AIS: Clarification: Storefront and Mahan's Book

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In a message dated 11/20/2006 5:18:42 PM Eastern Standard Time,  
rpries@sbcglobal.net writes:
 
Robert Pries conveyed the words of John Ludi, thus: 

(Order now, once the Storefront supply is depleted, this offer is  void.)
 
I am confused.


Does this mean that the scheme announced by you, Robert  Pries, to this 
mailing list, the Iris-list, a public mailing list not  associated formally with 
AIS, on October 5 has been superseded by another  plan?
 
We were told that orders, payable at $59.00 postage included  for USA 
addresses, would be accepted and filled in two installments. The  first installment 
was to be mailed out immediately following a  purchase by AIS from the 
publisher December 1, with no warranty of  receipt before Christmas. The second was to 
be announced to the  membership in the January 2007 Bulletin, and scheduled 
for an anticipated  March 1 delivery.
 
How are AIS members who are not members of this mailing list  supposed to 
become aware of this special offer before receipt of the January  2007 Bulletin? 
Announcing to this list does not  constitute publishing an offer to the AIS 
membership.
 
The publisher has already run a full color whole page ad in the Bulletin  in 
which the price of the book is stated to be $87.50, with contact  information 
provided. Are they referring AIS members back to  the Storefront for the 
special discount deal? 
 
To comment upon the obvious, it might be well to consider  the ramifications 
of any AIS members, unaware of the  Society's intent to offer a special price, 
having  made independent arrangements to purchase the book before receipt of 
the  January Bulletin, and paying the full price. 
 
Then there is the possible ickiness of members responding  to the January 
offer in a timely manner only to discover they are out of  luck because other 
members, and selected members of the public who happen to  be members of this 
mailing list or any other to which the offer has been  posted, knew about a 
limited quantity deal two months earlier. I  guess all these matters and similar 
will have been fully considered  from various angles.  
 
So then, what are the current options for purchase of the Mahan  book from 
AIS?
 
Thank you.
 
Cordially,
 
Anner Whitehead 

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