Warbreaker

[Hero of Ages]

EUOL stated in his blog that he is worried about the sales of his forthcoming book Warbreaker and I was just curious to see who has read it and if you are going to buy it anyway.

I read it online and loved it so I plan on buying it and rereading the finished product.

[Miyabi]

I half read it.  It got to the point where I just skimmed because I was reading like 5 books at once, that I can't stand reading books on a computer or on one side of paper.  (I know the latter is a bit weird.)

I enjoyed it and will buy it for sure.  I have read a couple of EUOL's books on my computer and DEFINITELY plan on buying them once they come out.  I'm a collector though. ha ha.  I currently have all of his books in hard back and signed (two of which are numbered)

[firstRainbowRose]

What only two? 

[Miyabi]

LOL

Yes, sadly I never was able to make it to a signing until the HoA release.  Although I did get a signed copy of  Elantris they had left over from a signing he did here. ha ha.  You should get on FB I haven't downloaded messenger since I last fixed my computer.

[MajSpike]

I printed myself a copy of the latest online version Brandon posted. Unfortunately, the printing didn't go over too well and I've many, many occasions where the printer skipped some pages or had other pages stuck together. It's a real mess. I haven't tried to re-print and I don't plan to.

I will be picking up the book in June, though.

[firstRainbowRose]

I think all of my hbs except Elantris are numbered.

And I am on fb.  Just barely, but hey, I also just finished a very Gabby episode so... *shrug*

[Inkthinker]

I read it, and I'll still be buying it. I expect there may be some minor changes, it's been almost a year since I read it anyhow.

I'm also fascinated to see how, if at all, it will affect his sales. I suspect that this might be a case where his rising visibility as Jordan's successor might play against him, as before I didn't think the number of fans who would have downloaded and read it would be as significant as the number of potential purchasers who would discover it for the the first time on the shelf, but I think a lot more people have been looking at him lately, and may have spotted the free book, and checked it out.

Now, how many of those people will also buy the book... well, that's the question, isn't it?

Has he said anything about the total number of people who downloaded the file? Surely this number is being tracked so that it can be compared to sales data post-publishing.

[AGrey]

I read one of the earlier drafts when it was still being posted as a work in progress, but i stopped posting here before the final version was released (I think.  Not entirely sure which one was the latest I read), and haven't read it since.

so yea, i'll be buying the book when it arrives

[achren99]

I read the whole thing multiple times online (different versions, etc.).   I don't love reading on a computer, but for some things it's worth it.  I loved Warbreaker--it was possibly my favorite so far--so of course I'm going to buy it!  (And everyone else should too...)

[Rrikor]

I read it online and was very impressed.  I am sure I will purchase it at some point but I can not do that right now.  My budget is shot and I need to get it under control before I can buy anything.  That may mean that I do not end up with a hard cover of this book and I normally only buy hard covers.  Then again my book club does stock Brandon so I can order the hardcover through them for 15. 

[apbadd]

I read part of it, but am not a fan of reading from a computer.  I will buy the book although i shouldn't because I am poor and I probably won't be able to read it for some time b/c of my WOT re-re-read.

[zas678]

I have also read it online and plan on buying the hardback, but one thing to keep in mind with this poll is that the people who are here are the dedicated fans.....

[Natalie Perkins]

I've read the various drafts multiple times and had to tell myself in like december that I wasn't allowed to read it again until it came out for real so I'll enjoy it more then. (That's what happened when I read Mistborn for the second time about 6 months after I had originally read it. And I work as a cashier and have a lot of down time, so that's where I was reading and the patrons were giving me very odd looks once I started squealing and jumping up and down when I realized that my favorite part was coming up.)

Also, that cover is so pretty, I just want it on my bookshelf. Then again, even if it wasn't pretty I'd want it on my bookshelf... I'm rambling. But yeah, I'm totally getting it =]

[zas678]

The cover is pretty nice. I think it may be the best out of them all..... besides maybe HoA paperpack (for me at least)

[The Incredible Thorbear]

I will buy it and read it, and then after that I think I will work my way through all the drafts.