Because people have asked: Where To Buy My New Book.: seanan

Because people have asked: Where To Buy My New Book.

Okay, I want to lead off here by saying thank you. Thank you for caring about where book sales will be best for me, thank you for wanting to buy my books, and thank you for asking. I am so excited about Discount Armageddon, and I really want it to do well. I also want to note that I am making this post because I was asked, not because I'm trying to tell you "buy it like I want you to or it's butts to you, sir." Honestly, as long as you buy the book, I'm happy.

That said, here are the best ways to get a copy of Discount Armageddon while also helping my week one sales:

1. Do not buy the book until March 6th. If you see a copy on a shelf somewhere early, don't pick it up. Wait until the actual release date, because that's when sales will start to count against my first week. Anything before then will count toward my overall sales, but will vanish into the ether when it comes to calculating best seller lists. I know, it's weird.

2. Buy brick and mortar. If you possibly can, walk into a bookstore and take a copy off the shelf. Not sure your local store is going to carry it? Now would be the time to contact them and remind them that you'll be wanting to buy, since this way, they have time to place an order (they won't if you come in the day before release). There are a lot of reasons for this, but the two big ones are a) if they sell, they re-order, and that's good for me, and b) most brick and mortar stores report to the NYT list. And I'd love to get onto the list again.

3. If you need to order on the internet, consider Borderlands Books (physical only). Borderlands is my local store; they take international orders, as well as orders within the United States; I will be dropping by on release day to sign books for them, so you can not only get a copy of your very own, you can get it signed. That doubles the awesome factor, and makes up for needing to wait for the postal mail to reach you, right? Plus, well. My book events are big and chaotic, so I like driving business their way. Again, sooner is better than later, as they're going to be hosting my book release party, and need to know how many copies to get.

4. All eBooks are created equal. Sadly, right now, electronic and internet sales don't count against the NYT list, which is why this comes in so far down that list. That said, a sale is a sale, and my royalty rate is the same for all electronic editions, everywhere. So buy from whatever retailer best suits you, in whatever format best suits you.

5. Buy the book. This is the most important thing. My sales, especially in the first week, will tell my publisher what kind of a market they're looking at for the adventures of Verity and company. So please, if you can, buy the book. I want to stay in this world for a long, long time to come.

Thank you.

p_m_cryan

February 7 2012, 02:00:22 UTC 5 years ago

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This is such squeesome news.

I have copies on pre-order to stock at my brick-and-mortar store, and will be happy to hold them until March 6th to help with your Week One figures.

We also take online orders; we ship within the US and internationally.

seanan_mcguire

February 7 2012, 02:02:53 UTC 5 years ago

If you give me your store info (name and website), I'm happy to list you alongside Borderlands.

5 years ago

drakemonger

February 7 2012, 02:04:56 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks for letting me know that ebooks don't count towards the NYT list. Fuck a duck, that's inconvenient.

February 7 2012, 02:12:20 UTC 5 years ago

It really is, and that's why, at the end of the day, you should remember that all sales count toward me earning out. If you prefer ebooks, go ebook. You having and enjoying the book is more important than me making the list, no matter how much I'd like to.

February 7 2012, 02:04:58 UTC 5 years ago Edited: February 7 2012, 02:05:33 UTC

I just put two copies on Pre-Order (one for me, one for my roommate who cannot has my copy, darn it) from Elliot Bay in Seattle. It's on their site already for online pre-ordering. Hurrah!

I'll make sure to wait to til March 6th to pick them up. (That makes it count right?)

February 7 2012, 02:12:31 UTC 5 years ago

Yes! Yes, it does. :)

knittingwoman

February 7 2012, 02:16:53 UTC 5 years ago

i can't afford to buy a paper copy of the book but will request that my library buy it as soon as it is published. they won't take requests before the publication date. I'm saving to buy it in an electronic form.

February 7 2012, 02:33:43 UTC 5 years ago

Good plan!

mbarr

February 7 2012, 02:18:10 UTC 5 years ago

JUst curious if Amazon reports into NYT? (not ebook, but physical...)

February 7 2012, 02:34:08 UTC 5 years ago

No, they do not. Hence the "internet sales." Orders from physical bookstores count, Amazon does not.

anna_en_route

shiyiya

February 7 2012, 02:59:51 UTC 5 years ago

Does Borderlands take preorders? (And do I have to call them to get a signed copy?)

February 7 2012, 03:05:37 UTC 5 years ago

Yes, they do, and I believe you can order a signed copy via email; you just need to pay upfront if you want it personalized (inscribed).

thebluerose

February 7 2012, 05:03:13 UTC 5 years ago

I will also ask my library to get in some copies, they have all the Toby books and the Mira Grant's so it makes sense. Im fairly sure they dont get to get them until after the official release date.

