Ultimate LEGO Star Wars book available for a bargain price
Posted by Huw,
UK book discounter The Book People is currently selling the new DK book Ultimate LEGO Star Wars for the bargain price of £9.99 (RRP £35) , which is an incredible saving so soon after its release.
Furthermore, because it's a handpicked favourite at the store you'll receive an extra 15% off when you use the code PICKED15 at the checkout.
It's authored by Andrew Becraft and Chris Malloy of The Brothers Brick, it contains photos that I contributed and it's printed on high quality paper stock. So, for less than a tenner you can't go wrong.
I received a copy of the book last week and will be reviewing it soon. Suffice to say now, though, that it is the most comprehensive book published on the subject and a must-have for all LEGO Star Wars fans.
Place your order today. International shipping is available for a very reasonable price, so it's probably cheaper to buy it here and have it shipped to the USA, or wherever.
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Nice catch, ordered, £11.44 with postage... Thanks Huw !
At first I thought it was an UCS MF update :(
A price of £9.99 and a discount of 15% looks very good, I would definitely consider getting this book, I only find it hard to justify since it has been over 6 years since I bought my last LEGO product and haven't been into LEGO not long after that. I am a bit older now and want to reboot my LEGO fan-career and buy the UCS MF, but this book is rated 6+ and I don't want to make myself look childish and make my parents think that I'm wasting my money on toys now that I'm 19...
It's a bit of a struggle with my inner self, but I'm looking forward to your review Huw.
I bought 2 books just now. Thanks!
Site says RRP is £30. Still an amazing deal.
Is any of the detail from the character encyclopedias reproduced in this book? Or is it entirely new material?
^^ It does, but on the back of the one I have here it has £35 printed on it.
Wow thanks for yhe headsup Huw just ordered
Astounding bargain & perfect for Christmas! Thanks for promoting this before they sell out - why on earth is it SO cheap?!
Already and for long pre ordered on Amazon France, which proposed it weeks ago before French release which is... November 15. Such a delay for translation? It's another issue with French market, which seems sometimes low considered by retailers and brands. It reminds me of CW season 6, which has never been available on DVD here in France, but to order a German or English... Blue ray version. I do have the use to watch SW in original version, but many people here have been upset with CW final season. Now about what looks to be the Ultimate and must have Lego SW book, have to wait one month more to have it delivered at home. If I had been alone I sure would have purchased English version. But my little 9 daughter now reads quite well and would have been too disappointed if I had it in English. Daddy has to share time, books and lego with her now :)
I've been intrigued about this book. Can't wait for a review!
How up-to-date is this book?
What are the most recent sets included?
Done! Thanks Huw! 14.99GBP shipped to Canada! Much better deal than the CAD 41 (+Tax) here, and it comes with the cool inlays! :-)
FYI, the discount code can only be applied to orders shipped to Europe.
Just saw this book in a local store yesterday. Canadian cover price of $52 CAD.
Even without the 15% code (only valid for UK orders) the 14.99 GBP price shipped to Canada was still much less than Amazon.ca's current price of $42 CAD or the cover price of $52 CAD, so I definitely ordered one.
I didn't have time to look closely, but I did catch glimpses of very new sets inside.
In fact, the discount is only for UK - or "Euro orders". Cannot find how to order in Euro.
Dies it include the new UCS MF?
Thanks Huw! You spoil us sometimes!!
US Amazon price is only $25, this ends up being around $20 USD, so a small savings only for us.
Sweet. Thanks Huw.
Just ordered one. Thank you very much Huw!
Can only second that. Thank you so much, Huw. Just ordered.
Ordered one! Thanks!!
just after i bought two on preorder too :( oh well, still a cracking book at any price IMO
I got this about two weeks ago and it is great. Shows all the sets and the minifigs with their accessories that go with each set. Has a large section showing every minifig by character. And yes the new MF is in there. This is a must for your library if you collect the Star Wars and is a great reference book. I do fear that it will make me chase after older sets though, so may cause damage to my wallet. Highly recommend.
For those who don't want to buy the book, Try your public library. I just borrowed one from our local library. No worries about getting fingerprints and greasy smudges on the pages if I owned it.
Ordered right away, thanks for the tip!
Just ordered my copy for about $29 (with shipping) rather than the $60 it is here. Bit bummed the code doesn't work outside of the UK, but price is brilliant either way! Thanks for letting us know!
Just purchased as well, also from Australia :) Thanks for the tip, great price!
Thanks for the info been waiting for this to be released, looks like it's gonna cost though when I see all the sets I dont have. Thanks brickset ??
