Rokujouma Kickstarter Campaign
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@village-idiot said in Invaders of the Rokujouma !? Remastered Discussion!:
There's also going to be import duties to consider.
That's true. I mentioned customs issues (e.g. import duties) 3 months ago but at present it doesn't seem to be addressed at all on the Kickstarter page.
@shiny said in Acquisitions Speculation - General [AnimeNYC Nov 15-17]:
The Kickstarter sounds great. One of the main thing which puts me off from many Kickstarters is high shipping costs and uncertainty regarding customs issues due to living outside the US. Hopefully that won't be a barrier for this Kickstarter.
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The last time I used Kickstarter, it was for Muv Luv and the cost to import both Vita games to Canada from the USA was around $16.
From Play Asia to Canada is around $20 for an $80 game.
This is not including shipping.
Importing a $200 mechanical keyboard to Canada from the USA was around $40.
This is all Canadian prices.
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What I'd like to know: I've bought digital copies of all the novels released to date, and have no real interest in paper copies. However, I am interested in the artbook and the drama CD's.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a tier that includes both, besides 'all the paper books'. Forthorthian Citizen includes the artbooks, Sun Rangers includes the drama CDs, but they appear to be mutually exclusive.
The KS page says the drama CD's "will also be available as an optional Add-On via Backerkit", but doesn't describe how that works for people not familiar with Backerkit, nor does it give even a very rough pricing estimate.
So, uh... please, more specifics?
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@travis-butler IIRC, that means at the end you can add the drama cds by pledging an additional amount regardless of the tier you had chosen.
That's how it worked with the Muv Luv Guide Book.
Edit: If I remember right, the guide book also cost more than if you had pledged the tier for it originally. No idea if JNC will do the same thing.
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The campaign just hit it's goal! only took about 6 hours to hit it!
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@village-idiot Yeah, it's the 'no idea if JNC will do the same thing' kind of issue that I'd like to see cleared up. :) So please, specifics, JNC?
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Probs going second bottom level - freight costs from US to AU is all over the shop from reasonable to insane, so with no way to check there's no way I can pledge anything with physical goods.
I tried working out the shipping calculator in that Backer Kit site & it was nonsensical, so that's a fail. :(
Pleasantly surprised how comparatively cheap the full set is, I guess the omnibus format is helping a lot there. I did quick in my head maths for per volume pricing from Amazon & expected it to me much more expensive (though could be Australia tax making that abnormally high too).
First goal smashed BTW, nearly $55k of the $50k needed (like $500 short when I checked), so almost there for the collectors boxes
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Missed the Invader early bird, and shipping to ID probably cost me half my pledge (or more after the tax)
but never mind gonna wait patently and prepare extra cash for it.but wait there is no mention that it will ship globally, it will right?
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@smashman42 I would estimate that a total of 300-350 people will be participating in the KS, which would leave some 700 copies of the 1000 that Sam will print for every volume that will be sold on the usual markets. So maybe later in 2020 you might be able to buy from BookDepo or Wordery and get a more favorable import rate. I don’t think the collector’s boxes or any of the other goodies will be on the stores, though.
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@legitpancake I would buy ASAP though, since ~700 copies for every volume isn't a whole lot to go around.
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So with the massive success of this kick starter I'm really hoping that it opens the door for other series that would not normally get a print run to get a kick starter to gauge support.
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Considering each book will have 3 volumes in it I wonder how JNC is going to handle which book gets which cover.
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@eternal-wanderer Maybe new cover art for them & the existing covers inside printed in the same stuff as normal colour pages?
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@smashman42 While I wouldn't be opposed to new covers that would mean commissioning Poco for 10 new covers and I'm not sure I can see Sam doing that for books, that even with a successful Kickstarter, will have a pretty limited release.
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Missed the early bird, anyways, with this I hope we can have some kickstarter licenses in the future.
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I was low key hoping for hardcover but this works for me as well 😁
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@eternal-wanderer Would they simply use the first volume of the 3 and have the other two internally as just art perhaps?
It is an interesting situation
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Maybe a new stretch goal could be to commission Poco to do new cover artwork?
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@smashman42 It would be a bit of a pain but, yes, the printer could do a color insert with the back cover/front cover for each book, inserted at the start of each book in the omnibus. Outside cover would be of the first book.
