Author Topic: Pagoda World Book - Volume II - Issues 11-20 - OPEN FOR ORDERING!! (Read 13276 times)

Pawel66 · « **Reply #25 on:** October 06, 2021, 19:36:35 »

Really and genuinely appreciate the efforts of yours and all involved! Thank you!

mdsalemi · « **Reply #26 on:** October 07, 2021, 17:10:42 »

We're within a day of closing out the ordering. As of now, we have 376 orders. Tomorrow afternoon the ordering will be closed out.
Unpaid invoices more than a week old will be cancelled. As I write this, only four remain unpaid of invoices sent today and yesterday; will give them a day to process! Three older ones are not paid. Of those three, two have received the invoices, opened them a while ago, received reminders, but still have not paid. One person has not opened the invoice, and has not responded to emails. Unless paid, I'm afraid, these will be cancelled tomorrow afternoon.

Next steps:

We'll be tallying all the orders over the weekend.
Print order goes in so that the printer has it at start of business on Monday October 11.
Production will take approximately two weeks.
Packaging is identical, though a slightly different size: each book is in a custom box, and the box in a poly bubble mailer.
USA shipments will dispatch out of the Raleigh, NC area, hopefully all in short order after printing.
All international shipments will be consolidated out of Davidson, NC like last time, and sent to four international locations: Ireland for EU, Canada for Canada, UK for UK, and Australia for Australia and PacRim.

Once again, looking like a successful project!

mdsalemi · « **Reply #27 on:** October 08, 2021, 12:45:18 »

Orders will be closing later today. You will NOT be able to access the Google Forms link at the time of closure.

FOR THOSE THAT MISSED OUT ON VOLUME I, WE DO HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY AVAILABLE. USA Members can order at any time; anyone NON-USA who did not get Volume I in the first round, but would like to, we can arrange special shipment in concert with Volume II; else you'll have to pay the shipping charge. PLEASE CONTACT ME if you fall into this category and we'll make accommodations for you.

Next posting later today will announce closure of the program.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #28 on:** October 08, 2021, 22:28:35 »

And now we are closed; no more ordering Volume II.

FOR THOSE THAT MISSED OUT ON VOLUME I, WE DO HAVE A LIMITED SUPPLY AVAILABLE. USA Members can order at any time; anyone NON-USA who did not get Volume I in the first round, but would like to, we can arrange special shipment in concert with Volume II; else you'll have to pay the shipping charge. PLEASE CONTACT ME if you fall into this category and we'll make accommodations for you.

Sigman · « **Reply #29 on:** October 11, 2021, 16:06:35 »

I completely missed the email. Is there a way to squeeze me in?

Best,
Michael

mdsalemi · « **Reply #30 on:** October 11, 2021, 16:31:13 »

PM Sent Sigman...

jcochran@cox.net · « **Reply #31 on:** October 12, 2021, 03:05:47 »

Hi,
I'd like to purchase volumes 1 & 2 if possible - I will gladly pay for these items immediately.

Thanks,
Jim Cochran

mdsalemi · « **Reply #32 on:** October 12, 2021, 11:23:25 »

Quote from: jcochran@cox.net on October 12, 2021, 03:05:47

Hi,
I'd like to purchase volumes 1 & 2 if possible - I will gladly pay for these items immediately.

Thanks,
Jim Cochran

PM sent…

mdsalemi · « **Reply #33 on:** October 12, 2021, 11:31:41 »

FYI people…

No sooner was ordering shut down last Friday, something that was announced well in advance, both in postings here and in the email blasts, when additional inquiries start coming in.

Of course we—me in particular—are experienced in this and make accommodations. We did order a few extras.

But…were all the announcements and posts here as well as emails sent to full AND associate members insufficient communication?

Robwlange · « **Reply #34 on:** October 13, 2021, 17:20:45 »

Michael,

I was out of the country and was unable to
order the volume ll of the pagoda print. Is there anyway I can place
an order for two copies? Please reply.
Robert Lange
419.456.0544 cell
Robwlange@gmail.com
Member

mdsalemi · « **Reply #35 on:** October 28, 2021, 19:47:46 »

Just an update:

The printer is mostly done with the printing. There are still some more to print, than trimming, finishing and packaging. The USA ones will begin to ship later next week.
The non-USA ones will come to me and be repackaged for shipment to the four destinations we used in the past: Canada, UK, Ireland for EU, and Australia for Pacific area.

su8pack1 · « **Reply #36 on:** November 02, 2021, 02:48:12 »

Got my notice that mine has shipped.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #37 on:** November 02, 2021, 15:17:43 »

Quote from: su8pack1 on November 02, 2021, 02:48:12

Got my notice that mine has shipped.

NONE have shipped yet. The labels are being printed, and the USA books will actually get in the mail on Thursday and Friday. Label printing is a laborious process, they cannot all be done at once.

You get a note from PayPal upon the label creation.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #38 on:** November 03, 2021, 20:15:27 »

All the USA shipping labels have been printed and sent to the printer.

