On the importance of Pre-order

You can pre-order my collection of short stories, Typewriter Blood, using the links below.

Barnes & Noble

Apple ibooks

I don't think it's any surprise that marketing is the biggest difference between traditionally published books and indie books.

Companies like Simon and Schuster simply have greater access to professional reviewers, newspapers, magazines and tons of other marketing platforms.

Thanks to the rise of Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads and the internet as a whole, this advantage has been cut into a bit, but it's still an uphill climb for indie authors.

Now, however, indie writers have access to one marketing strategy that the traditional publishers have used for years: pre-orders.

Pre-orders help promote your book by allowing readers to see a sample of the book and buy it before the release date. Once the release date hits, the book is automatically downloaded to their ereading device.

It's great for writers because all those pre-order sales are saved and posted on the release date of the book. This helps the book move up the charts faster, which helps make it more visible to other readers.

Unfortunately, Amazon does not allow pre-orders at this time, but I think it will come.

The world of publishing is an ever-shifting landscape and I think pre-orders are here to stay.

As you can see, I am making my next book, Typewriter Blood, available for pre-order. If you're interested you can click the links at the top of the page and order it.

This is the fist time that I am participating in a pre-order and I will let you know how it goes.

Thanks for reading.