Audible's new proposed royalty structure is a slap in the face to authors, readers who care about them, and exactly opposite of what they promised Brandon Sanderson barely a year ago.

It is an attempt to seize a monopoly by punishing authors until they agree to exclusivity, which would drive Audible's competitors out of the market.

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[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

10- book series

Wheel of Time?

That’s a weird way to spell “14-book-plus-a-prequel series.”

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I’m not sure how many books Sanderson wrote, so I thought maybe someone might only consider the ones written by Jordan, which would put it closer to 10. And it’s the only series I know off the top of my head that has had at least a few of the books rerecorded by Amazon with new narrators (actors from the show) to replace the older narrators. I figured I’d hazard a guess (hence the question mark) and be corrected rather than just ask the question, especially considering the internet’s tendency to enjoy telling someone they are wrong more than answering a question.

Which series do you think it is?

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Oh it was a fine guess, I didn’t need to um ackshually you. I know my wife prefers the new recordings with Rosamund Pike over the old Michael Kramer/Kate Reading versions.

I must admit I always fall into the correcting people trap.

For what it’s worth though, RJ wrote 11 main series books and the prequel, BrandoSando wrote 3. And after reading those three I had to go read everything else BrandoSando wrote. Love that guy‘s worldbuilding and magic systems.

I don’t have a better guess. 😅

[–] jaycifer@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's all good, I can see now that it was more tongue-in-cheek, I think all those years on reddit just trained me to be defensive online. Plus I like having an excuse to explain myself.

I'll admit I only made it partway through The Dragon Reborn before falling off, which is a shame because it was my dad's favorite book series.

I do love a lot of Sanderson's stuff. Do you have a favorite book/series? I just finished Isles of the Emberdark and I like the way everything is starting to connect to one another so casually while still having standalone stories!

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 1 points 1 day ago

I literally just finished Isles of the Emberdark today. Loved how Cosmere-aware it felt. Got me excited about the eventual endgame of the Cosmere.

Stormlight Archive has replaced The Wheel of Time as my favorite series, I think. WoT will always have a soft spot in my heart as my first massive hard-magic-system fantasy epic, though.

Which is your favorite?