February 7 2012, 16:27:16 UTC 5 years ago

That makes sense. Also, yay.

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February 7 2012, 16:29:35 UTC 5 years ago

They both counted toward my overall sales, they just didn't count toward first week numbers. Honestly, I'd rather have big sales across the board than big sales for one week and then total silence. Promise.

the_liz666

February 7 2012, 08:37:56 UTC 5 years ago

I am getting the best gift ever, a copy of Discount Armageddon, as a late Christmas gift!

This has a story attached. I have a wonderful best friend, and I don't see her often enough, but we both love to read. I made her read Rosemary and Rue, (which she followed by diving into the whole series) and in return for Christmas she gave me a giftcard for books, with a note that I should use it on the next awesome book by Seanan.
So I told her Ashes of Honor isn't out til October. BUT that Seanan has a NEW awesome series coming out.
There was MUCH rejoicing and I can guarantee 2 more copies will be flying off the shelves. One for each of us!

February 7 2012, 16:29:46 UTC 5 years ago

Yay!

mlerules

February 7 2012, 08:51:15 UTC 5 years ago

I'll swing by my local Powell's for it once it's out.

February 7 2012, 16:29:55 UTC 5 years ago

Awesome.

meko00

February 7 2012, 09:48:19 UTC 5 years ago

Do the international sales matter? And, is it better for you if I wait until March 6 to buy it if I see it in the wilds of Europe?

February 7 2012, 16:30:35 UTC 5 years ago

International sales are odd, because they're exports. I'd say buy it when you find it.

anne_d

February 7 2012, 13:21:49 UTC 5 years ago

It's on my calendar, and I'll call to make sure the local B&N will have it on The Day. That's a good idea, by the way.

February 7 2012, 16:30:43 UTC 5 years ago

myawfulreviews

February 7 2012, 14:51:39 UTC 5 years ago

Thanks for taking the time to do this.

February 7 2012, 16:30:51 UTC 5 years ago

No problem.

judifilksign

February 7 2012, 21:01:27 UTC 5 years ago

I am looking forward to marching forth March 6th to buy. I've been looking forward to this series, and so has my son.

February 8 2012, 16:27:28 UTC 5 years ago

yellowblackhaze

February 7 2012, 21:16:56 UTC 5 years ago

I intend to get a physical copy of this when I see it down here. I have all of your books as physical copies, so I like to keep it constant. Besides my ereader doesn't have colour and there is really no other way to view that gorgeous Aly Fell cover. I'll also probably get it from an independent down here that specialises in genre work. I'm also hoping that our one remaining chain (Dymocks) get it, not because I'll buy it there, but because that means your work reaches the larger audience down here that it deserves. No sweat on the do not buy before official release date, in Australia even books by local authors don't seem to appear in the stores until well after the actual release date.

February 8 2012, 16:27:13 UTC 5 years ago

That makes me happy. :)

avere

February 8 2012, 11:26:10 UTC 5 years ago Edited: February 8 2012, 11:27:03 UTC

Thanks for providing this info. It is useful to know how to best support the people whose work I enjoy. I am not always sure how to make my purchase as effective as possible, in this regard.

I also have to tell you that discovering your books (and the Mira Grant books) last year, was one of my highlights of 2011. Thank you for the all the stories. They have brought a lot of enjoyment to my life, even if they have also meant bleary morning-afters as a result of being unable to put the book down the night before :)

February 9 2012, 15:38:20 UTC 5 years ago

Thank you! That's really good to hear, and I appreciate it. :)

antinomic

February 8 2012, 13:08:03 UTC 5 years ago

OK, I cancelled Amazon and ordered from Borderlands. So when you get to one for Fred, sign with a flourish!

February 8 2012, 16:28:13 UTC 5 years ago

alitalf

February 8 2012, 17:15:34 UTC 5 years ago

If I can, I will order from the local bookshop in Leighton Buzzard - assuming that, somehow, sales from a small shop in a small market town in the UK would somehow get counted? Otherwise I will order from Amazon and save myself a cycle ride <grin>.

February 8 2012, 19:26:37 UTC 5 years ago

It's always better to buy local than from Amazon, just for the sake of keeping said bookshop open. But go ahead and go Amazon, if it's easier.

February 16 2012, 16:09:01 UTC 5 years ago

fatherofdragons

February 22 2012, 00:41:40 UTC 5 years ago

Amazon is claiming to have the paperback for sale right *now*, but I assume they are being delusional. In any case, I will wait.

See: http://www.amazon.com/Discount-Armageddon-InCryptid-Seanan-McGuire/dp/0756407133/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1329870651&sr=1-1

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