And you know Larry... reading in at least two languages is sort of exceptional for Americans. That's not really true here, and even less so in Europe. Just judging from my extended personal circle, I more than a little suspect in a lot of markets, especially in Europe and Québec, a very great deal of American Fantasy lovers just don't bother with translations and read those books in English, and more so now than years ago. You'd have to look at the foreign sales of Orbit (and some of Tor) to get the real picture of sales for Jordan, Goodkind, Brooks and most of the "big names" in those countries. They sell more than in looks, only not in the local language.