Brandon Sanderson - no longer avaiable...

Icarusbop · 11-02-2010, 02:18 PM

Hello:

I was looking for 'The Way of Kings' and have just found out that Brandon Sandersons books are no longer for sale on Fictionwise, I can't find them on Amazon either.

Is there ant official news of this? Does anyone know where I can buy his books online?

GERGE · 11-02-2010, 02:22 PM

B&N have all of his books. I bought WoK from there. Great book.

whitearrow · 11-02-2010, 02:31 PM

I'm finding them at the US Kindle store, so maybe it's a geographic restriction issue?

The Way of Kings
Warbreaker

Or search for Brandon Sanderson and click the Kindle link at the top of the page.

mikaelalind · 11-02-2010, 03:32 PM

Yepp. Geo-restrictions. At least you can get the UK edition

I am pushed towards the darknet.

I want to buy it, but I can't.

Mostly Math · 11-02-2010, 06:31 PM

Kobobooks.com seems to have all of his books. You could try contacting him directly, he is VERY GOOD about replying to his fans. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/contact/

Sarah

frostschutz · 11-02-2010, 07:19 PM

The Way Of Kings is actually what made me buy an e-reader, after I learned that this thing had over 1000 pages. Only afterwards it turns out that I can not actually obtain it legally because it's not being sold for users in Germany.

I have his Mistborn series in good old paper, and his new book not at all I'm afraid; but on the other hand I got my hands on some great books from Smashwords which I wouldn't ever have touched otherwise

So in the end the ones who sell their books without restrictions, are the winners, at least that's where my money goes now.

Thjan · 11-03-2010, 04:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikaelalind

Yepp. Geo-restrictions. At least you can get the UK edition

I am pushed towards the darknet.

I want to buy it, but I can't.

If you'd really like to buy it you would simply use a proxy and a fake us address I guess.

Icarusbop · 11-03-2010, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Thjan

If you'd really like to buy it you would simply use a proxy and a fake us address I guess.

Most people wouldn't know how to do this - It really should not be this difficult to give money to someone, because you want to have their products.

Icarusbop · 11-03-2010, 08:13 AM

I sent the following message to Brandon on his website.....

Hello:

I live in the UK and have just discovered that I cannot buy The Way of Kings in electronic edition.
I have also noticed that ebooks previously available on 'Fictionwise' in the UK are no longer available.
I understand this is due to GeoRestrictions, please can you advise if Brandons books will be available is electronic form in the UK, and if so when?
As a point of interest, what are the positive reasons for applying GeoRestrictions on sales of electronic books? From a readers point of view it seems to be counter productive and restricts an authors fan base.
Thank you.

Ian Nicholson

HelenaJole · 11-03-2010, 02:17 PM

My brother is Brandon Sanderson's assistant!

(I just wanted to add that.)

atidball · 11-04-2010, 03:56 PM

I suggest you complain to Sanderson's UK publisher (Gollancz). It is doubtful the author can do anything about it.

A quick search reveals that The Way of Kings isn't even out yet in paper form in the UK. The release date is December 30 and it comes with vastly inferior cover art.

SlasherMcGurk · 06-10-2011, 02:01 PM

I purchased the Final Empire from WH Smith in March - but they all recently disappeared from the shops again.

I emailed them, the response was:
"we have been having technical issues with these title. The nature of the source files was leading to serious quality issues with the final products, so we have removed them from sale in order to repair them."

11-02-2010, 02:18 PM	#1
Icarusbop Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 25846 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Device: PRS505	Brandon Sanderson - no longer avaiable... Hello: I was looking for 'The Way of Kings' and have just found out that Brandon Sandersons books are no longer for sale on Fictionwise, I can't find them on Amazon either. Is there ant official news of this? Does anyone know where I can buy his books online?

11-02-2010, 02:31 PM	#3
whitearrow Guru Posts: 808 Karma: 2260766 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Kindle Oasis 2	I'm finding them at the US Kindle store, so maybe it's a geographic restriction issue? The Way of Kings Warbreaker Or search for Brandon Sanderson and click the Kindle link at the top of the page. Last edited by whitearrow; 11-02-2010 at 02:34 PM.

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GERGE Guru Posts: 733 Karma: 5797160 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Istanbul Device: Kobo Libra	B&N have all of his books. I bought WoK from there. Great book.

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mikaelalind Fanatic Posts: 590 Karma: 788068 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Sweden Device: Sony PRS 505, Cybook Odessey	Yepp. Geo-restrictions. At least you can get the UK edition I am pushed towards the darknet. I want to buy it, but I can't.

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Mostly Math Groupie Posts: 170 Karma: 1154013 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo (loaned out), KoboTouch (given away), KoboVox, KoboGlo, AuraHD	Kobobooks.com seems to have all of his books. You could try contacting him directly, he is VERY GOOD about replying to his fans. http://www.brandonsanderson.com/contact/ Sarah

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frostschutz Linux User Posts: 2,282 Karma: 6123806 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Heidelberg, Germany Device: none	The Way Of Kings is actually what made me buy an e-reader, after I learned that this thing had over 1000 pages. Only afterwards it turns out that I can not actually obtain it legally because it's not being sold for users in Germany. I have his Mistborn series in good old paper, and his new book not at all I'm afraid; but on the other hand I got my hands on some great books from Smashwords which I wouldn't ever have touched otherwise So in the end the ones who sell their books without restrictions, are the winners, at least that's where my money goes now.

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Icarusbop Groupie Posts: 156 Karma: 25846 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: UK Device: PRS505	I sent the following message to Brandon on his website..... Hello: I live in the UK and have just discovered that I cannot buy The Way of Kings in electronic edition. I have also noticed that ebooks previously available on 'Fictionwise' in the UK are no longer available. I understand this is due to GeoRestrictions, please can you advise if Brandons books will be available is electronic form in the UK, and if so when? As a point of interest, what are the positive reasons for applying GeoRestrictions on sales of electronic books? From a readers point of view it seems to be counter productive and restricts an authors fan base. Thank you. Ian Nicholson

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HelenaJole Connoisseur Posts: 88 Karma: 580 Join Date: Aug 2010 Device: Kindle 3	My brother is Brandon Sanderson's assistant! (I just wanted to add that.)

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atidball Enthusiast Posts: 42 Karma: 3814 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony PRS-505	I suggest you complain to Sanderson's UK publisher (Gollancz). It is doubtful the author can do anything about it. A quick search reveals that The Way of Kings isn't even out yet in paper form in the UK. The release date is December 30 and it comes with vastly inferior cover art.

06-10-2011, 02:01 PM	#12
SlasherMcGurk Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2011 Device: sony reader prs-650	I purchased the Final Empire from WH Smith in March - but they all recently disappeared from the shops again. I emailed them, the response was: "we have been having technical issues with these title. The nature of the source files was leading to serious quality issues with the final products, so we have removed them from sale in order to repair them."