Andrew Wadsworth
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hello Michael, thank you for your work. I really happy I picked up the Riyria Revelations series. It has easily taken a place among my all time favorites. I love to add hardcover copies of my favorite books to my personal library. Will we ever get a new hard cover printing of Riyria Revelations? Perhaps an anniversary edition?
Michael J. Sullivan
Hey Andrew. I'm so glad you have enjoyed the Riyria tales. So, Orbit ONLY produced trade paperback editions for the Riyria Revelations (and the first two Chronicle books. Now, they DID sell the bookclub rights to the Scifi-Fantasy Book Club and that organization printed some hardcovers (which is probably what you are referring to. I've asked Orbit on numerous occasions to print hardcovers but they refuse, and since they own the print rights (and won't let me buy them back) I'm a bit powerless to do anything. That said, they did sell to me the rights to print up some limited edition hard covers, but tye have limited the numbers that can be printed. We have people waiting in line for copies so I doubt there will be any left over. That said, I do need to print up some extras (to account for damaged books or books lost in the mail, so if there are some left, I can see what I can do about getting them to people. I wish I had a better answer. This is one of the downsides about having a publisher. They have the rights and I as the author can't do anything even though it's my work.
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Lily Amis
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Michael J. Sullivan:
But reaching my readers is hard. Why? Because traditional bookshops don’t support Independent Authors like me and don’t even stock titles on a trial basis. So what is your advice? How can an Independent Author with a good product in all kinds of genres become a bestselling Author and reach the target audience/reader? Many thanks in advance and warm regards, Lily
Dave
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Michael J. Sullivan:
Hi Michael! I was curious about the release date for Age of Empyre. Some authors are pushing back their release dates due to COVID-19, citing not being able to promote the book, do signings, etc. Do you anticipate the release as planned, or might it be moved back? I'll support you either way (and already pre-ordered it), but an added wait would be brutal! :)
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