Monument 14 Release Date: 06/05/12

Got a release date for my novel – MONUMENT 14 will be released Tuesday, June 5th. Why a Tuesday, you ask? I was curious too, so I poked around a bit. It turns out that most new books and CDs are released on Tuesdays.

Here is what some complete strangers thought about it:

“To some extent, it makes sense for most things to be released on one day of the week. Bookstore and video managers know well in advance when new stuff is coming out and can plan displays accordingly. Thus, if the majority of new media comes out on Tuesday, they can spend Monday working out shelf space and displays without creating too much disruption for the rest of the week.” – someone with the screen name of MsRobyn

ChockFullOfHEadyGOodness wrote this: “For CDs, and previously for cassettes and LPs, Billboard compiles its sales chart data based on a Tueday-Monday week. Therefore releasing on Tuesday maximizes the number of copies sold in the first week of sales, and gives the highest possible chart position.

Don’ t know if something similar applies to books/DVDs/other media.”

Hmmm, I don’t know either, but I certainly appreciate your long, goofy screen name, ChockFullOfHeadyGoodness.

Whatever the reason, Tuesday, June 5th is the day and I guarantee you this: on Wednesday, June 6th I will have drunk too much champagne the night before.