Title status values shown on nhbs.com

Some titles advertised on this site are not immediately available from their publishers. They will show one of these status descriptors:

In preparation (IPN):

the title does not yet have a definite publication date, or it has a date more than 6 months away.

Not yet published (NYP):

the title is due to be published in the next 6 months.

Reprinting (R/P):

the title is currently unavailable, but either is being or will be reprinted.

Reprint under consideration (RPU):

the title is currently out of print, but its publisher may well reprint it - the decision to do so has not yet been made.

Temporarily unavailable (TOS):

the title is still in print, but there is a problem in the supply chain temporarily preventing our obtaining stock.

In the above cases, NHBS will accept and record your order, and will then keep you informed by email of changes to the expected date of availability or to the price. Where the price has not yet been set, we show 'Price to be announced (tba)'. As always, your credit card card would only be charged on dispatch of goods. In the case of items published outside the UK, allowance should be made for delivery times to our warehouse.

The following status messages apply to titles which cannot be supplied and which are displayed for information purposes only:

Out of print (O/P):

no copies of the title remain.

Cancelled (CLD):

the title was abandoned by its publisher before reaching print.