Preorders are an *enormous* help to authors.<\/p>\n
Why?<\/p>\n
Because they\u2019re lumped together with first week sales. \u00a0And that total\u00a0is a publisher\u2019s first and primary indication of whether a book is a commercial success. \u00a0Success affects things like\u00a0whether a\u00a0series is\u00a0continued, and\u00a0whether the publisher thinks the author is a good bet for future books. \u00a0(Sales aren’t the only thing that go\u00a0into those evaluations, but publishing is a business, and sales definitely matter.) \u00a0The first week sales figure\u00a0also drives NYT and USA Today bestseller status.<\/p>\n
When I\u00a0ask you to preorder, I wanted you to understand why. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
Chloe<\/p>\n
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