Not to drag a potentially dead topic around, but I did eventually receive a replacement copy, thanks to Dawn and whomever else she worked with at CGL Cares. To the point, the replacement standard has sufficient binding. Something tells me it won't last.
There was some confusion just getting someone to let me know if it had shipped or not. For instance, I was given the UPS tracking number of the original order (not going to help), and had to insist again. Still they came through for me on this matter. What is relevant here is that I love Shadowrun. I want to love Fifth Edition, despite the massive need of errata, interesting layout decisions, intial binding issues and clear rush-to-market this book came through.
I'm not sure I can, honestly, because of the kind of pulling teeth it has felt like so far to get responses. Still, they did respond. Additionally, and this comes from the consumer mentality thing, I have less confidence in purchasing any additional pre-orders if Catalyst doesn't proofread prior to publication. I know other companies drop the PDF first, and have time to edit it -- I'll admit to not knowing how rare that scenario is in the current RPG world, but I do know it is possible.
I will say that Catalyst came through, but after a few days mulling it over, I think I'm going to pass on my concerns over their handling of this incident and the book back to them. Hopefully we see an improvement in this matter by December, because what they were trying to do is amazing.
if you haven't received your replacement, folks, keep at it.