AlexD will be sending out the books for USA destinations on Friday. If the 282 USA designated books can't all get out on Friday, the majority will and the rest will be dropped in the mail on Saturday.

As soon as I get the rest of them, they'll be dispatched for non-USA delivery and I'll update everyone here.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #39 on:** November 04, 2021, 22:16:53 »

Approximately 60 of the USA books left in today's mail. The balance will leave in tomorrow's mail.

All non-USA will ship shortly.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #40 on:** November 05, 2021, 17:47:18 »

All USA books are shipped!

su8pack1 · « **Reply #41 on:** November 06, 2021, 15:32:34 »

Just received Vol 2 this morning. Looks great. Thanks to those involved for all the hard work putting these together and getting them out. Great job.

Raymond · « **Reply #42 on:** November 06, 2021, 16:50:58 »

Thank you for all your hard work on this. I know it will look as great as the first volume.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #43 on:** November 06, 2021, 19:57:20 »

Quote from: su8pack1 on November 06, 2021, 15:32:34

Just received Vol 2 this morning.

For those that have something to say about the US Postal Service...

We used the Media Mail class of service, heavily discounted and thus is noted as a 7-10 day delivery. su8pack1, in Barto, PA, is over 400 miles and 7+ hours drive from Morrisville, NC where his book was dropped in the mail on Thursday afternoon just before the last pickup at 5PM. So, less than 48 hours from Post Office to delivery at his door. For $4.45. I'd say that's pretty astounding. With the last go around, with over 350 Books in the USA, they all made it safe and sound. I'm expecting no less with Volume II.

I'd say thank you next time you see someone working for the post office.

My goal is to trans-ship all the non-USA ones next week. They are due to get to me by Tuesday, and I'll endeavor to have them on their way to their first stops in London, Toronto, Australia and Ireland by Thursday or Friday.

lreppond · « **Reply #44 on:** November 07, 2021, 00:34:48 »

I live in the SF Bay Area and mine arrived today! (Nov 6th) Unbelievably fast delivery. The quality of the printing is 2nd to none and of course the content is priceless. Thanks to Michael and the entire team that made this possible.

mdsalemi · « **Reply #45 on:** November 07, 2021, 16:12:19 »

Quote from: lreppond on November 07, 2021, 00:34:48

I live in the SF Bay Area and mine arrived today! (Nov 6th) Unbelievably fast delivery. The quality of the printing is 2nd to none and of course the content is priceless. Thanks to Michael and the entire team that made this possible.

Len, I'm as astounded as you are. That's Priority Mail speed (or faster!) for "Dollar Store" pricing. I think this may have had something to do with precisely where they were "dropped" into the system. Thursday's were dropped in Morrisville, NC. I believe Friday's were in a main postal service center (in the Raleigh-Durham NC area); that generally saves a day of shipping, as all mail from the local PO's must end up at a regional service center anyway. If you take it directly there, you speed the process along. Clearly something worked correctly!

While I appreciate the mention of my name, understand this was a team effort with a number of people each playing key roles. The very last bit: ensuring the packages were "right and ready" and labeling them, and then ensuring they got into the USPS system, was AlexD. I will pass along the compliments to the printer. As someone who has spent a long time in and around the printing industry, I too, am very pleased with their overall manufacturing of the book. They have done a great job at a fair price and are as much a part of this effort as our team members.

Peter van Es · « **Reply #46 on:** November 08, 2021, 10:08:05 »

Quote from: mdsalemi on November 07, 2021, 16:12:19

They have done a great job at a fair price and are as much a part of this effort as our team members.

Let's not forget all those people who wrote articles for Pagoda World, provided photographs, edited the magazine, and proofread it. Without them we would not have the content to produce these great books!

Peter

mdsalemi · « **Reply #47 on:** November 08, 2021, 18:10:45 »

Quote from: Peter van Es on November 08, 2021, 10:08:05

Let's not forget all those people who wrote articles for Pagoda World, provided photographs, edited the magazine, and proofread it. Without them we would not have the content to produce these great books!

Peter

Yes, of course Peter.

Without the magazine, there's no book which is [merely] all the magazines bound together. The members make the articles and content, the articles and content make the magazine, and the magazines make up the books.

250PWC · « **Reply #48 on:** November 09, 2021, 21:56:16 »

Received my copy in the mail today. Thank you to everyone involved in this project.

H. Keith Henry · « **Reply #49 on:** November 10, 2021, 03:00:58 »

Got mine in Virginia today. I didn't expect anything more than a convenient compilation of Pagoda World. It's much more. It's seven and one-half years of Pagoda celebration spread over 300-plus glossy pages. The printing is phenomenal. The photographs, especially, look like they have all been enhanced. I will now be looking for a future opportunity to spend way-too-much for Volume I.

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Author Topic: Pagoda World Book - Volume II - Issues 11-20 - OPEN FOR ORDERING!! (Read 13276 times)