Does it matter where I pre-order Skyrim from in order to ensure that I get the cloth map? I want to buy from Best Buy since I have a gift certificate there but there is no guarantee on their site that I would be getting the cloth map if I bought from them. Also wondering if pre-ordering from an online retailer (Steam or Direct2Drive) would land me a cloth map shipped to my home.

It's a burlap *paper* map, and no, it won't matter where you pre-order from.

Yeah, the details on the map are a bit vague.

Regarding actual cloth map, it doesn't matter where you pre-order... but in other regards, it does matter of course.

I want to pre-order from Swedish Gamestop because then I get extra legal protection thanks to Swedish legislation. Unfortunately, Swedish Gamestop hasn't made Skyrim able to be pre-ordered yet... so I just have to wait.