Jumping to the front of the line
Socrates had it right when he coined the expression, “You don’t know what you don’t know." There was so much I didn’t know about publishing a book when I started the journey of writing my debut novel, and one of those things was the pre-ordering process. But I’m fast learning the value of offering the book for pre-order before its publication date!
For my potential readers, pre-ordering guarantees that no matter what, when Devious Web is published on October 15th, they will already have a copy of the book in their hands or on their Kindle/Kobo! There will be no waiting for delayed shipping and no “sorry it’s out of stock until the new year” to deal with. Ordering from the online retailer of choice to reserve a copy ensures the book will be shipped just in advance of the publication date.
As an author, I appreciate people pre-ordering the book because that helps Devious Web get noticed by retailers and other readers. It could lead to some outlets increasing their initial order quantities for the book, and advance book sales are added to launch week sales statistics.
If we’re really dreaming big here, pre-orders increase an author’s chances of getting on a bestseller list because they count towards those important first-week sales numbers. The criteria for books being designated bestsellers seem to be fuzzy, but typically authors need to sell anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 copies of their book to make it onto bestseller lists.
I can’t wait to share Devious Web with everyone! Hopefully readers will be intrigued to find out why CEO Tom Oliver quickly becomes a target, and how things escalate just as Tom is considering selling his data analytics company for multi-millions. It’s a story set in Toronto and area with ties to the U.S. that pulls you into the plot and introduces you to Tom’s inner circle of compelling characters – and drama.
It’s also exciting that Powerhouse Simon & Schuster is the distributor of Devious Web, partnering with my publisher SparkPress. To get the jump on receiving the book, select the pre-order tab on my author website https://www.shelleygrandy.com for retailer options.
And thank you so much for your interest in my first book!!
For my potential readers, pre-ordering guarantees that no matter what, when Devious Web is published on October 15th, they will already have a copy of the book in their hands or on their Kindle/Kobo! There will be no waiting for delayed shipping and no “sorry it’s out of stock until the new year” to deal with. Ordering from the online retailer of choice to reserve a copy ensures the book will be shipped just in advance of the publication date.
As an author, I appreciate people pre-ordering the book because that helps Devious Web get noticed by retailers and other readers. It could lead to some outlets increasing their initial order quantities for the book, and advance book sales are added to launch week sales statistics.
If we’re really dreaming big here, pre-orders increase an author’s chances of getting on a bestseller list because they count towards those important first-week sales numbers. The criteria for books being designated bestsellers seem to be fuzzy, but typically authors need to sell anywhere from 5,000 to 10,000 copies of their book to make it onto bestseller lists.
I can’t wait to share Devious Web with everyone! Hopefully readers will be intrigued to find out why CEO Tom Oliver quickly becomes a target, and how things escalate just as Tom is considering selling his data analytics company for multi-millions. It’s a story set in Toronto and area with ties to the U.S. that pulls you into the plot and introduces you to Tom’s inner circle of compelling characters – and drama.
It’s also exciting that Powerhouse Simon & Schuster is the distributor of Devious Web, partnering with my publisher SparkPress. To get the jump on receiving the book, select the pre-order tab on my author website https://www.shelleygrandy.com for retailer options.
And thank you so much for your interest in my first book!!
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