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It took us fifteen hours to sell 1,000 copies of THE MVP. Fifteen is not a lot of hours:
Do they ever say “the fourth time’s the charm?” If not, I might start saying that myself; try and make it a thing. Scott and I have been very happy with our year-over-year performance, but I won’t lie: it is some kind of wonderful to be able to move 1,000 copies of a premium-priced, plushed-out hardcover in less than one day. As always, this is only possible due to the dedication and tenacity of the exceptional people willing to walk this road with us. We are humbled by how extensively #junkiesfuckingrock, and we continue to strive for perfection because it’s the best way to honor the commitment you guys make to our dreams. I am immeasurably proud to be part of bringing Quentin’s continuing quest out of Scott’s mind and into our reality, and it warms my tiny black heart to see that so many people are excited about it too. If you are looking for exact numbers, they won’t be forthcoming. I’m a girl who takes managing expectations seriously, and there’s simply no good way to do both things. If you are wondering how many books we’re printing, the answer is we don’t yet know. It’ll be between 2,000 and 3,000, and where it falls depends on how many books are pre-sold between now and July 1st, when we have to give the printer our final details and finished files. If you are wondering if THE MVP is worth the wait … oh hells yes it is. I promise. |
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Thanks that clears it up 🙂
scarborshannon: Scott and A are looking at the first week of October for the audiobook. A bit more is said about it here: http://scottsigler.com/blog/ebook-audiobook-update-for-the-mvp
When will the pod cast begin? and when will the unabridged audiobook version of MVP be for sale?? I have read the book, and loved it, but I listen to the audiobooks or pod casts while I work.
He (the FDØ) buys socks with the scratch, then stands in an elevator, facing the back, and quietly announces to the other occupants, “I have new socks.” It’s really terrifying to behold.
THE MVP is out in all formats on 9/4/12.
any idea when this is going on amazon for the kindle? i’ve read every single one of your books and i don’t want to go looking for something else just yet
It would take one hell of a pre-order to make us go over 3,000, for sure. That being said, if 4,000 people want to pay six months in advance for the book, we’re going to give them the book.
If everything goes well with the GFL series it’s possible we might be able to see these books in paperback form.
Ah fair enough, I’d love to see a commitment though to never go over 3K on the first run, but understand for business reasons why they may not want to do this.
They only produced 2,000 copies of THE ALL-PRO because of storage reasons.
Will there always be a max of 3,000 hard cover first run of the GFL books? If you were to sell out 3000 within the pre-order cycle would that be it or would you increase the numbers (and thereby decrease the rarity) of later books or would you do a second run and leave the first run at no more than 3000?
That’s tremendous! 1,000 copies in 1 day is huge. Great job DØM and BMB and anyone else that is affiliated to a very successful pre-order.
Well, The Rookie is completely sold out. Not sure about the others. 🙂
E-mailing A would probably be the best way to try and get this sorted out. Good luck!
So how many are still available of each title?
If we could sustain the same sales level for 3-4 days, yes, it would. About 2,500 copies in hardcover will put you on the NY Times hardcover best-seller list, probably Top-20 to Top-15 depending on what other books are out that week. If we sold 1,000 copies a day for the first three days, we’d be up there for sure.
Great result FDO team.
Outstanding FDO! I’m glad you let us be a part of this.
WOW. I already wonder what the next book’s numbers will look like…exciting!
To Scott and A – well done.
I thank you both for providing the quality content I enjoy immensely.
NC
Congrats Scott and A, you guys are humming along like a well oiled machine. I snagged The MVP and Nocturnal, easy as pie. If the trend continues you will have sold your first 1,000 of book 7 before book 5 comes out…
Holy balls.
That is amazing.
And well deserved.
OH, I used the wrong email…heh…damnit…
Outstanding!!!!
Congrats DØM & BMB! That’s awesome.
Used socks. He’s a practical person, but they do have that fancy gold toe.
Congrats Scott and the whole crew at DOM! Now lets officially kick big publishing in the nuts to have them wake up screamming “What the fuck is this!?!” Preorder your copy of Nocturnal and get our FDO back on the NY Times bestseller list. Not just on the list but at the top of the damn list.
Never underestimate the power of the Junkies!!! And we’d be nothing without Scott & A! #DØMFuckingRocks
With that much demand can we get the book sooner? 😉 just kidding A.
Wow. That’s insane. Pretty soon we’ll be seeing stories like “tickets for ‘The Rookie’ movie sold out in one day”.
#scottsiglerfuckingrocks
Way to Go!!
If I could Pre-Order all the rest of th series now I would!
Wow! That is a big jump. That just goes to show how amazing the goodness that the FDO provides really is. It was a very smooth preorder, it seems like there was very little hiccups on the site, so total win all around.
Glad to know I’m guaranteed my fix as my fellow junkies keep demanding it both in words and $$$/£££/¥¥¥/€€€€ – Rock on!! #junkiesfuckingrock
Sweeeeet. Kudos to BackmyBooks.com, by the way! The server only seemed to hiccup about a minute before I was able to place my order; smoothest preorder yet!
In his defense they were cyber socks… cause regular socks are just too lame for the FDO.
#HowHeRolls
Huzzah! And what does the FDO do with all that pre-order scratch? He buys socks. Online. #HowHeRolls
One word: wow.
That’s a friggin feat and a half… Great job guys and the the junkies that made it happen.
#JunkiesFuckingRock
#junkiesfuckingrock