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Has this been up on Amazon for long?

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flying peach:
That post has been going up in relation to Dresden Files for years. The flip side of that post is just like the author isn't our bitch we aren't their bitch either.

I started reading George Martin's books before the HBO's series came out. I then quit reading them because it took too long between books and I didn't remember what happened in the books that I hadn't read for years. So George Martin wasn't my bitch, and I wasn't his either, and as a consequence I'll never buy another one of his books again. Not angry, just lost interest and don't care enough to reread the series. Similarly, I thought Patrick Rothfuss' books were ok but not great. I don't know what all the fuss was about. I might read the last book when it comes out, but I doubt it. I didn't like his books enough to reread them for the third book. If the third book had of come out years ago I probably would of bought it.

The marketplace punishes authors for not publishing books for years. Even rereading Neil gaiman's post, yeah the author isn't the reader's slave but how many years have to pass before the wait between books is an insult to the fans?

Mira:


I doubt that we will see Winds of Winter till the series is finished next year...  One expects the film version to differ somewhat from the books, that is the way of the world.  However having said that
I really doubt that either the television producer or Martin want to not just piss off fans but alienating
them by making different endings... Those two ducks I predict will be in a row and agree, even
if nothing else does...

morriswalters:
The idea of not finishing a series, or in the series being delayed, as an insult to the reader is interesting.  But I'm not sure if the idea is really rational. I doubt that anyone will suffer in any real sense because the series is delayed.  Eventually if he doesn't finish his income stream will die.  And as such, he will suffer more than I could.  I fail to see how I am harmed.

Mira:

--- Quote from: morriswalters on October 06, 2018, 11:51:15 AM ---The idea of not finishing a series, or in the series being delayed, as an insult to the reader is interesting.  But I'm not sure if the idea is really rational. I doubt that anyone will suffer in any real sense because the series is delayed.  Eventually if he doesn't finish his income stream will die.  And as such, he will suffer more than I could.  I fail to see how I am harmed.

--- End quote ---

Naw, he is writing another series and people are still buying him books, so his income stream will not
die....  However it could be that after all this time it is harder for him to come up with a good book for the series we know and love... 

morriswalters:

--- Quote from: Mira on October 06, 2018, 11:09:21 PM ---Naw, he is writing another series and people are still buying him books, so his income stream will not
die....  However it could be that after all this time it is harder for him to come up with a good book for the series we know and love... 

--- End quote ---
Then he has nothing to worry about I suppose.

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