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A possible (pessimistic) explanation RandAllThor Send a noteboard - 27/09/2012 02:38:06 AM
TOM was released in fairly rushed fashion, as was TGS if memory serves. It may be that Tor was constrained by the desire to get the book(s) out as quickly as possible in scheduling the release of pre-book material so close to the pub dates. Put another way, it may have been that Tor would have preferred to have the kind of three-month lead-up that an October 2 release date would have allowed than the rush job the last two books required.

By way of comparison, Tor began publishing the prologue and sample chapters from The Way of Kings on June 10, 2010 and published the book itself on August 31, a little shy of three months later.

Having said that, this comparison leaves us with no explanation for why Chapter 1 of AMOL was released so soon after the prologue and why the chapter included no release date for the book.

For comparison's sake, does anyone remember how far from the release date the WH or COT prologues and sample chapters were released?
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Chapter 1 (full chapter) - 26/09/2012 02:27:32 PM 1985 Views
Makes you pay for the prologue, gives chapter 1 away for free...smh *NM* - 26/09/2012 03:41:37 PM 363 Views
It's been that way for years... - 26/09/2012 03:43:12 PM 717 Views
Chapter 2 will likely be coming in audiobook form as well. *NM* - 26/09/2012 03:57:10 PM 347 Views
And we'll most likely get chapter 11 in full too. *NM* - 26/09/2012 04:30:58 PM 317 Views
Re: And we'll most likely get chapter 11 in full too. - 26/09/2012 05:53:49 PM 852 Views
Possible early release for AMOL - 26/09/2012 06:28:23 PM 771 Views
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Re: And we'll most likely get chapter 11 in full too. - 26/09/2012 06:33:58 PM 724 Views
Yeah, Luckers and I discussed this earlier. - 26/09/2012 06:36:14 PM 903 Views
Good.... - 26/09/2012 08:42:17 PM 868 Views
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Re: Good.... - 26/09/2012 10:03:19 PM 750 Views
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Amazon doesn't have any problem shipping early - 27/09/2012 12:27:27 AM 704 Views
Tee hee - 27/09/2012 12:36:10 AM 770 Views
Some of the pre-orders that were moved up were significant. - 27/09/2012 12:43:25 AM 801 Views
I fully agree... - 27/09/2012 01:50:01 AM 772 Views
Random double post *NM* - 26/09/2012 11:05:37 PM 312 Views
I suspect a November release date - 27/09/2012 12:40:03 AM 812 Views
I tend to favor a December release myself. - 27/09/2012 12:49:03 AM 659 Views
12.12.12 would be funny.... *NM* - 27/09/2012 02:10:14 AM 346 Views
Hmmm... - 27/09/2012 02:04:59 AM 815 Views
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For what it's worth - 27/09/2012 05:41:29 PM 669 Views
Confused... - 27/09/2012 02:32:53 AM 754 Views
Ignore the inner tightwad and do a test... - 26/09/2012 04:56:30 PM 1074 Views

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