Comments on: (Not quite) Free Readin’ | The Gathering Storm prologue available

By: Megan

Megan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 22:38:59 +0000

I honestly forgot the next book was coming out soon, but I just happened to have finished re-reading 1-11, so I’m excited for #12. Being home sick this week, I thought it would be great to read the prologue online, until I found out it wasn’t free. The reasoning offered for charging for the content is silly. There is no way I’m paying even a penny to read it early, I don’t care how long it is. It is NOT stand-alone content. Now, I might understand if they released it for free only as an incentive to pre-order (even pre-pay), but I see no point to paying twice.

Back to wallowing in misery on the couch.

By: Joseph

Joseph — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:08:02 +0000

Eh…I’ll just wait for the full release, thanks Tor.

By: Free Readin’ | Chapter Two of The Gathering Storm now available | A Dribble of Ink

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:59:44 +0000

[...] by Jordan and Brandon Sanderson, and it looks like Tor isn’t done yet. In addition to the prologue and Chapter One of the novel, Tor.com is giving its members a look at Chapter Two, via a free [...]

By: Mendel

Mendel — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:45:55 +0000

I’m interesting in doing a re-read group; however, I am waiting until they are released on the Kindle. I just got one last week and am loving it so far. I believe they are going to release them in e-book formats starting in October and continuing with one a month. Aidan might be able to confirm this since I believe I read it on his blog.

By: Jacob Topp-Mugglestone

Jacob Topp-Mugglestone — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:43:31 +0000

Well, I’d be interested in joining one, too – I’m very new, though, so that might be a problem.

By: YetiStomper

YetiStomper — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 20:47:16 +0000

I’ve never gotten past Book 5 myself. Wanna start a re-read group? I’d participate.

By: Jacob Topp-Mugglestone

Jacob Topp-Mugglestone — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:33:19 +0000

Yes, I’d think they would as well. I probably won’t be downloading this one – I’ve got plenty to tide me over til November. Plus, of course, I haven’t got anything to read it on.

By: aidan

aidan — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:58:32 +0000

I’d be shocked if they don’t, especially after the news about how well Dan Brown’s The Lost Symbol sold on the kindle in its first day of release. Hell, the profit margin on eBooks is bigger, compared to hard copies, so I can’t see how they’d want to leave that early money on the table.

I’d be interested to see what you have to say on the subject, Jeff.

By: Jeff C

Jeff C — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:55:51 +0000

I wonder if the entire ebook will be available on pub date? I know they are releasing the series in ebook format 1 per month..but certainly the ebook for The Gathering Storm will publish simultaneously with the hardcover? Or maybe not, Tor is really inconsistent about releasing digital versions of their new releases. And I am prettydarnclose to posting a rant on the blog about it (about the lack of simultaneous ebook releases for fantasy in general, since Pyr fails at this too). Sorry Aidan, got a bit off topic there.