tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post8148476752073948187..comments2024-01-29T17:30:22.697+03:30Comments on The Flux Blog: The myth of the release dateMarissahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00014115463708135151noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post-90765610963353959122007-03-01T19:43:00.000+03:302007-03-01T19:43:00.000+03:30well, except for random house, which has "strict l...well, except for random house, which has "strict laydown dates" (always tuesdays) for <I>every</I> frontlist title.<BR/><BR/>luckily, frontlist <I>usually</I> comes in on the friday or monday before, so it isn't hanging around for three weeks or anything.Literaticathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15513424208149456614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8108330419285670988.post-78290005271179360482007-03-01T18:52:00.000+03:302007-03-01T18:52:00.000+03:30I just mentioned this on S.T.'s blog but I thought...I just mentioned this on S.T.'s blog but I thought it worth bringing up here as well:<BR/><BR/>The true nightmare of release dates, from a publicist point of view, is that the official release date might be March 1 but most of the box stores (B&N, Borders) list the release date as the END of that month (March 30) as a "buffer zone," in case something weird happens and the books aren't in their warehouse by March 1.<BR/><BR/>Where this becomes a problem is when authors try to set up signing events for early in the month and their local B&N says, "No, we can't do a signing on March 10 because our computer says the book isn't available until March 30 and I can't order it until it's available."<BR/><BR/>Then *I* get authors on the phone, panicking, and I have to assure them that as soon as the chain has the book in their warehouse (usually 2-3 weeks BEFORE the March 1 release date), the computers will be updated and everything will go off without a hitch for that planned March 10 signing.<BR/><BR/>Ugh. It's a mess.Brian Farreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13752212248460652888noreply@blogger.com