Brian,
I see two important discussion points when it comes to this special hardcover 2nd Age book and how it was published:
The first point is the easiest to solve. Better communication would have eliminated the whole problem. The second point is where the intense debate can happen. Some people don't want to wait. Some people equate having to wait with being an outsider or being a second class citizen.
It's not a perfect anaology, but I feel it is worth mentioning that this is somewhat like how many books get published. The pricier hardcover edition of a book comes out first. The cheaper mass market paperback comes out maybe a year or so later. I know that the price differences and print run sizes aren't as big an issue for regular books, but the similarity is still there. I don't like having to wait for the paperback version to come out because I don't want to pay 3 times its price for the hardcover version. Some people are lucky enough to have a book signing in their city while I do not. That said, I live with it and don't rant at the world about it. I didn't email Harry Turtledove and call him an elitist bastard because he sold signed first edition hardcovers of his book at the Origins convention last year instead of in my home town.
Standing by to be shot down,
Rick
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