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The Importance of Pre-Orders

The Importance of Pre-Orders by Debra H.
Goldstein
Until I
became an author, the only time I thought of pre-ordering a book was when I
knew a new Harry Potter was being released. Once I was published, I heard from
other authors that pre-orders were extremely important. Knowing that the third book
in my Sarah Blair cozy mystery series, Three
Treats Too Many
, releases on August 25, but is available for pre-order now,
I decided to research what the importance of pre-orders is.
It turns
out there are several reasons to encourage (beg) for pre-orders:
1)   
If publishers see books are receiving numerous
pre-orders, they will increase the print run. More books being printed means
the publisher will put more advertising help toward the book because it doesn’t
want to get stuck with unsold books. More promotion translates into additional
sales.
2)   
Pre-orders are reported in first week sales.
People often have a surge during their launch parties, but the additional
numbers created by pre-sales may help a book make a national or local
best-seller list. Word of mouth and recognition again translates into more
sales.
3)   
Whether Amazon, other online sources, big box
stores or independent booksellers receive numerous pre-orders, they will tend
to stock more copies of the book. Often, the booksellers will check out and
potentially promote a book that customers are showing an interest in.
4)   
Authors want publishers to accept their next
books. Publishers want to sign authors whose books sell. Pre-order numbers
serve as an indicator to a publisher as to whether there is interest in
additional works by an author.
5)   
Pre-orders are especially important when a
series is debuting its first book. Few know of the existence of the series, so
it is important to use any means possible to build excitement and interest
immediately. One of the best ways to do this is through high numbers of
pre-orders which catch the eye of booksellers and readers.
Now that
I know how important pre-orders are, I hope you will consider pre-ordering Three Treats Too Many or books by your other favorite authors.  The buy links for Three Treats Too Many are listed below.
About Three Treats Too Many:
When a romantic rival opens a competing restaurant in
small-town Wheaton, Alabama, Sarah Blair discovers murder is the specialty of
the house . . . 


 

For someone whose greatest culinary skill is ordering
takeout, Sarah never expected to be co-owner of a restaurant. Even her Siamese
cat, RahRah, seems to be looking at her differently. But while Sarah and her
twin sister, Chef Emily, are tangled up in red tape waiting for the building
inspector to get around to them, an attention-stealing new establishment—run by
none other than Sarah’s late ex-husband’s mistress, Jane—is having its grand
opening across the street. 


 

Jane’s new sous chef, Riley Miller, is the talk of Wheaton
with her delicious vegan specialties. When Riley is found dead outside the
restaurant with Sarah’s friend, Jacob, kneeling over her, the former line
cook—whose infatuation with Riley was no secret—becomes the prime suspect. Now
Sarah must turn up the heat on the real culprit, who has no reservations about
committing cold-blooded murder . . .


 

 Includes
quick and easy recipes!
Pre-Order/Buy Links:

Thankful for The Christmas Spirit

by J.M. Phillippe


Back in July, I wrote about my struggle to step out of my comfort zone and take a risk on a holiday-themed story. I really pushed myself to get this out on time, and am very grateful to all the folks who supported me while I did so. I have never had to work through resistance more than when writing this story, and I learned a lot about my writing process while doing so.


And now, it’s here! In my new novella, I’m asking the question: can you find joy while holding on to the past?

The Christmas Spirit: a paranormal holiday adventure

Digital Pre-Order Now Available!

Thirty-something New York City native Charlene Dickenson has
never been good at letting things go, which is why she finds herself mildly
stalking her ex-boyfriend after she spots him on her way to work. When this
leads to her untimely death in a Christmas-related accident, she discovers a
whole new world in the Hall of Christmas Spirits. Now she’s stuck in a place
where the Christmas music never ends, mistletoe hangs in every doorway, and the
holiday treats will never make you full. As if learning the new rules of her
afterlife isn’t hard enough, Charlene must do whatever it takes to become a
Ghost of Christmas Past, Present, or Future—helping mortals transform their
lives like Ebenezer Scrooge—or end up like Jacob Marley and spend the rest of
her existence in chains.  But letting go of her pre-ghost life is harder
than Charlene thought, and she can’t help but break all the rules in her
attempts to hold on to who she was. In this dark comedy inspired by Charles
Dickens’
A Christmas Carol, Charlene is going to
have to figure out how to let go of her mortal life and embrace the Christmas
Spirit.

