There is only one version of FTM. The national packages vary, in terms of what is bundled with the software (books, subscriptions etc) but if you only want the software upgrade, not a bundled package, then it doesn't matter where you buy. I am in the UK but I bought FTM2011 from the US Ancestry.com website and have just pre-ordered FTM2012 from the US site as well. The discounted prices on the US site are significantly below what the software will retail for in the UK, even when shipping costs are added in, and it means I don't have to wait a couple of months after the US release for the software to be available in the UK. Even better, at the moment the exchange rate is in my favour. One caveat - sometimes UK customs will intercept packages from the US and demand that VAT be paid on them. It hasn't happened to me yet but, even if it did in this case, it would still be cheaper for me than buying in the UK, since the price of FTM is always so much higher over here. Caroline Gurney On 9 September 2011 23:51, Family History <grfamhistory@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > Is this for the US version only or does it cover AU and UK versions. > > Thanks > > ===== > > > No, I have not received the email. For some reason I never get emails > from Ancestry about FTM, even though I own both FTM 2010 and FTM 2011. > > However, the 40% discount is advertised on their website as well: http://goo.gl/zbNv5. It only applies to pre-ordering *upgrades* to FTM > 2012. The discount for pre-ordering the software if you are *not* upgrading is 20%:http://goo.gl/BaSg2. There is a way to get an even bigger discount. Contact me offlist if > you wish to know more. Caroline Gurney > ********************************** > List information page > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/other/Software/FTM-TECH.html > > Online Support for Family Tree Maker > Version 16 and earlier > http://pastftm.custhelp.com/ > > Version 2008 - 2011 > http://ftm.custhelp.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to FTM-TECH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >
Caroline and others in the UK I think you may be mistaken in thinking you are buying FTM 2012 cheaper by buying from the US directly. At 32.99 dollars + 9 dollars postage and an exchange rate of 1.5 dollars to the pound (if you are lucky) the price works out at about 22 pounds. I see that UK companies TWR computing, My History and Genealogy Supplies (S&N) were selling FTM 2011 for under £20 (even when it first came out) and in the case of TWR it is postage free. Notice they will ship in the last week of September. I understand UK customers will get theirs shipped from the UK companies at the end of September just like the US customers so anyone buying directly from the USA may pay a higher price, delayed delivery and a risk of VAT. Not a good proposition at all, and anyway why not give the UK companies a chance in these difficult times. They are not known for increasing prices year on year so I dont expect they will be much more expensive than last year if there is any increase at all. I made the mistake of buying from the US a few years ago and didnt get mine until about three weeks after the US shipments went out. Just one last thought. It's not the exchange rate today that you pay. It will be when they are ready to despatch your goods that the money is taken from your card and the rate on the day they do that might not be so favourable. Even at 1.6 dollars to the pound the price still works out at over 20 pounds if you buy from the USA. Haden