Feb-13-2012, 08:34 PM (UTC)
(Feb-13-2012, 08:27 PM (UTC))fool-ish Wrote: It is extremely vexing!Why they can't release in all countries at the same time is a mystery to me. Though I'm probably missing something here, I can't see a sensible reason for the delays other than maybe a promotional tour by the author or somesuch.
It is annoying but the 'official' response on why this happens has been posted before (and is available on Hobb's site, I believe).
It has nothing to do with the Author and everything to do with the Publishing companies. They decide what date the books release & Robin has no say in it. The Dutch publisher just wanted to release them when they did... and the stupid other publishers are most-likely separating it by year for monetary reasons. Why put two big sellers on the same quarter or yearly report?
It's stupid, but that's corporate politics.
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“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” ~Patrick Rothfuss in The Name of the Wind
“Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.” ~Patrick Rothfuss in The Name of the Wind
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