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That's where sites like Baka Tsuki come in handy.

Admittedly, all of the light novels I've ever purchased except for one have been from Tokyopop. The exception is Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit, and Scholastic gave it the royal treatment. It's frustrating, because this is exactly the kind of thing I hoped the consolidation would SOLVE. Now, instead of trading tons of low-quality releases for a few high-quality releases, they've simply got less releases of the same or worse quality.

Is there a reason why Tokyopop has resorted to a particularly limited run? I've already bought and read my copy, and understand that the current circumstances advise companies to put out smaller print runs, but still.

For those of you who have seen or purchased either of the Premium Boxed sets, is it worth it? The premium version is anywhere from $30-50 more than the regular version. Various websites say that the premium version comes with an encyclopedia and guide book, what kind of stuff do they contain and does it contain any other goodies? I have read all three novels and am excited to see the Anime but want to know which version to spend my hard earned money on. Thanks for the help!

I finally finished the first novel and I very much enjoyed it. I also bought the second book right after it came out, so I'm starting it now. Since it's pretty short, I was thinking I'd get online and see where things are at with the third book, and maybe place an order for it.

What happened!?

It came out just a few months ago, and already it's nowhere to be found. You can get it through Amazon for $120, but I didn't enjoy the first book that much. I see a paperback version is slated to come out this fall, but I really wanted the hardcover version to match the other two I have.

Was it just a super small print run coupled with financial difficulties at Tokyopop? I don't really follow the industry happenings on the novel and manga side at all, so I'm sure there's a story here.

I guess I'll just have to keep my eyes open now whenever I'm in a bookstore and hope to get lucky. This is really disappointing, though.
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yah, i thought it was just a temporary out of stock thing. i've been keeping tabs on amazon for the past 3 months, and its still not back in stock.

luckily for me, my local book store had 1 copy of vol. 3 left Smile

amazon now lists the paperback coming out this september, so i think people looking for the hardcover may be SOL.

and btw, im also pissed about the hardcover quality of vol. 3... there's been a steady decline from vol. 1... Mad

Apparently, even with the weird issues volumes 3 of the Twelve Kingdom's novels has been having, it's selling really well. lol

A best sellers list for Light Novels in America has been created, using Barnes and Noble sales information: http://ranobecafe.wordpress.com/2009/09/07/english-light-novel-monthly-ranking-sept-2009/

And the newly released Haruhi Suzumiya novel is trailing right behind it.

That's strange. I wonder if they ran another print run. When I checked around for this a book a few months ago it was almost non-existent, at least for a reasonable price. But I see that it's available through the B&N website, and I just ordered a copy from an Amazon marketplace seller. Assuming this seller actually delivers, I'll be happy to get my copy although I'm not thrilled to read about the quality issues.

I also see that according to Amazon the release date for the paperback has been pushed back to November.

I had volume 3 (hardcover) in my Amazon cart since release but was waiting for some more stuff to get all at once (plus have been reading other stuff so wouldn't have gotten to it anyway) and now that I finally ordered it a couple weeks ago (it arrived in 3 days)... wow I'm really disapointed in the paper quality, it's worse than I expected after hearing about it. I mean, you can practically see the ink on the back-side of the next page in good light. Tis a shame... But, as noted, at least TP is still working on these!

Woo hoo! My copy of the third novel arrived today. It's not nearly as bad in terms of quality as I was expecting after reading some of the comments here. It's definitely a step down from the first two, but I've seen worse. I got it from a store that liquidates overstock and closed out books, so it has a black ink marker line on the bottom but other than that my copy arrived in good shape.

Until I can find time to read it, it's sitting in its place on my bookshelf right next to the other two. I would have bought the paperback version when it comes out, but I'm really glad to have been able to pick this up in hardcover so it matches my copies of the first two books.

Does anyone have any idea if and/or when volume four may be coming out? What month have the others come out in? They are suposed to come out with one per year, shouldn't it be almost time for the next one? I have read all three and watched the entire anime. By far the books are much better. They changed things too much in the anime, adding characters and changing the roles of some. I can't wait for the next installment. I hope they continue releasing them because there are many more to come. They should really stick to the original release schedule of one every six months.

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