBGames, GAME and JB Hifi all stock LE game guides but for the most part, you can only really buy them instore.

Locally, the selection of game guides you'd find here is mediocre as only the most popular games get their respective guides stocked here and its usually the normal versions over any collector editions.

They're a pretty niche item to be honest although I have found good price guides here and there when I get lucky. For the most part though (And for the more obscure games I play), online is my only bet.

foreverflash · #10 08-23-2011, 08:48 AM

Can anyone please tell me if they have found any information about a Rage Collector's Edition GUIDE or ARTBOOK being released in EU, AU or another country OUTSIDE the US? I'm desperate to find this if it will exist...

Maybe can this thread be stickied? That way people can use it to post about guides and artbooks? I mean, not much demand it seems for guides/artbooks so 1 easy to find thread might be good.