Well, I'm finally on the Coming Soon page! So that's progress!
Congrats! That's some awesome progress.
Well, I'm finally on the Coming Soon page! So that's progress!
Well, I'm finally on the Coming Soon page! So that's progress!
summontherats - Mine is also a YA fantasy at Evernight Teen, and the romance element is light in my book. I do worry a little that it won't be what the readers expect from the publisher/line, but . . . I won't know for sure until it's out in the world (looking at later this month for release). And it does seem the adult line does better, though I'm only basing that on Amazon rankings, which are notoriously squeeby.
My first adult romance with Evernight (in their Romance on the Go line) didn't have great sales, tbh. It came out more than a year ago, and it's sold less than 100 copies. My impression is that my second Romance on the Go has done even worse. Don't know anything about sales for Evernight Teen.
I don't know why that is. I have a theory it has something to do with Evernight being headquartered in Canada. Those of us living outside Canada may have to pay an exchange rate or an extra tax or something. It could be simpler (and cheaper) to just buy from Amazon. I wonder if Canadian writers do better with sales on the site?
All right, well, my book is out today. So far only on the Evernight Teen site and Amazon, but they said it will roll out to other vendors over the next couple weeks. I've been told an online promo tour is in the works (they seem to do this for each new release). I've also just been told I can't apply for Bookbub or anything like that until I have a second book because they don't discount new releases or single titles for promotion. Guess I'd better get cracking on book 2 . . .
How was your release?? How'd it go??
Off to a slow start. They sent me files so I can hit up reviewers and I'm still waiting to see what happens with the promo tour. Looks like that will happen some time after the 14th, which is when the previous release's tour finishes up. My husband works in marketing and he's helping me brainstorm more ways to get the word out. Mostly I need to get the sequel finished. I'll be at a writing conference this week (Writer's Digest) and will be spreading the word there, too.
Kinda bummed my book isn't on Evernight Teen's front page carousel [yet]; it IS at least listed under "New Products" if you scroll down.