I order stuff from amazon.ca, amazon.co.uk, amazon.fr and amazon.de from time to time, usually when I can't get a book in hardcover in the US or in the language I'm looking for.
Amazon UK imports a large stock of American books, and you can order from them directly and very cheaply. That's how I got ELANTRIS and the MISTBORN TRILOGY several years ago.
The value of having a UK-specific version is that they get into a lot more high street bookshops, however, and it financially benefits the American author more thanks to the royalty arrangments using the UK-US exchange rate.
In addition, British paperbacks are frankly far better-made than American ones (although American hardcovers are usually superior and much more hard-wearing), so it's quite nice to have a book where the ink doesn't run or pages start falling out at random intervals.
This message last edited by Werthead on 10/02/2010 at 02:31:55 PM
Brandon Sanderson's other books are coming to the UK.
- 09/02/2010 01:58:39 PM
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Couldn't you just order them from amazon in the US before this?
- 10/02/2010 01:59:51 PM
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Maybe they want things spelled their way? 
And transatlantic shipping costs can be a bitch. *NM*
- 10/02/2010 02:16:34 PM
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And transatlantic shipping costs can be a bitch. *NM*
- 10/02/2010 02:16:34 PM
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Transatlantic shipping is inexpensive at amazon if you choose the slower option.
- 10/02/2010 02:18:13 PM
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True, I guess. I rarely buy stuff from Amazon, and so it's usually just one or two things at a time. *NM*
- 10/02/2010 02:22:28 PM
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No, you could just order from them Amazon UK
- 10/02/2010 02:31:42 PM
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