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Wait, his kickstarter averaged over $200 per backer?? That's crazy. A $41 million kickstarter - my head is exploding.

bitexploder 4y ago
I bought a $200 version of Way of Kings [1]. It is actually two books. It is nicest book I own, and I have some pretty nice books. I only did $60 for the kickstarter campaign. That gets you all the books and audio books. Brandon does stuff for his fans. Sure he is probably quite wealthy at this point, but he is just writing books for /us/ still. He actually finishes stories and is a good guy. I freely support him with $. I know many fans feel the same way. He writes books for everyone and has some really fun stories. Reading his blog post about Audible just affirms my long support for him. [1] https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/the-way-of-kings-leatherbound-book https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/the-way-of-kings-l...
wiredfool 4y ago
And just recently, commenters here were saying that no one reads complicated books any more. (My kids read Sanderson. In volume. One of them is responsible for an average chunk of that kickstarter)
providedotemacs 4y ago
Sanderson's fans are very loyal, and he has proven that he will deliver.
- VHRanger 4y ago
  Right, he's the polar opposite of Rothfuss
  - 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
    Ouch. Right in the feels. Evidently Name of the Wind came out in 2007.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago
  There's really not much people I have so high opinion of as him, and practically no one with such differing personal beliefs.
  - CatWChainsaw 4y ago
    I'm not sure what I can add to this comment to make it substantial. I just support every word of it. He really is the kind of person everyone should aspire to be, in both work-ethic and ethic-ethic.
throw0101a 4y ago
> That's crazy. A $41 million kickstarter - my head is exploding. After which he turned around and used some of that money to fund other people's crowdfunding projects: * https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/25/brandon-sanderson-backs-every-publishing-kickstarter-crowdfunding-campaign/ https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/25/brandon-sanderson-back... * https://winteriscoming.net/2022/03/29/brandon-sanderson-backed-every-publishing-project-on-kickstarter/ https://winteriscoming.net/2022/03/29/brandon-sanderson-back...
LegitShady 4y ago
There was a lot available to buy - 4 previously unannounced books, a bunch of merch, etc. and he is a relatively popular author.

I bought a $200 version of Way of Kings [1]. It is actually two books. It is nicest book I own, and I have some pretty nice books. I only did $60 for the kickstarter campaign. That gets you all the books and audio books. Brandon does stuff for his fans. Sure he is probably quite wealthy at this point, but he is just writing books for /us/ still. He actually finishes stories and is a good guy. I freely support him with $. I know many fans feel the same way. He writes books for everyone and has some really fun stories. Reading his blog post about Audible just affirms my long support for him. [1] https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/the-way-of-kings-leatherbound-book https://www.dragonsteelbooks.com/products/the-way-of-kings-l...

wiredfool 4y ago

And just recently, commenters here were saying that no one reads complicated books any more. (My kids read Sanderson. In volume. One of them is responsible for an average chunk of that kickstarter)

providedotemacs 4y ago

Sanderson's fans are very loyal, and he has proven that he will deliver.

VHRanger 4y ago
Right, he's the polar opposite of Rothfuss
- 0cf8612b2e1e 4y ago
  Ouch. Right in the feels. Evidently Name of the Wind came out in 2007.
KptMarchewa 4y ago
There's really not much people I have so high opinion of as him, and practically no one with such differing personal beliefs.
- CatWChainsaw 4y ago
  I'm not sure what I can add to this comment to make it substantial. I just support every word of it. He really is the kind of person everyone should aspire to be, in both work-ethic and ethic-ethic.

throw0101a 4y ago

> That's crazy. A $41 million kickstarter - my head is exploding. After which he turned around and used some of that money to fund other people's crowdfunding projects: * https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/25/brandon-sanderson-backs-every-publishing-kickstarter-crowdfunding-campaign/ https://www.tubefilter.com/2022/03/25/brandon-sanderson-back... * https://winteriscoming.net/2022/03/29/brandon-sanderson-backed-every-publishing-project-on-kickstarter/ https://winteriscoming.net/2022/03/29/brandon-sanderson-back...

LegitShady 4y ago

There was a lot available to buy - 4 previously unannounced books, a bunch of merch, etc. and he is a relatively popular author.