In for one! Glad to hear it has the new MF in it. At least it'll be up to date for a couple of months - until the winter wave is released!
My only problem with these kind of "Ultimate" books and guides is that it's an ongoing topic, so it cannot possibly hold up in 10 years' time.
Just purchased my copy :) Awesome deal by the way! Having it shipped to the Netherlands for €17,74. Still a lot cheaper than Amazon.de wich sells it for €34,99.
Thanks! Looking forward to receiving it.
Ordered 2 books for shipping to The Netherlands. One for me, and one for another AFOL Star Wars collector, so we can share the shipping costs. €32 for both books including shipping = €16 per book. Brilliant!
Ordered one plus another 3 LEGO books and still £5 cheaper than RRP for the one book :-) Cheers Huw
I found 2 versions of this book on DK's website.
- ISBN 9780241288443 (DK's UK website), comes with 2 exclusive Lego prints and book cover. Check out this Youtube video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YusW1al0V0I
- ISBN 9781465455581 (DK's US website), DOES NOT come with the Lego prints and book cover
- Whereas ISBN 9780241327319 listed on The Book People's website can't be found on DK's website. Therefore I can't confirm if this book has any Lego exclusive prints or not.
Hope this information will be useful for those getting the book.
From my experience with the book people I suspect it will be a cheaper version. It likely not to include the exclusive prints or come with the book cover.
I've bought several books from them and compared them to the same books I purchased through amazon - they always seem smaller and lesser quality. Even the dimension of the book stated is different from the one on amazon (i.e. smaller)
^^ I suspect the copy being sold here won't have the slip cover and prints, and while they are very nice, for a saving of £25 they won't be missed.
Doesn’t come with the slip cover. Just checked with them:
“Thank you for getting in touch with us at Book People.
The trade edition comes in a slipcase with 2 prints and retails at £35.
Our edition is hardback only with no prints and with a £30 RRP – they are two different editions, hence why ours has a different ISBN. The book is exactly the same though, there is no change in format or content of the book.”
Just ordered along with "Brick by Brick Space" for £4.99 (rrp £14.99). Both with PICKED15 discount and P&P cost just £15.68! :)
By Mattyman in Netherlands - umm.. if Im not wrong - its just the content that counts, right? and the pages should be the same in both editions.. . and if someone sees this book as a "collecting trophy".. what is here to say... the ONLY purpose of this print is to PROVIDE information and stats.. not to collect dust or "increase in price - as unused".
Fyi: It seems that "SAVE20" works for orders to Austria and gives a 20 % discount.
@ craxxmp
My point was just to say that this will be a different book to what amazon is selling without the extras.
I don't need the extras, so I returned to Amazon and purchased from the book people.
Received mine this morning, gave it a once over and can confirm its a lovely quality hard backed book, which was very well packaged. It didn't have the outer heavy box cover or prints which is fine as the cover is not a biggy for me and would have most likely been discarded to allow better access/reduce size on the shelf. Remember the other version has just a picture on an x-wing (I think) on the inner book and no text, thus requiring you to keep the outer box for identification. Very happy all round.
What does "Includes Two Exclusive Prints" mean?
Ordered! Thanks Huw.
Eventually ordered today, no matter that it's English version. That price is real bargain for that must have book. It was already pre-ordered on Amazon France but for 35€ + shipping fee, so I just canceled the pre order. So a real sale and shorter delay, cause available in France in half november only. According to Peoples books site, it shall be delivered 10 to 15 days, so before official release and availability here in France. Just know that gifts are not available out of UK. But thanks for information and link, nice surprise and super price. Thank you once more Brickset team and community!
Just got mine today. Fantastic book. Huge size and very weighty. Really detailed and for that price t was an easy choice to get one.
There is a review of it on Jangbricks too at the moment.
The book dosent come with the slip case and prints, just sent mine back and had to pay postage!
Dose anyone want this £12 book people won’t pay postage to send it back
Mine arrived yesterday. Quickly flicked through it then and had a more thorough look today.
I'm very happy with this version, without the slipcase and prints. I don't miss those at all.
I was surprised that the new UCS MF was included, and it seems to be very comprehensive.
I wasn't looking for errors or omissions, but one of the earliest versions of R2-D2 seems to have been overlooked - 9748 Droid Developer kit.
Just ordered mine along with the Haynes Robot wars manual which was only £4.99!!! The 15% discount code didn’t work but both these books are still bargains.
@conkeastadors Are you being serious?? This is a real bargain, slipcase or no slipcase!!!