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Personperson14 posted:Holy crap! Amazon is preparing to ship! Mine just came in and my building emailed me to say that it's here. I'm freaking out trying to be a rational, mature adult who doesn't leave work early to read a book. But it's hard!
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Walmart seems to give no fucks about the release date and I bought mine two days ago. Cruel irony dictates I haven't had time to read it, of course.
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Jan 7, 2013 19:17
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I went to two different Walmarts and a local bookstore with no luck 
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Jan 7, 2013 19:27
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Where would I find the best summaries to brush up on the series before I get the book tomorrow?
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robot roll call posted:Where would I find the best summaries to brush up on the series before I get the book tomorrow? These are very brief, but they were still handy when I brushed up earlier this month. http://www.thonky.com/wot/
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Jan 7, 2013 19:51
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#last one? By the Light, he had a book to finish before he went!
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api call girl posted:#last one? By the Light, he had a book to finish before he went! I was hoping it would be some sort of "The end is near" quote. Close though!
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Angstronaut posted:Walmart seems to give no fucks about the release date and I bought mine two days ago. Cruel irony dictates I haven't had time to read it, of course. How much was it at Wal-Mart? They have a $20.00 place on the .com, but not sure if that's online only, or if it will be $20.00 in store too like Towers of Midnight.
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subx posted:I was hoping it would be some sort of "The end is near" quote. Close though! It's also RJ.
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Jan 7, 2013 20:27
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Oh crap, Amazon said it was delivered. I'm leaving work early today!!!! edit: I need more exclamation points!!!!
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Jan 7, 2013 20:42
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api call girl posted:#last one? By the Light, he had a book to finish before he went! This one got me. Right in the heart.
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:How much was it at Wal-Mart? They have a $20.00 place on the .com, but not sure if that's online only, or if it will be $20.00 in store too like Towers of Midnight. I think they're 25 in store.
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Christ, Amazon still hasn't shipped my order. Mid-afternoon the day before it was supposed to be here, and people who got their shipping e-mails on Saturday or whatever are still barely going to get them in time? Seriously thinking of cancelling with them at this point. In their defense I did finally pre-order relatively late (only a week ago because I didn't want to have an extra $20 charge the previous month) but since it's been reported that approximately one zillion copies are distributed and the publisher is making sure supply is not an issue, and I doubt Amazon of all retailers would get shafted, that's not really an excuse.
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Jan 7, 2013 22:07
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JerryLee posted:Christ, Amazon still hasn't shipped my order. Mid-afternoon the day before it was supposed to be here, and people who got their shipping e-mails on Saturday or whatever are still barely going to get them in time? Seriously thinking of cancelling with them at this point. FYI, they don't actually charge your card until the order ships. Mine was just charged today and I preordered a long time ago. One minor annoyance completely unrelated to WoT but that I feel the need to bitch about is that I have $80 worth of gift cards on my Amazon account that I was going to use to pay for this year's Prime membership, but according to Amazon Customer Service I can't apply it to Prime, and that I'll have to pay for it out of pocket. gently caress that poo poo. I'd almost consider letting it lapse if Prime wasn't so loving amazing.
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Jan 7, 2013 22:14
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I ordered mine a jillion years ago, and finally it 'shipped' this morning, but UPS tracking still says: A UPS shipping label has been created. Once the shipment arrives at our facility, the tracking status--including the scheduled delivery date--will be updated. It still claims the estimated delivery is tomorrow, and it better be!
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Jan 7, 2013 22:15
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I got my shipping email few hours ago. The good news is it's shipping out of Chattanooga, which is only 2 hours from me. So I know for sure I'm getting it tomorrow.
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Jan 7, 2013 22:39
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I finally decided maybe I would cancel it and now it says "Shipping soon. Cancellation not guaranteed." I guess I'll ride it out with them but god drat, I don't like being jerked around. e: I'm being  as hell but I think in this one case I can get a pass for that.
