No. The (non-Anglo-) European markets tend to take a long book (or even a medium book) and split it into parts. So while the WoT series was 12 (very big) books in English, they were split into 30 books in German.
The German and French markets also dictate how much a paperback book will cost -- this is what the publishers use as the justification for splitting the book. If they published it as a single volume at the "required" price, they at best break even. So they split it into three books, effectively tripling the price that they can extract from the market. Another way they make additional profit is by NOT paying a "real" translator, so the translations can really really suck. Better to stick to English versions, even with the cost to import it, it was still cheaper than the translated, chunked version. rip On Mar 4, 2013, at 8:58 AM, John Buttimer <[email protected]> wrote: > Wait Wot is a lot longer??? > > John Buttimer > Briggs Subaru > 785-856-7090 > > > On Mar 4, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Jens Koch <[email protected]> wrote: > >> And i wonder why they decided to make over 30 books for the german version. >> That kept me from wrestling that one down. I stick to the english version I >> guess. >> >> >> Von Samsung Mobile gesendet >> >> >> >> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- >> Von: John Buttimer <[email protected]> >> Datum: 04.03.2013 14:33 (GMT+01:00) >> An: feistfans-l <[email protected]> >> Betreff: Re: ME >> >> >> To me WoT was 350 pages of setup, 50 pages(maybe) of action. >> >> John Buttimer >> Briggs Subaru >> 785-856-7090 >> >> >> On Mar 4, 2013, at 3:04 AM, "StephenB" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Ray’s work is like listening to the news. You just get what’s important. >>> WoT is like getting all the news, plus a full description of the newsroom, >>> how the newscasters are feeling, what they has for breakfast, and how angry >>> they are at not getting the top slot. >>> >>> From: Joseph Sochet >>> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 12:20 AM >>> To: feistfans-l >>> Subject: Re: AW: Re: ME >>> >>> With WoT to much to read that ends up being inconsequential. >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mar 3, 2013, at 2:59 PM, StephenB <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Was an ok ending. Read it & put it down. Doubt I’ll reading them again. I >>>> know I’ll be reading the riftwar saga again though. >>>> >>>> From: Jens Koch >>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 7:49 PM >>>> To: feistfans-l >>>> Subject: AW: Re: ME >>>> >>>> Wheel of Time was my conclusion :-) >>>> >>>> Von Samsung Mobile gesendet >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -------- Ursprüngliche Nachricht -------- >>>> Von: Chris Fowler <[email protected]> >>>> Datum: 03.03.2013 20:47 (GMT+01:00) >>>> An: feistfans-l <[email protected]> >>>> Betreff: Re: ME >>>> >>>> >>>> What's WoT? world of tanks? >>>> >>>> --Chris-- >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: Chris Coffey >>>> To: feistfans-l >>>> Sent: Sunday, March 03, 2013 8:36 AM >>>> Subject: Re: ME >>>> >>>> Been a tough year already, having to deal with WoT coming to an end. But >>>> magician was my gateway into fantasy, surely this ending will be even >>>> harder. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 03/03/2013, at 13:22, John Buttimer <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> So I'm not alone? >>>>> >>>>> John Buttimer >>>>> Briggs Subaru >>>>> 785-856-7090 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Mar 2, 2013, at 7:54 PM, Lani cat <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Meeee tooooo Josh :-( >>>>>> >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 12:12:47 +1100 >>>>>> Subject: Re: ME >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> >>>>>> I'm torn between not being able to wait and never wanting it to >>>>>> arrive.... >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 12:10 PM, Noah Melnick <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> I have just pre-ordered it...and cant wait...feels like it will be the >>>>>> end of an era, as I discovered Magician so many years ago now when I was >>>>>> just a young kid hunting around the shelves at Barnes & Noble. >>>>>> >>>>>>
