Monday, April 8, 2013

Pre-ordering books

I'm just going to slip into my "reader" hat here.

There's been a lot of talk lately about pre-ordering being good for author sales, etc. And I have this author friend who has a new release and I suddenly thought, "OMG, I haven't got her next book." So I ordered it right on release day.

Two days after ordering it, what happens!?!? I get an email from another online book company I use saying "Your pre-order is coming."

Same damn book!

I pre-ordered it months and months ago - but I forgot!

Now I have two of the same book going to appear in my letterbox on the same day - lucky I have friends with birthdays coming up! LOL

Pre-ordering - great for publishers, authors and those readers who have a memory or who are organised! Not good for my bank balance!

2 comments:

  1. Cate, I've done that! I'm so glad it isn't me. I do it with other things as well. My son had two yearbooks last year. I ordered one at the beginning of the year then in a panic at the end of the year. I swear it's my aging brain.

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    1. Oh, thanks goodness our brains are ageing similarly! And if we don't order the same books twice each, maybe we can swap!

      Thanks for making me feel better!

      Cate xo

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