Writer Sanctum
Writer's Haven => Publisher's Office [Public] => Topic started by: dgcasey on January 19, 2020, 08:49:51 PM
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I searched for this an couldn't find anything about it.
I've got my next Cold Shivers Nightmare up for pre-order and I set a long date on it (August 1st). I'm already getting orders so that's good. The question I have is this, can I move the release date closer without screwing up my pre-orders? My intention was to leave myself plenty of time to get the book edited and get a cover for it, but was always planning to release earlier than the current posted date. I'd like to publish by the end of February or mid-March at the latest.
Can I release earlier without any negative repercussions?
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Yes you can.
I released my last one trying this about 2 weeks earlier. Other than the minimum 3 days ahead, it worked fine.
My current one is for end of Feb, but intend it to be first week instead if at all possible.
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What Timothy said.
I've done this with the last few book - put a longer pre-order up, then released the book when it's ready. No complaints, and no issues at all so far. Everyone gets the book early.
I also tell my (very small) newsletter list what I'm doing.
Best of luck with the release.