Timewaster's Guide Archive

Thanks for all the info! I'm torn... Since most major releases can be bought at 40% off (for members), the hardcover would be just under $17.  So the ebook savings is only $2, and my favorite author makes less.  While I love the convenience of the ebook, that's not a fun decision to make.  Especially since its laughable to think the overhead on a hardcover is anywhere in the same ballpark as an ebook.  Again, if Brandon saw higher royalties from the ebook, I'd gladly buy that to support him (selfishly, since I want more books!), but that's not the case.  Feels like a scam to me.  Is convenience worth that much? I guess I'll see on Aug. 31st, when I have to decide one way or the other....

Thanks again for the info!

It may not be the most economical way but I will be purchasing both. I love the look and feel of hardcovers, I have a bookshelf almost entirely full of nothing but hardcovers. I'm planning on buying a Kindle 3 in september so I will be buying the eBook as well because like a lot of people on this forum, I love theorycrafting. But carrying the hardcover everywhere is difficult. The eBook will make it a lot easier to organize my notes and theories (especially on the kindle 3 with all the note features, mmm). So that will be... $16.79 (amazon's current cost for it) + $14.99 for the eBook = $31.78. only $3.79 above in store retail for the hardcover. Not bad.

Kay, you may be right about the general reading public. If everybody took stock in reviews a lot more then we wouldn't have people standing in Barnes n Noble for 2 hours staring at the Fantasy section, irritating me because they're standing right in front of the area that the book I'm about to buy is in!  Grr!

I guess sales are still defined by how much $$ you ultimately put into marketing. Look at Dan Brown and his crazy female following of house wives (personal observation  ). It seems to me that they just constantly threw $$ at the book's marketing even if it was horrid (personal opinion  ).

Now that you've explained your reasoning behind it I officially remove my rejection of your opinion Peter, we can be friends again.

Quote from: Peter Ahlstrom on August 12, 2010, 06:39:00 PM

Ultimately I don't think reviewer reviews matter that much.

Thank you for your seemingly accidental insult.  I know you probably didn't mean it that way, but still.  Good book reviewers actually put in a lot of work, and have a lot of people who rely on their reviews.  Reviews, after all, can be considered "word of mouth". 

I rely completely on reviewers because I don't have many friends that read. Without book review sites I would buy very few books that I wasn't already in love with (ie, anything BS I will buy no matter what just because I love his style, and if Patrick Rothfuss ever puts his sequel out I will have that one the first day). A review on Goodreads is actually how I came to learn about Brandon Sanderson (yup, found him BEFORE WoT, lol) and subsequently bought multiple copies of all his books and gifted tons off to friends and family in hopes to get them reading. I put a lot of weight on what other similar minded people (into fantasy or sci-fi) say about books in the genre. I reject your opinion Peter! 

I appreciate artwork in large books when it is done well. If it's too much or doesn't fit the book then it can ruin the book. But I feel like the art in WoK that I've seen (only the previewed piece and the chapter heads) has added a very warranted flair that most large epics probably couldn't pull off. For example: if I had seen an art page in Eragon i'd have considered it childish. Probably because of his age and more so at his possible inability to depict that piece of art with words. (yea, I just bashed Christopher Paolini, sp? It's okay, if Brandon can't pronounce it correct i'm allowed to not know how to spell it. <3)

Time to print out another copy Brandon! Somebody stole it! :searches the web for it:

Man, I hope people like this book. It's less than 3 weeks away, and I'm starting to get anxious. So far most of the early reviews I've seen have been good, but there have been a few interesting so-so reviews.

Don't do that to us Peter! It's your job to be anxious, bringing this info to us will make us anxious and we're the fans. We must be happy! APPEASE THE FANS!

It's annoying though, knowing that every day that I go home there could be a nice shiney WoK waiting for me. Every day that it isn't there is one more day I have to wait to put up an awesome review of it on Goodreads.

Quote from: Creative_Vortx on August 09, 2010, 08:52:36 PM

Don't forget that not all the metals are used for fighting. There could be very innovative ways of being a Leecher without it being in a fight. If it's part of a crew like we had in the first trilogy, I imagine they will be specialized for a certain task just like Breeze or Spook was.

I agree with you and I can see how it'd be a useful tool for imprisoning misting/mistborn and so on; I just think it's a bit too good. I mean, imagine the Zane-Vin fight with that metal involved - first to touch the other wins! Maybe there's a loophole I don't know, hopefully copperclouds stop it or something along those lines.

The Zane - Vin fight already had that basic structure, the first to run out of Atium loses. I do think it would be useful in a mistborn's arsenal. Also a leecher could possibly make a very good assassin in that if they are purely hunting other misting's they could wipe their metals and basically make them useless for the moment, quick kill.  Only problem is how close you have to get. Coinshot vs Leecher would be a pretty one sided fight unless the Leecher is a very quick / agile. I want to see a Parkour Leecher. 

Thanks everyone, I've pieced together a conclusion that I can live based on what you all said

Still not overly convinced by those Leechers though, might make for some very dull fight sequences! Hopefully it'll be watered down to reduce the effect of metals instead of remove them entirely? Here's hoping

Cheers for the books Brandon, in case you ever see this!

Don't forget that not all the metals are used for fighting. There could be very innovative ways of being a Leecher without it being in a fight. If it's part of a crew like we had in the first trilogy, I imagine they will be specialized for a certain task just like Breeze or Spook was.