Ossard's Hope Release Date Shift – For the USA
Okay, so I was originally aiming for February 25th 2011, but won't make it.
Sorry.
Now, in truth, I've known for a while that I wasn't going to make that date (about a month), but have put off announcing the fact until I had a new date set that I could make.
So, firstly, let's lay the blame.
Unfortunately, that blame is something that should be hanging solely about me. I struggled to keep up with a tough schedule through December, after getting off to a late start for the final rewrite. In the end, while I caught up a lot of lost time, I never got all of it. When the dust settled, I only finished my rewrite a few days ago, well over three weeks late. Worst still, I have flagged some chapters that still need some review. And all this is before my editor has had her final go at the manuscript. Simply, to strive for February 25th for the USA/Amazon.com market would just see Ossard's Hope go out as a little too rough and ragged around the edges.
So, cutting to the chase, what's the new date?
Ossard's Hope will become available on Amazon.com in late May 2011. This is a date that will be met. Other online booksellers will also stock the book (at their own rate) from around that date. If you want a specific date to diarise for Amazon, feel free to make it May 25th, but the way the supply process works for Amazon for this kind of product is that once the book is made available (by me), it takes around three to five days to be picked up and listed on their website. Having said that, I will be aiming to see it available by the 25th at the latest. As suggested above, listings on other Amazon international sites (and other online sellers) will depend solely on their own take up rates.
The extra three months this allows will take the heat off for the final manuscript review and my editor as things are finally put to rest. It also, importantly, allows time for proof copies to be physically checked here in Australia, half a world away from where the international edition copies are being printed in the USA.
Again, I'm sorry for the sliding date, but in the end it will make for a better book.
As for the Australian retail release date, that should be cleared up in the next few days and announced in another blog. It is likely to be a few months after the US date, which basically comes down to the time needed for printing and distribution.
Thanks for reading.
Sorry.
Now, in truth, I've known for a while that I wasn't going to make that date (about a month), but have put off announcing the fact until I had a new date set that I could make.
So, firstly, let's lay the blame.
Unfortunately, that blame is something that should be hanging solely about me. I struggled to keep up with a tough schedule through December, after getting off to a late start for the final rewrite. In the end, while I caught up a lot of lost time, I never got all of it. When the dust settled, I only finished my rewrite a few days ago, well over three weeks late. Worst still, I have flagged some chapters that still need some review. And all this is before my editor has had her final go at the manuscript. Simply, to strive for February 25th for the USA/Amazon.com market would just see Ossard's Hope go out as a little too rough and ragged around the edges.
So, cutting to the chase, what's the new date?
Ossard's Hope will become available on Amazon.com in late May 2011. This is a date that will be met. Other online booksellers will also stock the book (at their own rate) from around that date. If you want a specific date to diarise for Amazon, feel free to make it May 25th, but the way the supply process works for Amazon for this kind of product is that once the book is made available (by me), it takes around three to five days to be picked up and listed on their website. Having said that, I will be aiming to see it available by the 25th at the latest. As suggested above, listings on other Amazon international sites (and other online sellers) will depend solely on their own take up rates.
The extra three months this allows will take the heat off for the final manuscript review and my editor as things are finally put to rest. It also, importantly, allows time for proof copies to be physically checked here in Australia, half a world away from where the international edition copies are being printed in the USA.
Again, I'm sorry for the sliding date, but in the end it will make for a better book.
As for the Australian retail release date, that should be cleared up in the next few days and announced in another blog. It is likely to be a few months after the US date, which basically comes down to the time needed for printing and distribution.
Thanks for reading.
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