***

J.M. Phillippe is the author
of the novels 
Perfect
Likeness
and Aurora One, and the short stories The Sight and Plane Signals. She has lived in the
deserts of California, the suburbs of Seattle, and the mad rush of New York
City. She works as a clinical social worker in Brooklyn, New York and spends
her free time binge-watching quality TV, drinking cider with amazing friends,
and learning the art of radical self-acceptance, one day at a time
.

The Importance of Pre-Orders by Debra H. Goldstein

The Importance of Pre-Orders by Debra H.
Goldstein

Until I
became an author, the only time I thought of pre-ordering a book was when I
knew a new Harry Potter was being released. Once I was published, I heard from
other authors that pre-orders were extremely important. Knowing that the first
book in my Sarah Blair cozy mystery series, One Taste Too Many, releases on December 18, but is available for
pre-order now, I decided to research what the importance of pre-orders is.

 It turns
out there are several reasons to encourage (beg) for pre-orders:

1)   
If publishers see books are receiving numerous
pre-orders, they will increase the print run. More books being printed means
the publisher will put more advertising help toward the book because it doesn’t
want to get stuck with unsold books. More promotion translates into additional
sales.

2)   
Pre-orders are reported in first week sales. People
often have a surge during their launch parties, but the additional numbers
created by pre-sales may help a book make a national or local best-seller list.
Word of mouth and recognition again translates into more sales.
3)   
Whether Amazon, other online sources, big box stores
or independent booksellers receive numerous pre-orders, they will tend to stock
more copies of the book. Often, the booksellers will check out and potentially
promote a book that customers are showing an interest in.
4)   
Authors want publishers to accept their next
books. Publishers want to sign authors whose books sell. Pre-order numbers serve
as an indicator to a publisher as to whether there is interest in additional
works by an author.

5)   
Pre-orders are especially important when a
series is debuting its first book. Few know of the existence of the series, so
it is important to use any means possible to build excitement and interest immediately.
One of the best ways to do this is through high numbers of pre-orders which
catch the eye of booksellers and readers.

Now that
I know how important pre-orders are, I hope you will consider spending $7.99 (paperback)
or $4.99 (e-book) to pre-order One Taste
Too Many
from one of buy links listed below.

About One Taste Too Many:

For culinary challenged Sarah Blair, there’s only one
thing scarier than cooking from scratch—murder!

Married at eighteen, divorced at twenty‑eight, Sarah Blair reluctantly swaps
her luxury lifestyle for a cramped studio apartment and a law firm receptionist
job in the tired town she never left. With nothing much to show for the last
decade but her feisty Siamese cat, RahRah, and some clumsy domestic skills,
she’s the polar opposite of her bubbly twin, Emily—an ambitious chef determined
to take her culinary ambitions to the top at a local gourmet restaurant.

Sarah knew starting over would be messy. But things fall apart completely when
her ex drops dead, seemingly poisoned by Emily’s award-winning rhubarb crisp.
Now, with RahRah wanted by the woman who broke up her marriage and Emily wanted
by the police for murder, Sarah needs to figure out the right recipe to crack
the case before time runs out. Unfortunately, for a gal whose idea of good
china is floral paper plates, catching the real killer and living to tell about
it could mean facing a fate worse than death—being in the kitchen!

Pre-Order/Buy Links:

Books-a-Million: https://www.booksamillion.com/p/One-Taste-Too-Many/Debra-H-Goldstein/9781496719478