Current Events > I don't get this whole "Secret book titles" thing with B Sanderson

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Leanaunfurled
03/29/23 1:58:49 PM
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I love the guy and his works but the whole process of keeping book titles a secret and your fans/customers are like "yeah I'm game!" and buy books they know nothing about right down to the title. To the point where if an article comes out saying the title, it's considered "spoilers" and said fans get upset. The whole thing is just weird? I haven't read the first project yet but I know what the title is and it didn't spoil anything about the story or character or whatever. Just feels needlessly dramatic.

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MC_BatCommander
03/29/23 1:59:47 PM
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I was just complaining about this lol. The titles are not spoilers and people treating them as such has been really weird

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Japanties
03/29/23 2:03:24 PM
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Gimmick marketing. It's free real estate.
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A_Good_Boy
03/29/23 2:04:58 PM
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Isn't it only a "spoiler" for those 4 books just because they're considered a secret, and they stop being a "spoiler" once the book is revealed?

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MC_BatCommander
03/29/23 2:07:07 PM
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A_Good_Boy posted...
Isn't it only a "spoiler" for those 4 books just because they're considered a secret, and they stop being a "spoiler" once the book is revealed?

He already revealed titles and synopsis of every book, they haven't been secrets since the Kickstarter was funded

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A_Good_Boy
03/29/23 2:07:54 PM
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MC_BatCommander posted...
He already revealed titles and synopsis of every book, they haven't been secrets since the Kickstarter was funded
lol I had no idea. I haven't done any digging into any of those books.

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EndOfDiscOne
03/29/23 2:14:38 PM
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I have no problem knowing the titles, but I also dont see any harm in not saying them for those who dont want to know them.

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C_Pain
03/29/23 2:15:23 PM
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Wow leana is nostalgic

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Murphiroth
03/29/23 2:16:58 PM
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EndOfDiscOne posted...
I have no problem knowing the titles, but I also dont see any harm in not saying them for those who dont want to know them.

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Leanaunfurled
03/29/23 2:24:19 PM
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Japanties posted...
Gimmick marketing. It's free real estate.
Guy doesn't even need it. x.x

EndOfDiscOne posted...
I have no problem knowing the titles, but I also dont see any harm in not saying them for those who dont want to know them.
Between friends or a community segment, I guess. I still don't get it, but it's a "you do you" thing. But complaining about an article talking about the books normally is a bit much, imo. I'm guessing a minority of fans actually WANT to do things blind, the rest of us want at least the bare minimum information on something lol.

C_Pain posted...
Wow leana is nostalgic
C_Pain is nostalgic

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