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In lugnet.books, Huw Millington wrote:
> "Colin" <freshfroot@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:HIBJD2.DMq@lugnet.com...
> > Hello folks
> >
> > This is probably old news for everyone, but I have been off-line for some
> > time.
> >
> > On a work trip to Japan last week, I saw a brand-new Lego book that I have
> > not seen anywhere else, called 'Lego Book Museum, Volume 1'. I brought a
> > copy back to the UK with me, and I have posted a short review and some
> > pictures of the book (sorry, copyright fans) on my website at
> > www.btinternet.com/~freshfroot
> >
> > It is an official product of Lego Japan. It is written by a Japanese author
> > (Kilala Kitamoto), and published by a Japanese company (Fusosha), so
> > translation to other languages seems to be unlikely but you can never tell
> > (such are the perils of being an early adopter).
> snip<
> As Colin says, it's been produced in conjunction with LEGO Japan, so whether
> it ever receives an English translation remains to be seen. I sure hope so,
> there has been nothing close to this ever published before.
>
> The ISBN number is 4-594-03997-9. I can't find it at amazon.co.jp, though.
>
> Huw
Huw and all,
Good news!
I found the book at amazon.co.jp by searching on the ISBN number with no dashes.
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4594039979/250-7600683-8886609#product-details
It looks very cool! Quoting their shipping policies:
"Amazon.co.jp can ship to virtually any address in the world. Orders placed at
Amazon.co.jp will be shipped from Ichikawa, Japan, and may not be combined with
orders placed at any other Amazon sites. For more information, click the links
to the left."
Price: 2,381 JPY = 19.84 USD/17.63 EUR/12.36GBP
International Economy Shipping:
North America 1,200 JPY + 300 JPY/item
Europe 1,450 JPY + 300 JPY/item
International Economy shipments are sent by sea mail.
They typically take 2 to 3 weeks to the United States,
3 to 4 weeks to Asia and Europe
Should be pretty close to:
32.34 USD total shipped to United States
45.15 CAD total shipped to Canada
21.45 GBP total shipped to the United Kingdom
30.59 EUR total shipped to Europe
Maybe Santa will bring me one this year :)
--
Bill
(TooMuchDew)
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Hiya
I am going back to Japan later this month, if anyone wants a copy of this
book bringing back..
In Japan, the book costs JPY2500, including 5% VAT (=JPY2381 excluding tax).
I am in the UK - I don't know how much it would cost to ship the book to
other countries. It weighs 720g, call it 800g including packing it up, if
that helps...
Current approximate exchange rates : GBP1=JPY187, USD1=JPY110, EUR1=JPY125,
according to www.travelex.co.uk
Colin
freshfroot@btinternet.com
www.btinternet.com/~freshfroot
"TooMuchDew" <wtoenjes@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:HIyEDv.10q4@lugnet.com...
> In lugnet.books, Huw Millington wrote:
> > "Colin" <freshfroot@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> > news:HIBJD2.DMq@lugnet.com...
> > > Hello folks
> > >
> > > This is probably old news for everyone, but I have been off-line for some
> > > time.
> > >
> > > On a work trip to Japan last week, I saw a brand-new Lego book that I have
> > > not seen anywhere else, called 'Lego Book Museum, Volume 1'. I brought a
> > > copy back to the UK with me, and I have posted a short review and some
> > > pictures of the book (sorry, copyright fans) on my website at
> > > www.btinternet.com/~freshfroot
> > >
> > > It is an official product of Lego Japan. It is written by a Japanese author
> > > (Kilala Kitamoto), and published by a Japanese company (Fusosha), so
> > > translation to other languages seems to be unlikely but you can never tell
> > > (such are the perils of being an early adopter).
> > snip<
> > As Colin says, it's been produced in conjunction with LEGO Japan, so whether
> > it ever receives an English translation remains to be seen. I sure hope so,
> > there has been nothing close to this ever published before.
> >
> > The ISBN number is 4-594-03997-9. I can't find it at amazon.co.jp, though.
> >
> > Huw
>
> Huw and all,
>
> Good news!
>
> I found the book at amazon.co.jp by searching on the ISBN number with no dashes.
>
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4594039979/250-7600683
-8886609#product-details
>
> It looks very cool! Quoting their shipping policies:
> "Amazon.co.jp can ship to virtually any address in the world. Orders placed at
> Amazon.co.jp will be shipped from Ichikawa, Japan, and may not be combined with
> orders placed at any other Amazon sites. For more information, click the links
> to the left."
>
> Price: 2,381 JPY = 19.84 USD/17.63 EUR/12.36GBP
>
> International Economy Shipping:
> North America 1,200 JPY + 300 JPY/item
> Europe 1,450 JPY + 300 JPY/item
>
> International Economy shipments are sent by sea mail.
> They typically take 2 to 3 weeks to the United States,
> 3 to 4 weeks to Asia and Europe
>
> Should be pretty close to:
> 32.34 USD total shipped to United States
> 45.15 CAD total shipped to Canada
> 21.45 GBP total shipped to the United Kingdom
> 30.59 EUR total shipped to Europe
>
> Maybe Santa will bring me one this year :)
>
> --
> Bill
> (TooMuchDew)
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> > As Colin says, it's been produced in conjunction with LEGO Japan, so whether
> > it ever receives an English translation remains to be seen. I sure hope so,
> > there has been nothing close to this ever published before.
> >
> > The ISBN number is 4-594-03997-9. I can't find it at amazon.co.jp, though.
> >
> > Huw
>
> Huw and all,
>
> Good news!
>
> I found the book at amazon.co.jp by searching on the ISBN number with no dashes.
>
>
http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/books/4594039979/250-7600683-8886609#product-details
>
> It looks very cool! Quoting their shipping policies:
> "Amazon.co.jp can ship to virtually any address in the world. Orders placed at
> Amazon.co.jp will be shipped from Ichikawa, Japan, and may not be combined with
> orders placed at any other Amazon sites. For more information, click the links
> to the left."
Thanks for all the info everyone, and the crosspost (I don't check .books
very often).
The page scans sealed it for me!
I placed my order earlier today, we'll see how long it takes to get to the
US.
I don't know Japanese, but there's enough English on the site to place an
order easily.
John
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