Twelve Months (blurb'ed & priced on Amazon)

[Just Al]

It's possible (I hope) that the comments about his last two books suffering from the "Author's too big to edit" problem convinced the publisher to take a hard look at the manuscript and tell him that multiple changes/cuts are needed. It's also possible that his publisher just has so much in the pipeline that next January is the first open slot they had.

[g33k]

... It's also possible that his publisher just has so much in the pipeline that next January is the first open slot they had.

This is my suspicion.
Also, we all may be hoist on the petard of Jim's slower & less-predictable pace:  publishing lead-times have only increased, with the supply-chain problems that occur these days, and their queue likely filled with other works while Jim was chanting a mantra of, "it'll be done when it's done."

[Mira]

It's possible (I hope) that the comments about his last two books suffering from the "Author's too big to edit" problem convinced the publisher to take a hard look at the manuscript and tell him that multiple changes/cuts are needed. It's also possible that his publisher just has so much in the pipeline that next January is the first open slot they had.

You could be right, because the two books did suffer because they should have been one book to begin with...

[Overfinch]

I think I'll be waiting an extra 2 or 3 months for it to come down in price after publishing at that rate.
Or going to the library. I'm not a Kindle fan and audio books grate on my nerves.
Good to see movement though

[Mira]

I think I'll be waiting an extra 2 or 3 months for it to come down in price after publishing at that rate.
Or going to the library. I'm not a Kindle fan and audio books grate on my nerves.
Good to see movement though

 I also prefer a real book in my hands when I read... However Kindle does have it's uses, so I have an old one for those times.. Like out of print or older books that either aren't available in any other format or the only way they can be gotten at a reasonable price.

[g33k]

I also prefer a real book in my hands when I read... However Kindle does have it's uses, so I have an old one for those times.. Like out of print or older books that either aren't available in any other format or the only way they can be gotten at a reasonable price. 

e-readers are great for searching.
Also when travelling:  one e-reader can hold a small library (and with connectivity it reaches an arbitrarily-large library!).

But for just sitting & enjoying, it cannot come close to a real book!

[Lord Kinbote]

Ah, for the good old days, when there were 12 months between book releases, and not between the finish and release of a single book.

[Dina]

I love e-books for several reasons. One of them is that I can adapt the font size. Sometimes my sight, even when glasses, is tired and I like to read larger letters.

[Mira]

I love e-books for several reasons. One of them is that I can adapt the font size. Sometimes my sight, even when glasses, is tired and I like to read larger letters.

They both have their place and their advantages.. 

[TrueMonk]

To me it does not matter so much when the book is published. After a couple of days I am back to "when is the next book coming out". So in the larger scheme of things it does not matter much :-)

Although I would prefer that it does not arrive at a time where I should not throw everything else away and just listen to the book.

[KurtinStGeorge]

Someone mentioned that Amazon sometimes uses place holder dates and I believe that is the case here.  It would look bad for Amazon if they said Twelve Months or any other highly anticipated best selling novel is being released in late November or December but it doesn't come out until January.  It doesn't hurt them to be conservative with their release date estimates.

Here is the main reason I think Jan. 20, 2026 is a place holder date: https://www.jim-butcher.com/faq/upcoming-works
If Jim's official website doesn't have a release date, then there isn't one.  Unless it pops up on his website tomorrow morning, I think it is a solid, educated guess that Amazon is just making a blind guess and doesn't know anymore when Twelve Months will be released than we do.