Kelley Barnes-Herman, Marketing Director at White Wolf, has confirmed to ICv2 that 'White Wolf is selling Ptolus only to the hobby wholesalers and not to the booktrade channels.'  Monte Cook's PtolusCity By the Spire is an elaborate campaign setting (see 'Ptolus -- The Most Deluxe Campaign Setting Ever') that White Wolf plans to debut at GenCon Indy. 

Amazon.com is listing the Ptolus City By the Spire Campaign Setting, but the deluxe hardcover is not being discounted (Amazon is selling it at cover price, $119.99).  Ms. Barnes-Herman told ICv2 that White Wolf is not selling directly to Amazon and 'any copies that are vended to Amazon must be going through a third party re-seller.'

In addition to the Ptolus Campaign Setting Monte Cook is also writing a Ptolus comic book series for Dabel Brothers Productions (see 'Dabel Brothers Announce Ptolus Comic Book').  The Dabel Brothers plan to issue a trade paperback compilation ($14.95) of the Ptolus comic book series later in the year.