Why?!
The short version is that Amazon glitched up the pricing. Badly. The problem was solved a week ago, but the Amazon’s right hand didn’t talk to its left hand and they de-listed the set anyway because the left hand thought the problem still existed.
So what happens now?
I’m still trying to reach someone at Amazon who can actually solve the problem – I’ve talked to people who understand and acknowledge it was their mistake but can’t fix it, and I’ve talked with people who don’t understand the complaint at all (despite copious documentation from me).
I hope it will get fixed soon.
I’m pretty upset and frustrated, as I’m sure you can imagine. I’m hoping that, because it was clearly Amazon’s mistake, they will email everyone who pre-ordered the set and let you know that it’s available again. If they don’t, I will still email my newsletter subscribers and let them know. If you’re not a subscriber, you should be! Obviously the pre-orders are really important for helping us hit the USA Today Best Seller’s list, so whenever the set is listed again, we would really appreciate your support!
In the mean time, complaints from buyers may be more helpful than more emails from me. If Amazon knows that people are looking forward to the set and want to buy it, they’re more likely to get it re-listed in a reasonable time frame. If you send a complaint to Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/contact-us), please reference the set as Light in the Darkness: A Noblebright Fantasy Boxed Set (ID B01K3534QI). The link is https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01K3534QI. And of course, if you want to purchase the set on another platform, feel free!
UPDATED 9/13/2016:
The set is back up! We still have some work to do on the back end, but it’s live again! Unfortunately, we lost all of the pre-orders. Amazon has said they will let everyone know that the set is available again, but that hasn’t happened yet. Any help sharing the set and getting some of our momentum back would be greatly appreciated.
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Apparently the problems with Amazon are still not worked out with regards to Light in the Darkness, the link leads to a dead end. Suggest re-issuing the collection under a different title to see if Amazon will list it. I am definitely interested in reading the collection.
Sincerely,
Hi Victoria,
Thank you for your interest in the set. It went up as scheduled, but it was a limited-time offer. The set was available from October 2016 to April 2017. Please do check out the individual books, which are still available from the individual authors. Currently Luminous, a second noblebright fantasy boxed set, is available, also for a limited time.
Best,
C. J.