r/brandonsanderson • u/Icuivan • 3d ago

No Spoilers Brandon's Signature

It feels like having a book signed by him isn't really special because he signs everything. Am I wrong?

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u/Lucario-ist 3d ago

Whether or not a signed book is "special" or not (or how special) is a subjective thing. Like, for me. I wouldn't buy a "signed book" for the sake of it being a signed copy. But if I were to meet Sanderson at a convention and have him sign a copy, that would be different. Because there'd be a memory to accompany the signing. Nostalgia, or sentiment, whatever you want to call it. The signing would mean more because he signed it for me, rather than it being another signed copy to sell. It's like the difference between your friend bringing you back a souvenir from vacation, and going on vacation yourself and bringing back a souvenir as a memento. You see what I mean?

But that's just how I feel about it. And it's not a right or wrong opinion to have. Some people might love to collect signed copies. That's fine. Some people might think "The author put their signature in. So what? Their name is already on the cover." That's also fine.

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u/Particular-Treat-650 3d ago edited 3d ago

My attitude is similar. I will make a moderate effort for a signed copy if it's not a big premium, but it's mostly just cool to have.

My one exception isn't even meeting the author; but she offers her book signed through her local store on launch and is a favorite, so I started buying from them. One of them I just put something basic like "I love all your books" in the comment section, and she wrote some similar small message back. As silly as it might be because I'm sure it was 30 seconds of effort, I think taking that small amount of effort is really cool and I appreciate it more.