When they said "limited edition," they meant limited edition! ;-)

Don't worry. Katherine has promised that everyone will get the limited edition and all the discounts they are entitled to, even if the various technical difficulties prevent them from ordering before the deadline.

Digital River creates and runs Web stores for all kinds of companies, not just CL. The "backorder" notice is probably the closest they could come to the current situation. Maybe they'll add a "vaporware" message to their robo-mailer's menu in the future.