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Print of World of Darkness Rulebook Sold Out; Atlanta, GA, August 16, 2004 – White Wolf has sold out of the entire first print run of the World of Darkness Rulebook at its introductory price of $19.99. The second print run is ready to ship at the regular price point of $24.99, but White Wolf will continue to accept consumer preorders at the $19.99 price at its website through Friday August 20th and will sell copies at the GenCon Indy Trade Show (Aug 19-22) at that same introductory price. Consumers will also be able to get the $19.99 edition in hobby and book stores until those stores sell through the copies they ordered from their distributors. White Wolf was able to time the printing of the $24.99 edition of the World of Darkness Rulebook so as to prevent any shortage of supply. All distribution, retail and consumer orders will be filled without allocation. The new printing of the World of Darkness Rulebook is identical to the first save for the retail price, ISBN and stock #. No contents have changed. The World of Darkness Rulebook goes on sale with Vampire: the Requiem on Saturday, August 21st. Top hobby retailers in the United States, Canada and Great Britain will be open past midnight on the evening of Friday August 20th in order to begin selling the books at the first possible minute. Details are available at <http://www.worldofdarkness.com>. World of Darkness
Rulebook (first printing) World of Darkness
Rulebook (second printing) Vampire: The
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