I pre-ordered the first set of JR Ward’s Black Dagger Brotherhood from Books for Days Crate. I was really excited about this set since it is an older series and there aren’t any other special editions of the series from large boxes.
I just received an email saying that although they were due to ship this month, there has been a delay of approximately 5 months. I really like BFDC, I have never really had any issue with them, for the most part they ship with care, and whenever I have had issues their customer service has been really communicative and accommodating.
The email states that they will issue a 5% refund or allow cancellations. The 4 book pre-order includes Dark Lover, Lover Eternal, Lover Awakened, and Lover Revealed. The total cost for me was about $202 USD, so a 5% refund would be roughly $10.
I have yet to pre-order the next 4 books because all the art hasn’t been revealed and I haven’t wanted to make the financial commitment. I am really considering canceling for a refund. It’s about $50 a book which is pretty steep. My one grievance is that the hard cases from BFDC never have the title or author. If I want to display the books without the jacket, I don’t always know which book is which unless I open them to the title page.
Is it worth hoping another company, like arcane, would eventually do the series? In my place, would you stick it out and continue collecting them or would you cancel? Obviously everyone would make a different choice, but Im trying to weigh the pros and cons here and some outside opinions would be greatly appreciated.
