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Originally Posted by Geralt
At least you guys don't have to deal with this phenomenon.
The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson for example or any other epic fantasy book. They split the translation into two parts or more.
If I want to order an English copy, I can get if for 15 euros over at bookdepository for example. But if I want to buy a translation I have to cash out 15 euros for each of the tomes they've split it to.
I feel sorry for the people who are fantasy readers here, and who don't know English well enough to read books. They are getting ripped in a major way.
This splitting up of translated books is a common thing for epic fantasy books in particular here.
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Gollancz have done that with the paperback versions of the Stormlight Archive books here, which means they keep the ebook price quite high - still in the hardback range. I did manage to get the first one cheaply some time ago, but the second one languishes on my "Continued" wishlist. Of course, I haven't actually read the first one, yet, so there's no great rush.
I've also seen that done, in pb, with the longer GRRM books. In fact, looking on Amazon right now, I see they have both the split and non-split versions of Storm of Swords and Dance with Dragons at moderately insane prices.
To get back to the original point: the cost of a book is not really a big deal to me. I could pay out for a shiny hardback if I wanted, but it's fairly rare for me to want something that badly. I have a vast and unwieldy TBR, so I'm perfectly happy to wait for a bargain.