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  1. Feb 26th, '03, 06:40 PM #1
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    Question Finding HERO @ Barnes and Noble?

    Hey Steve,

    I recently stopped by a Barnes and Noble owned store(actually B.Dalton, but same parent company) with the ISBN's of StarHERO, the HERO Sys Resource Kit etc and they had no record of these titles. I'd love to order it locally but they dont even have a record of it. I have been to a Borders on a trip once and they had it in thier system. Is HERO got a special deal with a particular distributor or something, cause the people at B.Dalton looked at me like I was nuts when I said it wasnt out of print and was released quite a while ago for some of the titles.

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    AFAIK our books should be listed in BOOKS IN PRINT, and our ISBNs should show up on proper searches (there may be some delay, but older books at least should show up). We have no exclusivity deals with anyone; those guys are overlooking something or there's a glitch in the system somewheres.
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    I took a look at the B&N web site...

    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Oop...1&WID=39510556

    Looks like there are 2 available....

    As for the Resource Kit....no dice there....cant locate it anywhere (except my local store has a copy or 4 ....)

    There were many copies of Steve's books and I saw a good number of Champions, Nija Hero, etc...

    Hope that helps.
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    Originally posted by GradonSilverton
    I took a look at the B&N web site...

    http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Oop...1&WID=39510556

    Looks like there are 2 available....Hope that helps.
    This actually takes you to a link for the old Star Hero written in 1989. I think Ghostnight was looking for the current one.

    Searching by the ISBN number does not yield any matches.
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    Re: Finding HERO @ Barnes and Noble?

    Originally posted by Ghostnight
    Hey Steve,

    I recently stopped by a Barnes and Noble owned store(actually B.Dalton, but same parent company) with the ISBN's of StarHERO, the HERO Sys Resource Kit etc and they had no record of these titles. I'd love to order it locally but they dont even have a record of it. I have been to a Borders on a trip once and they had it in thier system. Is HERO got a special deal with a particular distributor or something, cause the people at B.Dalton looked at me like I was nuts when I said it wasnt out of print and was released quite a while ago for some of the titles.

    GN
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    It's funny that even though they are basicly the same company, I have found that the customer servive at the local B Daltons pales greatly compared to the local B&Ns. In fact I almost never go into B Daltons any more after repeated surly answers or the "deer-in-the-headlights" look in response to questions.
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    Originally posted by Derek Hiemforth
    This actually takes you to a link for the old Star Hero written in 1989. I think Ghostnight was looking for the current one.

    Searching by the ISBN number does not yield any matches.
    Yeah...probably right....somehow I got it in my mind he was looking for the older stuff...
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    While we're on the topic, what the chances of getting the HERO 5th Edition stuff on Amazon. I see all the old stuff there, but none of the new stuff.
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    Originally posted by MisterVimes
    While we're on the topic, what the chances of getting the HERO 5th Edition stuff on Amazon. I see all the old stuff there, but none of the new stuff.
    I have noticed that online retailers (probbly due to the nature of their bottom line) gretly limit the products they do carry....

    I could find nothing at Amazon...

    I reciently acquired a D&D 3rd book for a game (which fell apart after 1 session! sould have saved the money for the plethora of Hero books)...

    I got a deal, on the D&D book from buy.com (19.99)...so i went there and checked....no dice on Hero...

    I guess they dont see it as "mainstream" enough to offer....

    The only RPG's I could find in any quantity on the 2 were D&D.
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    Originally posted by GradonSilverton
    I have noticed that online retailers (probbly due to the nature of their bottom line) gretly limit the products they do carry....

    I could find nothing at Amazon...

    I reciently acquired a D&D 3rd book for a game (which fell apart after 1 session! sould have saved the money for the plethora of Hero books)...

    I got a deal, on the D&D book from buy.com (19.99)...so i went there and checked....no dice on Hero...

    I guess they dont see it as "mainstream" enough to offer....

    The only RPG's I could find in any quantity on the 2 were D&D.
    If B&N have them, then that's a good resource on-line, it's just that I have my wish-list, etc. on Amazon and it's nice to have everything in one place... just laziness I suppose.
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    I don't mean to be dense, but why is it imperative to get it from a "mainstream" online retailer? What's wrong with ordering it from an online game retailer (assuming you have no FLGS near you)?
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    Originally posted by Derek Hiemforth
    I don't mean to be dense, but why is it imperative to get it from a "mainstream" online retailer? What's wrong with ordering it from an online game retailer (assuming you have no FLGS near you)?
    Oh... I do. I just usually get better discounts through the Bigger guys and my shipping is usually faster.
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    Does your local FLGS have a coffee shop inside their doors? I mean, come on! What's the use of going to your local gaming store if you can't buy the book, order a latte, and sit down to enjoy a good read? These gaming stores are so behind the times, it's pathetic.



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    Originally posted by MisterVimes
    While we're on the topic, what the chances of getting the HERO 5th Edition stuff on Amazon. I see all the old stuff there, but none of the new stuff.
    Here is a link to 5th Ed on Amazon:

    http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/...030393-5914554

    I will be working on putting other books on Amazon very soon.
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    Originally posted by Derek Hiemforth
    I don't mean to be dense, but why is it imperative to get it from a "mainstream" online retailer? What's wrong with ordering it from an online game retailer (assuming you have no FLGS near you)?
    I have no problem's using an online retailer, however, I have a number of gift certificates and what not I'd like to use to get some HERO products. I dont have the cash to buy them, but got a number of GC's for christmas.

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    Originally posted by HeroTina
    Here is a link to 5th Ed on Amazon:

    http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/ts/...030393-5914554

    I will be working on putting other books on Amazon very soon.
    Any chance of us Canadians getting it at Chapters.ca? I checked and there's very little Hero stuff -- not much in Books in Print, either.
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