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Local Authors => Brandon Sanderson => Topic started by: EUOL on June 30, 2005, 07:22:37 PM
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So, we'll have to all go get curry when I get my next contract. It'll be for Thai rights to ELANTRIS. Not big money, but I still think it will be pretty cool to have a copy in Thai.
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So that's what now, Russia, Germany, France, and Thailand? I was thinking there were four before but couldn't remember the other.
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Think he's got Spanish too.
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EUOL is taking over the world! How many first novels go into this many languages? I would imagine most just go to Spanish and maybe one other, but I don't know how it normally works.
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I have two big things going for me: Tor and Joshua.
Fantasy is a very cross-cultural genre, and sells well in a lot of different places. And, since Tor is so well respected, it's easier to sell a book they've taken. Also, Joshua does very well with foreign rights.
That said, I remember being at dinner with Joshua, Elizabeth Moon, and another of Joshua's authors at the last worldcon. When I mentioned that I was disappointed that only (at that time) Russia had bought rights to the book, the other author looked a bit embarrassed. Apparently, none of his books had ever gotten any foreign sales.
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So, we'll have to all go get curry when I get my next contract. It'll be for Thai rights to ELANTRIS. Not big money, but I still think it will be pretty cool to have a copy in Thai.
Yay! I love Thai food, and any excuse to eat it.
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thai food is freekin sweet
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It's in Japanese as well.
. . . speaking of which I still need to get my copies. (It was published in two parts.)
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holy freaking thread necromancy. Did you really think it was worth reviving a 3 year old thread just to point out you like Thai food?
Wait, don't answer that...I'm afraid you'll actually reply yes.
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