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I don't know if this has been asked or answered before but does anybody have any idea how long the hardcover of the novel will be. Just curious.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 05:49 AM
Well, Pat's reviewer copy is 889 pages, so that should be the page count I think. Maybe a bit longer or shorter, I don't know.
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Posted 10 July 2009 - 06:23 AM
thank you very much mappo, appreciate it
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 08:07 PM
Amazon UK lists the length as 509 pages for the hardcover. I'd imagine that equates to 800 or 900 in a paperback. Pat's version is on A4 so that might explain the difference - or maybe it is a mistake, I don't know how Amazon got it's figure.
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 08:11 PM
Amazon pretty much makes numbers up.
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 08:22 PM
Salt-Man Z, on Jul 21 2009, 09:11 PM, said:
Amazon pretty much makes numbers up.
Well according to the Amazon page it is the 287th best selling book at the moment. I find it hard to believe that there are that many people pre-ordering it.
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 10:35 PM
Oh, I just meant that the page numbers are often completely wrong.
That preorder doesn't necessarily surprise me. How many people at this very board have a DoD preorder in at Amazon UK, I wonder?
That preorder doesn't necessarily surprise me. How many people at this very board have a DoD preorder in at Amazon UK, I wonder?
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Posted 21 July 2009 - 10:42 PM
Book Depository says 912 pages. I imagine that is probably the correct page count, as it's closer to what a MBotF book usually clocks in at.
509...I don't think so.
509...I don't think so.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 01:26 AM
I preordered it !
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 02:23 AM
Sindriss, on Jul 22 2009, 02:26 AM, said:
I preordered it !
Same here. And that better mean Amazon send it early or there will be trouble!
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 02:41 AM
also pre-ordered, with priority urgent status! cost me a few extra bucks but gettin DoD up to five days earlier is worth it goddamit!
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 03:07 AM
Guys, the set of page proofs I have is in the format of the finished novel itself. So it's 889 pages of text. Add the maps and stuff, and you'll probably reach 900+ pages. . .
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 03:10 AM
pat5150, on Jul 22 2009, 04:07 AM, said:
Guys, the set of page proofs I have is in the format of the finished novel itself. So it's 889 pages of text. Add the maps and stuff, and you'll probably reach 900+ pages. . .
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A 900+ harcover is fairly hefty. Especially if it is one of the tall hardcovers if that makes sense.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 04:14 AM
AlanH, on Jul 21 2009, 10:10 PM, said:
pat5150, on Jul 22 2009, 04:07 AM, said:
Guys, the set of page proofs I have is in the format of the finished novel itself. So it's 889 pages of text. Add the maps and stuff, and you'll probably reach 900+ pages. . .
Patrick
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A 900+ harcover is fairly hefty. Especially if it is one of the tall hardcovers if that makes sense.
i follow you, the first rounds of publishing are usually tome-sized. hefty indeed, hefty enough to carry around in dark alleys at night i should think...
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