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cdouglas
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kmccutcheon
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Great news, Calum. I am looking forward to it.
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wallan
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| Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2020 12:01 Post subject: |
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| Available today from Mortons. |
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rwahlgren
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| Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 13:25 Post subject: |
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| Also looking forward to it. How many pages? |
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cdouglas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 28, 2020 07:05 Post subject: |
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| rwahlgren wrote: | | Also looking forward to it. How many pages? |
480 pages, A4 page size. It is a bit of a tome.
We went to the the printers on Friday, expected postal distribution in 5 weeks. (i.e. you`ll probably recive it in the 1st week of November 2020) |
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rwahlgren
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| Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2020 21:34 Post subject: |
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| cdouglas wrote: | | rwahlgren wrote: | | Also looking forward to it. How many pages? |
480 pages, A4 page size. It is a bit of a tome.
We went to the the printers on Friday, expected postal distribution in 5 weeks. (i.e. you`ll probably recive it in the 1st week of November 2020) |
They keep moving the date on amazon, in the wrong direction.
Was November now, January. |
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wallan
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| Posted: Mon Oct 26, 2020 11:17 Post subject: |
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| My copy arrived today. |
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rwahlgren
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| Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2020 16:56 Post subject: |
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So huge disappointment, I pre odered on amazon and was supposed to come today. Now delayed again. Where else can I get it faster?
Thanks
And crazy that it arrived in the UK 2 months before here. |
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dirwin
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| Posted: Thu Dec 10, 2020 06:19 Post subject: re: book review |
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| cdouglas wrote: | | rwahlgren wrote: | | Also looking forward to it. How many pages? |
480 pages, A4 page size. It is a bit of a tome.
We went to the the printers on Friday, expected postal distribution in 5 weeks. (i.e. you`ll probably recive it in the 1st week of November 2020) |
Calum - I have received and read sections of your new publication, and find it an excellent and deeply researched work on European engine development. Well done. I have also posted a review of it on the 'Historic Aero Engines' Facebook group (in reply to Hiroshi's posting in the group).
https://www.facebook.com/groups/598119237203242/permalink/1316581325357026
Regards, David. |
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rwahlgren
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| Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2020 22:26 Post subject: |
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I've given up on it. I figure it maybe here by this time next year.
Didn't they run out and are going to a 2nd printing?
I preordered many months ago. So disappointed in how they did this.
Why no special shipment and offer to us AEHS people? |
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mksmith
Joined: 12 Dec 2016
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Location: Columbus, Ga
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| Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2020 21:50 Post subject: Ship dates pushed out. |
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| Mine keeps getting pushed to the right as well. Ordered on June 4th. Was February, now Dec 30. Probably going to be pushed again. Let's hope not. |
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mksmith
Joined: 12 Dec 2016
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| Posted: Wed Dec 23, 2020 10:59 Post subject: Just received my copy |
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| Per the subject line, just received the book, quick perusal and it looks like a very well written book. Looking forward to getting into it |
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rwahlgren
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| Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 18:10 Post subject: |
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It came today. 12-29-20 ordered in Sept I think.
Good book, and best Preface ever, says things I've been saying for years.
Also its a well made book as well. It does have some pics that are a bit small though. |
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cdouglas
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| Posted: Fri Jan 15, 2021 04:40 Post subject: |
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| rwahlgren wrote: | | It does have some pics that are a bit small though. |
Please see the initial post at the top of the thread, which I have edited today (15th Jan 2021). I have taken the trouble to put most of the smaller charts and tables online for readers to view in hi-res.
Regarding the slow delivery, and special deals for AEHS members, the book is not self published so I have no control over distribution, and if the book was not sent, its because it wasn't printed yet. Sadly the whole virus situation has severely delayed every aspect of the book, and on top of that, postage costs are so high for books over 2kg that its simply impractical to send them by express (I did this myself for a former work colleage in Poland, it cost me more than the entire cover price of the book just to send it, suffice to say that was the last special favour I decided to do!).
For anyone considering purchasing it on the other side of the Atlantic, I highly recommend ordering from the publisher direct, due to the way distribution works. If you order from Amazon USA and they happen to have run out of stock, it can take months because to make shipment commercially viable, the books are sent to Amazon USA warehouses in one bulk "lump" of several hundred in a container by surface vessel (takes about 2months door-to-door). Which is then broken down into individual books and posted by Amazon USA to customers. However, if you order direct from the publisher in the UK, it will cost you full cover price (£35 GBP) but, it will be sent direct to you right away by airmail, which (if Amazon are out of stock) will cut about 2months from the delivery time. Of course, if you are in the USA, and Amazon USA have it in stock, it will be the fastest option.
Also, Amazon take 25% away from my royalites because they are almost always discounting it. So if you order from the publisher, it costs you more, but actually supports me to a far higher degree.
If you experienced frustration as a customer because the books were agonizingly slowly distributed, you can imagine how it felt for me. haha
Nevertheless, I`m pleased you are enjoying it thus far. |
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ssmart
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| Posted: Wed Jan 27, 2021 20:56 Post subject: |
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| My copy is on the way from the UK to Canada, I'm looking forward to receiving it! |
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