I didn’t update this blog over the weekend, but I have been crazy busy getting the launch set up for my book.
I have the book uploaded to KDP, Kobo, D2D, and PublishDrive for the ebook (Google Play is still giving my problems!), and KDP and IngramSpark for print. I took care of all of that at once on Saturday, though it took a couple of hours. Then I went back and finished the email course content and got that finished the same day.
I set the book to preorder, with a release date 10 days away, really more to make sure that the book had time to get online on Amazon and the other retailers so that it could be released on the day and time I want. 10 days is more than necessary, but I also wanted to try a mini-launch sequence.
The book is already up on preorder, but I haven’t told anyone yet. I have updated all the links on my website, though.
On Tuesday, June 15, I’m going to email my list about the preorder.
Then, on Saturday, June 19, I’m releasing a new article on my blog and I’ll mention the preorder again in that message.
The book goes live on June 22, but I’m going to wait until June 23 to hit my list again with the release announcement. (Some retailers won’t do preorders through D2D and only put the book up when it’s live, in my experience).
I’m also launching at a 25% discount until the end of June. So, on June 30, I’m going to email my list again about the price increase. That will be my last message.
I’m looking forward to seeing if this has any effects or spikes in sales!