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Jan 7, 2013 22:42
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I ordered Knife of Dreams off Amazon, and it came a day late. After that, I decided to just go buy the book in a store whenever it comes out, because B&N always has tons of them.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:02
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More like I could walk into the Meijers at 12am and buy a copy for immediate gratification.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:11
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Walmart broke the street date in my location as well. I would have waited and gone to an actual bookstore, but I have class tomorrow, and there are no bookstores within twenty miles of my school.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:17
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caleramaen posted:Walmart broke the street date in my location as well. I would have waited and gone to an actual bookstore, but I have class tomorrow, and there are no bookstores within twenty miles of my school. Oh god I am going to wal mart right now.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:25
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I finally tried to cancel anyway, didn't work. I may hit my local Wal-Mart and, if they are breaking street date, buy a copy and then just return one of the two of them.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:32
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Raskolnikov2089 posted:How much was it at Wal-Mart? They have a $20.00 place on the .com, but not sure if that's online only, or if it will be $20.00 in store too like Towers of Midnight. It's $25 at Walmart.
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Jan 7, 2013 23:34
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Just called my local Wal-Mart. We're such a podunk little town that they don't even get the shipment until tomorrow afternoon 
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Jan 7, 2013 23:54
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Coming on Friday!! 
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Just got back from Wal-Mart with my copy  Now to read the entire thing in one marathon session from the comfort of my bed.
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Jan 8, 2013 00:24
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Wal-Mart too smart here to break street date.
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My Wal-Mart didn't break the street date and the associate said they would lose their vendor license if they did. Wal-mart lose a vendor license 
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Jan 8, 2013 00:53
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My Wal-Mart didn't either. Probably just as well. Finally got the ship e-mail and the date is still estimated for tomorrow. We'll see how full of poo poo they are.
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Yeah no luck here either I thought for sure if anyone could be bribed it was a minimum wage walmart employee.
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robot roll call posted:Where would I find the best summaries to brush up on the series before I get the book tomorrow? I know someone already answered this question but a good alternative is http://www.encyclopaedia-wot.org/ That website seriously rules, it's the ultimate WoT reference in my opinion.
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api call girl posted:Wal-Mart too smart here to break street date. Same here. At least I can be assured that it'll be there about 15 minutes before midnight as they restock. Only five hours to go.
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Jan 8, 2013 01:52
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Yeah, I tried Walmart and Barnes & Noble on my lunch break, no dice. The guy at B&N seemed loving offended that I was trying to pick up a book before its sale date, too.
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My local Walmart broke street date. Just picked it up an hour ago. 
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I went to a bookstore during my lunch break at work, now I have a copy sitting in my bag! I started reading this series 13 years ago, which I know is not as long as some of you guys, but it has still been an epic journey.
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So is it okay to post thoughts as long as I spoiler it? Just got some things I need to get off my mind.
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dflanny posted:I went to a bookstore during my lunch break at work, now I have a copy sitting in my bag! I started reading this series 13 years ago, which I know is not as long as some of you guys, but it has still been an epic journey. I started around the same time as you, in the late summer before Winter's Heart came out (so about 12.5 years ago). Can you imagine the fans that started reading back in 1990 when Eye of the World came out? I can't believe the series is finally coming to an end. Unfortunately I have to wait to pick up the book until 9 am tomorrow, if there was a bookstore around me open at midnight I'd be there.
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cheesetriangles posted:So is it okay to post thoughts as long as I spoiler it? Just got some things I need to get off my mind. Yes that would roughly be the purpose of spoiler tags. Well, that and it being the most glorious troll ever for people with no willpower who hate spoilers. Please do. Also, if you have non-spoilery thoughts, I'd love to hear them. I won't be finished with my reread for a month or two (maybe even long enough to get it as an e-book!), but I'm dying to hear opinions from people without a vested interest in saying how great it is. I don't doubt it will be great, but still, it'd set my mind at ease.
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Picking up my copy at 10 am before I leave on my road trip tomorrow. So loving excited. Ahhhhhhhhh
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Well I am not really interested in posting specific spoilers. General thoughts are the book is really good so far. Every page is good. Begin some generalized spoilers. I am only on chapter 9 so far. I am really hopeful now that we will have a happy ending. Some really impressive moments early on. Some having me laugh out loud in excitement at what is happening. I hope it keeps up. That doesn't mean everything is happy just... the things that happen give me hope for a good end.
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