We've noticed that Marvel print runs for Omnibus editions seem to be getting smaller.
The recent DM edition for Amazing Spider-man Omnibus Volume 6 appears to be have basically only been printed to meet FOC orders - we placed several orders for customers that were accepted by our distributor and then not filled, as the entire print run was sold out by the publication date... This seems to be happening more often than it used to.
So we decided to slightly restructure the website, to encourage customers to think about ordering before FOC, to avoid any disappointment. The Omnibus listings are now split into:
Pre-order: orders before FOC that should be essentially guaranteed
Post-FOC but pre-publication: orders can be accepted, but not guaranteed
Open to order: available to order
In-stock: we sometimes have a few books in stock
Hopefully the new sections make the positioning of orders easier to understand, but let us know if there are any problems!
Separately, Marvel are reprinting Annihilation Conquest, both editions of which are on FOC 10th March!