The Twilight Examiner’s ‘Eclipse’ Merchandise Wrap-up!

Amanda Bell, The Twilight Examiner, has outlined exactly when and where we should be able to expect certain Eclipse goodies to go on sale, etc. Which makes life easier for all of us!!

• May 15th – Nordstrom’s The Twilight Saga: Eclipse line: Previewed yesterday, the Eclipse line follows Nordstrom’s successful run with New Moon merchandise. See: Nordstrom.com/Eclipse for more (including details on a coming Eclipse premiere giveaway).
• May 18th – Eclipse Paperback Media Tie-in: Paperback book with The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’s one-sheet cover. Available at: Barnes and Noble.
• May 25th – Eclipse Mass Market Paperback: Paperback version of Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer with unique cover of Kristen Stewart as “Bella Swan.” Available at: Barnes and Noble.
• May 25th – Eclipse Collector’s Edition: This is the hardcover collector’s edition of Stephenie Meyer’s Eclipse. Available at: Amazon.com.
• May 27th – Eclipse Board Game: The third in the Cardinal Industries board game series. Available at: Amazon.com. This video should give you an idea of what to expect.

• June 5th – The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner: An Eclipse Novella – This is Stephenie Meyer’s newest Twilight series release, a backstory book devoted to the Eclipse character “Bree.” Available at: Amazon.com.
• June 8th – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Official Soundtrack – While the artists list for Eclipse’s soundtrack isn’t yet available (except for with Muse), pre-ordering for the album is. Available at: Amazon.com. A bonus tracks option is also available at Amazon.com with the same release date.
• June 29th – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Official Illustrated Movie Companion: This is Mark Cotta Vaz’s third illustrated film companion for the Twilight series. Usually, these include photos, interviews, spotlight features, and more. Very, very interesting. Available through: Amazon.com.
• June 29th – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse: The Score: This is the official score to The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Howard Shore. Available at: Amazon.com.
• TBD – The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Barbies: “Alice” and “Victoria” are two of the Twilight femmes being immortalized into plastic. As a part of Mattel’s summer line (date of release to be determined), these two join the already-release Twi-o of Barbies, “Edward,” “Bella,” and “Jacob.”
• TBD – Scene It? The Twilight Saga Deluxe Edition: Announced earlier this year, this game will be a combination of the three films (Twilight, The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and The Twilight Saga: Eclipse) and is scheduled for a fall 2010 release.

[Source: TwilightExaminer]