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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 20, 2010, 07:08:36 PM »
Nods to peter's greater knowledge. Maybe I should just go borrow Howards copy Dan. Since this one is taking forever to arrive. LOL.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 20, 2010, 05:59:47 PM »
did a reference track for my zip code and name. It showed a package due to arrive today that showed that weight.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 20, 2010, 04:57:39 PM »
K so how much do these arc's weigh? I've got 3 packages on their way and UPS is showing a package coming today that weighs 6.2 lbs. Seems to heavy for 4 dvds or an iphone. So i'm assuming it must be the ARC. Although I'm not positive. Anyone have an idea of the approximate weight?
Edit:
Amazon shows the shipping weight for the release version at 3lbs. So does the ARC weigh more?
Edit:
Amazon shows the shipping weight for the release version at 3lbs. So does the ARC weigh more?
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I Love Goodreads
« on: August 19, 2010, 06:46:36 PM »
I so agree with you Calvin! I go home from work and frantically check the mailbox, table, under the couch, bedrooms, kitchen, bookshelves, and then the bathroom to see if it has arrived. Why all those locations? I'm married to a non-reader, so my books tend to get hidden as a joke. Hopefully it won't take much longer, it's been 6 days since they "shipped" out.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 17, 2010, 10:50:20 PM »
I believe it's in New York. I know the head quarters are based there.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 17, 2010, 09:38:55 PM »
I asked the peps at Tor what service they used and they had no idea what shipping method they use. 
I'm assuming that they would use at least usps to send them, which would mean no more than a week to most areas, but who knows.
I'm assuming that they would use at least usps to send them, which would mean no more than a week to most areas, but who knows.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 17, 2010, 09:06:50 PM »
Congrats all on winning one! Hopefully mine should arrive any day now.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: WoK ARCs
« on: August 17, 2010, 05:10:30 PM »
Haha Peter, you just gained +1 in my book. Thanks for the good laugh.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I Love Goodreads
« on: August 12, 2010, 03:35:53 PM »
K it's official the ARCs will leave the warehouse tomorrow as per the people at TOR. So we should receive it sometime next week. Just enough time to read it before the release party. If you are at the release party, I'll be the guy sitting in line reading the ARC in front of you all 
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Dragonsteel
« on: August 12, 2010, 02:10:09 PM »
There's no list this time. It's got a trace on it, and can't be found in the Library. I've been trying to go check it out for 3 months now. They keep telling me it's gone but they may find it in the future. *shrugs*
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Way of Kings release date change?
« on: August 11, 2010, 10:50:06 PM »
Peter, does Brandon have a limit on how many things he will sign? I will have the ARC for WoK, the release version, mistborn series and a warbreaker that I want signed. Or would it be better to have him sign just a couple of those?
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: Dragonsteel
« on: August 11, 2010, 09:40:18 PM »
Yes, the one that has been missing from the library for sometime now. 
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I'm super lucky when it comes to this guy
« on: August 09, 2010, 03:35:06 PM »
there is a forum on stormblessed for people how have read the ARC.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I Love Goodreads
« on: August 06, 2010, 09:46:57 PM »
In positive news Tor notified me today that the shipping labels were given yesterday to their warehouse to send those books out. So it shouldn't be long till we get them.
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Brandon Sanderson / Re: I Love Goodreads
« on: August 05, 2010, 07:11:10 PM »Can anyone tell me what the email said or what you need to do to give goodreads your mailing address? I still haven't got a hold of them but I did win. It shows that I won.QuoteCongratulations CreativeVortx!
You are one of our First Reads lucky winners! You will soon receive a
free copy of The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, #1) in the mail. Please allow a few
weeks for shipping.
Don't forget to add the book to your Goodreads currently-reading
shelf, and we encourage you to also add it to a "first-reads" shelf when you are done reading. Posting a review is optional, but please keep in mind that
reviewing the book is in the spirit of First Reads. Publishers provide
free copies to Goodreads in hopes of getting early feedback about the
book. First Readers who post reviews are also more likely to win free
books in the future!
If you have further questions, please contact Tor Books,
who listed this book for giveaway.
Goodreads is not involved in the shipment of books to winners. Books usually arrive within 4-6 weeks.
If you've waited more than 30 days, visit the Giveaway Details page to let us know you haven't received your copy.
Other then that there isn't much info. All the address info you had to input when you signed up for the give away if I recall correctly.I entered the giveaway, but did not win. I found it highly peculiar that about 25% of the winners had like zero books read or shelved on their account. It seems like they just basically signed up just so they can enter the contest. I don't see how someone who just signed up has priority over me. The drawing isn't completely random, goodreads does have criteria they go by.
Aparently they do go to the people who have reviewed books in the past as their winners. I've been on goodreads for a good couple of years... reviewed only like.. 5 books in length so that's all the info I can give you. Not an AVID user of Goodreads.com but I also didn't sign up just for the contest.
I had totally forgot about that. Thanks!