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Do they also sometimes split a book into two in your country? (lemmings.world)

submitted 1 year ago by rikudou@lemmings.world to c/books@lemmy.ml

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I hate it, they translate a book and decide that they want to sell it twice so they split it into two. They did it with every book of A Song of Ice and Fire and yesterday I've discovered they also did it with To Sleep in a Sea of Stars. I hate paying twice for one book.

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[–] Rhodamine@lemmy.nz 6 points 1 year ago

Here in New Zealand (and probably many other countries) we get each book in Brandon Sanderson's Stormlight Archive split across two volumes. At first I was neutral towards it, but due to circumstances beyond my control, I ended up with the fourth book in just one volume. This thing is gigantic! I'd find myself having to read in much shorter sessions than I normally would due to my arms getting tired. In the end, I had to switch to the ebook for purely ergonomic reasons.

I think I did end up paying more for the books that were split up, but to me it's worth it. I understand that won't be everyone's experience though.