Rich_Potter opened this issue on Jun 15, 2011 · 14 posts
Rich_Potter posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 4:56 AM
has been released!
http://www.e-onsoftware.com/products/training/RIV.php
Anyone bought it yet, opinions?
Rich_Potter posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 5:36 AM
Its a shame that they havent got a pdf version of it, 35£ is expensive for a book to start with, but then with another 15£ for shipping the price becomes ridiculous for a book!
ShawnDriscoll posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 5:56 AM
I have all his training vids already. So don't need the book. $49 for a lot of pics with not much text per page. He has another book coming out also about fractals. Probably $49, too. I'd buy both books for $19 as PDF. But E-on is the seller/producer. So no discount anytime soon. I wish he went to Focal Press to do the book, but they are not into printing coffee table books.
gillbrooks posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 7:01 AM
Rich - if you order from Amazon.com as I did, the total cost including shipping to UK works out less than the £37 + Shipping + VAT from eon. My total purchase price was :
Item(s) Subtotal:
GBP 31.63
Shipping & Handling: GBP 5.06
Total Before Tax: GBP 36.69
Estimated Tax To Be Collected: GBP 0.00
Grand Total: GBP 36.69
Gill
gillbrooks posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 7:04 AM
I think the shipping price is the same for all of Europe
Gill
Rich_Potter posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 7:07 AM
you gill, are turning out to be my favourite :D
I shall place an order shortly i think.
gillbrooks posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 7:36 AM
Quote - you gill, are turning out to be my favourite :D
I shall place an order shortly i think.
:b_cool:
Gill
Rich_Potter posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 7:47 AM
Estimated delivery July 28, 2011 - August 9, 2011
HA! it fills me with confidence when amazon reckons it can get a book to me thats going to ship tommorrow at the earliest 45 days away hehe.**
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gillbrooks posted Wed, 15 June 2011 at 8:26 AM
Yea I know that's the downside. Hopefully they're being overly pessimistic !!
Gill
sirenia posted Fri, 17 June 2011 at 2:48 PM
Wow, i ordered the book this week on wednesday evening and today it arrived with UPS at my door. Talk about fast delivery !
First impressions of the book:
Pricing:
Ordered it on the E-On website and it shipped with UPS (standard) to Belgium:
total = 66,98 euro's
Conclusion = i'm happy with my newly bought book 
Society failed to tolerate me...
... and i have failed to tolerate society
aRtBee posted Thu, 14 July 2011 at 7:42 AM
I ordered it the day it was announced, via e-on on a rebate (which made it about the same price as the amazon route, regarding shipping) and got it within a few days from the continental e-on store (it came from France, live in the Netherlands).
Book is fine, different from any kind of manual and more sophisticated than the GeekAtPlay one. Since it's definitely not in PDF, I can do/think Vue while being away from my computer. Great.
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Usually I'm wrong. But to be effective and efficient, I don't need to be correct or accurate.
visit www.aRtBeeWeb.nl (works) or Missing Manuals (tutorials & reviews) - both need an update though
gillbrooks posted Thu, 14 July 2011 at 8:49 AM
Well, mine arrived a couple of weeks ago. Read it cover to cover first before using it alongside Vue so I wasn't tempted to just use it for the odd thing or two ;-)
Gill
ChuckEvans posted Mon, 18 July 2011 at 9:35 PM
Amazon is sold out...
maxq3d posted Fri, 29 July 2011 at 5:31 PM
I bought the book on Amazon and I think it's really informative, definitely an inspiration to strive for realstic renders. Highly recommended, a little expensive but I think it's worth it.