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#60208 by RichardMannion
18 Apr 2005, 19:02
My copies arrived this morning too...

Sailor99 - as Decker says, its all to hand in a useful travel format, and you don't have to be online to view it.

There is some stuff in there that isn't on the site that I wrote: RTW tickets and information, and I also explained fares and basis in some more detail and some other useful stuff that Pix has authored.

Thanks,
Richard

#60209 by Strawberry Muppet
18 Apr 2005, 19:15
Mine arrived this morning too and and I rushed to open it with glee! Spent an enjoyable hour reading it too! I bought it primarily to maximise my earning potential. I learnt quite a bit that I didn't know before.

Richard, on page 34, the mileage earning table seems incorrect for YBL and MQVXN fare codes, am I right? I was a bit puzzled at first then worked out that it should be the other way round. Excellent stuff though, thanks.

The Strawb

#60214 by RichardMannion
18 Apr 2005, 19:32
quote:Originally posted by Strawberry Muppet
Mine arrived this morning too and and I rushed to open it with glee! Spent an enjoyable hour reading it too! I bought it primarily to maximise my earning potential. I learnt quite a bit that I didn't know before.

Richard, on page 34, the mileage earning table seems incorrect for YBL and MQVXN fare codes, am I right? I was a bit puzzled at first then worked out that it should be the other way round. Excellent stuff though, thanks.

The Strawb


Thats it, you just can't get the staff. You are correct Strawberry they are the wrong way round, I thought it had been corrected by Pix as remember telling him (maybe he was feeling sleepy at the time I called to tell him).

Thanks,
Richard

#60215 by DavidM
18 Apr 2005, 19:40
Richard - are you planning to put the RTW material onto v-flyer? I'm quite happy to get another copy of the book if I have to, but if the RTW feature is appearing online then I might try just to buy a new hard copy every six months, rather than every three. ;)

Best wishes

David

#60226 by buns
18 Apr 2005, 21:17
Mine copy arrived this morning, Mrs Buns had already opened the package before I got home and i had a fight to get it off her:D

I look forward taking it on my next flight when I will have the time to read it in detail.

Sailor 99

I will echo the comments of others in that sometimes the printed word in book form carries more impact and helps you reatin all those interesting facts - i certainly would not be without one[y][y]

buns

#60251 by RichardMannion
18 Apr 2005, 23:40
quote:Originally posted by DavidM
Richard - are you planning to put the RTW material onto v-flyer? I'm quite happy to get another copy of the book if I have to, but if the RTW feature is appearing online then I might try just to buy a new hard copy every six months, rather than every three. ;)

Best wishes

David


Hi David,

No, the RTW and Fare chapters will not be put on the site in the format they are in the book - but of course if you have any specific questions about any of them please feel free to ask them in the forums.

Unless VS and/or FC change drastically overnight there won't be another version of the book in 3 months if I have anything to do with it (need my social life back ;)) and it is the summer season of course.

Thanks,
Richard

#60256 by Pete
18 Apr 2005, 23:54
To expand on Richard's reply, there are some things that work better in printed form, and some in interactive (web) form. As such, the development of the V-Book and V-Flyer have similar paths, which occassionally cross, but not necessarily on every subject.

Pete

#60276 by Svenska
19 Apr 2005, 04:28
Everyone in the UK is getting the V-Book before me in the states...too funny! I love USPS.

#60500 by papadoc
20 Apr 2005, 07:36
My copy arrived yesterday.

Thanks to Pix and Richard for all the hard work in compiling the book, and to Cafepress for the fast international delivery.

#60524 by Decker
20 Apr 2005, 10:18
Just ordered copies for the 5 of us flying to SFO on the 30th April - let's see if they arrive in time [8D]

For $5 off an order over $20 just use the following coupon code: GARDENOXCART Once you've selected your items, you'll be prompted for the code within our checkout process. Your "friendly" discount lasts until midnight on Apr 25, 2005.

#60547 by buns
20 Apr 2005, 12:32
Decker

Mine arrived in just over the week.

Have a good trip

Buns

#60549 by easygoingeezer
20 Apr 2005, 12:35
Ever considered doing a "one off" book of trip reports,
i love reading them and being in one would be fab too.

#60551 by Jonathan
20 Apr 2005, 12:44
Can we change the cost to $20.00 again as many discount codes only work above this amount?

#60675 by Pete
20 Apr 2005, 19:52
Changed to $20 as requested.

There's also a $19.99 version in there - but DON'T order that, as it's a broken version that I'm (currently) unable to delete from the store.

Pete

#60676 by Decker
20 Apr 2005, 20:01
quote:Originally posted by pixuk
Changed to $20 as requested.

There's also a $19.99 version in there - but DON'T order that, as it's a broken version that I'm (currently) unable to delete from the store.

Pete


Oh ***** - which one will I have? I followed the home page link...

#60681 by Pete
20 Apr 2005, 20:11
If you followed the links from V-Flyer, it should be fine. If you do any digging about the CafePress store and see 2 books, the one with the lower SKU (begining 15...) is the broken one.

Pete

#61060 by preiffer
23 Apr 2005, 14:20
Just ordered mine...

Pix - out of interest, is there nowhere in the UK that can offer a similar service? (I'm guessing it would be more expensive, having said that...)

#61062 by Pete
23 Apr 2005, 14:41
I did look into it, but apart from costing a little more per book, they also wanted £350 up front. Needless to say I didn't read much further than that!

If the volume goes up though, I might bulk order a bunch myself (which would save on the shipping costs), and put them in the 'normal' V-Flyer store section.

Pete

#61082 by Virgin Lover
23 Apr 2005, 20:11
Just got mine today, excellent.

Thanks for all the hard work.

Neil.

#61389 by shazam
26 Apr 2005, 21:23
My new book arrived today. It's a lot thicker than the last book and I really enjoyed that so can't wait to see what new stuff there is....!!!!! :D:D

Thanks for all your hard work guys :D

Shaz

#62226 by Pete
04 May 2005, 21:43
It seems that the V-Book is the tenth most popular book across all titles on CafePress. Not bad considering they have 4,095 books in their line up. [y]

Don't hold back on getting a copy so we might move up the list a little. Richard's ego is a fragile thing... ;)[B)]

Pete

#62228 by preiffer
04 May 2005, 21:45
Well done guys - do you know how many have been sold to date?

#62230 by Pete
04 May 2005, 21:48
*ahem* Well, let's put it this way. You don't have to flog many to get on the CafePress bestseller list... ;)

#62233 by preiffer
04 May 2005, 21:53
Hmm... Not sure if it's technically feasible (with the two different cart providers), but what about offering a discount/bundle price for a membership kit + V-Book?

(My thinking being that it might drive membership at the same time as further increasing sales in the V-Book?) Not sure the margin on the two products could sustain it, but it may be a good incentive to get more enrolled "full" members?

#62401 by RichardMannion
06 May 2005, 14:21
quote:Originally posted by pixuk

Don't hold back on getting a copy so we might move up the list a little. Richard's ego is a fragile thing... ;)[B)]

Pete


The audacity! I think you should see a few more orders coming in as a number of people have been looking at the copy that is on display on my desk, must buy a new gold pen for the autographing ;)

Thanks,
Richard
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