Tracking Preorders – June 2
June 2nd, 2017I’m publicly tracking preorders on my forthcoming novel The Last Good Man. The novel has already earned a Publishers Weekly starred review, and several glowing endorsements from other writers. But how is it doing in a crowded marketplace? Not so great.
My goal is a modest 500 preorders before the June 20 publication date. During this past week I passed the halfway mark, and it’s possible the numbers are a little better than what I can show here. More on that below. First, the current statistics:
| Date | Total Preorders | Events |
| May 5 | 31 | Social media announcement of preorder links |
| May 12 | 84 | Email to 1800+ newsletter subscribers** |
| May 19 | 164 |
• New review by Michael Patrick Hicks • probable inclusion in targeted Amazon emails |
| May 26 | 225 | New review at Barnes & Noble blog |
| June 2 | 285 | • Email to 525 newsletter subscribers(++) • Included in a list of summer reads at Kirkus • Included in a list of summer reads at The Verge • Included on 3rd pg of “NOOK Press Presents” |
| June 9 | ||
| June 16 |
++ The 525 newsletter subscribers are a separate list, newly signed up via a recent promotion. It should be assumed that most are unfamiliar with my work.
I can’t see preorders at iBooks, and I didn’t ask my distributor for an updated count, but it’s unlikely to have changed much from the five copies reported last week.
The print edition is available to preorder and I know that at least two books have been ordered, but those numbers have not shown up in any report, so I’m going to assume I won’t see print numbers until the books actually ship. That means print is a big mystery, and the numbers above reflect only ebook sales.
By the way, both Barnes & Noble and Amazon are offering the print edition at a 23% discount as of this writing.
Find preorder links and info here.
Posted on: Friday, June 2nd, 2017 at 5:50 am
Categories: Publishing.
Tags: preorders, The Last Good Man