Back in 2007, we released our new shopping cart / account system that
keeps track of all fonts you order so you can download them again any
time you wish.
The beauty of this system (and
something I have not promoted as well as I should) is that whenever a
font is updated-- it is updated in everyone's account. Meaning, the
next time you login and download it, you are getting the new improved
version.
However, we are still getting emails from
people who ordered before 2007 requesting font replacement. The problem
is, some fonts have not been updated to the OpenType format and we no
longer offer them for sale. So we can't replace those. And... we don't
email fonts anymore. Everyone must have an account so we can place the
lost fonts into the account. But some people don't like the idea of
having to buy a new font in order to create that
account.
The reason we ask people who need fonts
replaced to purchase a new font is two pronged: (1) It is necessary to
have an account, so purchasing a new font accomplishes this. (2)
Replacing each font and manually placing them into your account
requires 15-20 minutes, so this compensates us a little for our
time.
For a while we even charged a fee to replace
fonts. I am doing away with that fee now. But I don't think it's unfair
to ask people to purchase a new font to replace lost fonts. Besides,
you are getting much improved versions of the fonts-- better than
originally purchased (some even come with additional
versions).
But this font replacement service will end January 1st,
2010. This means that if you lost a font that was
purchased prior to 2007, you will not be able to get a replacement for
it after 2009.
Now I know this is going to make
some people very unhappy with me, but it has to be done. We cannot
continue replacing fonts for people who neglected to back them up and
have not purchased from us in the past 3 years. It is far too time
consuming tracking down orders from 5, even 7 years ago and then
manually placing the lost fonts into their
account.
So if you need any fonts replaced that you
ordered before 2007, now is the time to
make
your request. If you do not have an account yet, we will ask
you to create a new account by making a new purchase of course. Doing
so will keep all of your fonts nice and safe where you can download
them again any time.
So to sum it
up...
• Font replacement service ends
2010
• We cannot replace fonts no longer offered on the
website
• We cannot replace fonts that were once free but have
been updated to commercial license.
• Please purchase a new
font so we can replace the lost
fonts
Thank you for your continued support
and cooperation.
--Chuck