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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Local Barnes & Noble Issues
« on: September 10, 2007, 06:31:47 PM »
Where do you work, saberworks? There are several excellent independent bookstores in the Seattle area.
I'm on 1st Ave. N & Harrison, a block or two from Key Arena.

Oh, and I got my copy today!

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Thanks to Sanderson
« on: September 09, 2007, 02:20:01 AM »
welcome Cheetaur. (Your name makes you sound like some sort of cheddar flavored dinosaur, did you know that?)
Haha, I was thinking of a centaur made of cheese :)

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Local Barnes & Noble Issues
« on: September 09, 2007, 02:17:09 AM »
Well, we don't have any other "real" bookstores within probably 100 miles.  We used to have a walden's and a B Dalton in the mall, but when Barnes and Noble showed up, the B Dalton disappeard.  The Walden's is still there, but it's so small they only have a few sci-fi/fantasy titles, and they're virtually all paperbacks.  I work across the water in Seattle where there are probably a ton of bookstores, but the only ones close to my work are used book stores.  Oh well, I should have my copy shortly :)  Not only did I order the book from Amazon, but their "free shipping on orders of $25 or more" deal led to my wife adding another book to my order, whereas I left B&N empty-handed.

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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Local Barnes & Noble Issues
« on: September 04, 2007, 01:32:08 AM »
Thanks for your reply.  I wonder if the store recently got "downgraded" from a good Sci-fi/Fantasy store.  They recently moved from a building across the street from the local mall into the mall itself.  I certainly don't like it as much, it's a lot louder, they have a music store and a bigger coffee shop which makes it more of a teenage hangout than a serious book store.

Regarding hardbacks, I generally buy hardbacks from my favorite authors as soon as they come out, and paperbacks or libraries for the rest.  I have a short list of favorite authors, but after Elantris and Mistborn 1, you are definitely on it (along with L.E. Modesitt, Jr. and Michael Flynn).  I buy the hardbacks because I'm impatient, I don't want to wait for the paperbacks.  :)

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Brandon Sanderson / Local Barnes & Noble Issues
« on: September 03, 2007, 03:44:35 AM »
My local Barnes & Noble still doesn't have the new Mistborn book in stock.  They will order it for me if I want, but I will have to wait and pick it up at the store.  And if I have to wait even longer, I'll just order it on Amazon.com for cheaper.  So what's up with that?  I've noticed that they don't get the new fantasy books on shelves until weeks or even months after the release date.  Nobody at the store will talk to me about it, all the salespeople just say, "whatever, we can order it if you really want it."  But nobody will tell me why new fantasy and sci-fi novels don't show up in a timely manner.  Any ideas?  Is this something that affects all Barnes & Noble stores, or does each store control what books they order?  Anyway, I am now ordering it off Amazon, I can't wait to read it.

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Brandon Sanderson / Just finished reading Elantris
« on: July 14, 2005, 04:25:41 PM »
I just finished reading Elantris and I thoroughly enjoyed it.  After reading the jacket at the bookstore, the premise was so fascinating I couldn't put it down.  I look forward to your next novel!

My favorite author has always been L.E. Modesitt, Jr., so I was pleased when I found it on your list as well.  Maybe after a few more novels by you there will be a tie :)

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