Pre-orders for new Sega Genesis book finally open!

[marurun]

This Kickstarter-funded book looks totally awesome, and pre-orders are now open. It is pricy, but I may have to pick one up, anyway.

http://kotaku.com/you-can-buy-the-secret-history-of-the-sega-genesis-1619144836

[Reprise]

I just pre-ordered one! It looks really nice and as a Mega Drive kid, I need it!

[IrishNinja]

Kickstarted this one soon as i saw it, can't wait for September!

[Mad_Hatter]

Has anyone got this book yet, and how is it?

[dsheinem]

AFAIK it hasn't shipped yet...supposed to this month.

[Reprise]

AFAIK it hasn't shipped yet...supposed to this month.

Correct.

Their Twitter account is fairly active though and the latest update was it currently being printed in Italy (IIRC) and that it would be ready for shipping soon.

[Jmustang1968]

Looks really interesting, I just dont think I can justify spending $60 for it

[Reprise]

I pre-ordered it thinking it would probably come in time for my Birthday. I guess that will not be the case

[Reprise]

Received this email this evening, for those interested.

Dear Sega Mega Drive/Genesis Pre-Orderer,

We're pleased to confirm that Collected Works is about to hit the presses and begin its journey towards becoming a physical reality! Since our last update, colours have been obsessed over, blemishes removed and blacks optimised. We ran a little late on handing over the files to the printer as we decided to rework all the game images in the book (about 600 images) to ensure a crisper look on the page. We hope you’ll appreciate that extra few days' work when you delve into the game art showcase.

Our printer has provided our all-important production schedule. Herewith the details you’ve been so patiently waiting for:
Printing begins next Tuesday 23 September
Binding, finishing and wrapping begins from 29 September
Books leave Italy for the UK on 17 October
Worldwide shipping begins from our UK warehouse on Friday 24 October

So that’s five weeks to go until copies of Collected Works start making their way around the world. It’s later than we’d hoped, this being entirely down to our admittedly obsessive behaviour when it came to getting all the images as we wanted them. We’ve erred on the side of quality with every production decision so I must thank you for indulging our way of working and being patient with us – we’re confident you’ll love the final result.

We will be in touch shortly before shipping begins to confirm your shipping address. In the meantime, if you have any questions, concerns or requests, please do drop me a line at [email protected] and I will get right back to you. More regular production updates are available via our Twitter feed.

Many thanks,

Darren Wall

Read-Only Memory
http://readonlymemory.vg

[Reprise]

My book came this morning and it's awesome!

They need to make Saturn and Dreamcast books next.