Return to Red One Fully Written and Edited Through Once Next up, Beta Copies!

Return to Red One, the upcoming pirates-in-outer-space book by Andrew Gates, has been fully written and edited once through. After going through and formatting it and making sure the page numbers are correct and so forth, I have now ordered beta-copies.

I’ve written in the past about the importance of beta-copies. These are the physical copies of the paperback book that I read prior to it’s official release. Reading these physical copies in person, I tend to catch a lot of things I wouldn’t normally catch looking at a computer screen. Going through the book page by page is a taxing, but extremely important part of the process because it catches a lot of smaller errors or font or spacing or sizing issues that I may not have otherwise seen on the computer.

I haven’t seen the physical book in person yet, but the order is supposedly on its way. Books should be arriving soon. But based on what I have seen on the computer, the book is going to look really good! Here is a preview:

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I expect everything should work out well for the April 22nd release. This timeline is manageable and realistic. Unfortunately, the book so far has ZERO pre-orders. Come on, guys! The pre-order link has been up for days now!

I suspect the reason no one has yet to pre-order is simply because this series has not garnered nearly enough interest as The Color of Water and Sky series. When I put up a new book for sale in TCOWAS, it would almost instantly get at least some pre-orders. But the Pirates of Vexa Prime series has not had nearly the same draw or interest. This is clearly visible in sales numbers too. All of this is due, in large part I think, to the fact that I haven’t marketed Pirates of Vexa Prime books nearly as much as I’ve marketed The Color of Water and Sky books.

In any case, I am excited to see the physical copy of Return to Red One in person soon. I’m sure it will be a beautiful book!