Book production

Today, I cleaned my workspace. It feels like years since I properly cleaned my workspace, judging from the arachnid condominium being constructed between my bureau and the wall. The thick dust, random papers (superannuation letters, excerpts from Dante, an article on gold prices in Turkey in World War II), outmoded […]

Refreshing my Workspace

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December 2012 was a big first month for A Distant Prospect! Over 100 copies sold directly from the first printing of the paperback edition, all on word of mouth; International distribution secured, with next day fulfillment to Amazon and Book Depository; Maitland book launch and first bookstore signing; Acacia Quartet […]

First month highlights

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Annette signing copies of A Distant Prospect at Maitland 15 Dec 2012
McDonalds Booksellers, an institution in Maitland’s Heritage Mall, invited Annette Young to spend some time signing copies of her novel for customers this morning. In two hours, A Distant Prospect sold ten copies, while the late Bryce Courtenay’s Jack of Diamonds sold just two. One customer, unable to decide, bought […]

Outselling Bryce Courtenay

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Shipping preorders
Well, the elves have been busy, and there go the last of the preorders! A few lucky readers got hand delivered copies, but the rest should reach their destination later this week. And don’t forget the world premiere book launch at the Seraphine Cafe, Maitland Regional Art Gallery, High Street, […]

Out they go!

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The first printing is done, and will ship tonight from Griffin Press in Adelaide, arriving in Maitland by this weekend! We will send out all preorders from Maitland on Monday 3 December. You can still order a copy from the first printing by clicking on the link at the top […]

First printing news

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Great news. We have just signed with Ingram Books to supply the US and UK markets, including Amazon.com, Amazon.co.uk and The Book Depository! They now have our book and we expect a proof next week, so it should become available everywhere by mid December. Meanwhile, our first printing is already […]

USA and UK book deal signed

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Another milestone, as Griffin Press in Adelaide has just shipped the proof copy of the book. Annette gave her first media interview today, to the Maitland Mercury. Stay tuned for a link to the review. And don’t forget to like our page on Facebook.

Proof has shipped!

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Thank you all for the pre-orders! So far we have recovered 10% of the expensive first printing costs through early sales. This also means we are on track to sell out the first printing by Christmas (and break even, so we can finance the second printing!). Bookstore owners are also […]

Thank you for your pre-orders!

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We are getting so much very excited feedback from many people keen to know more about Annette’s first novel! To whet your appetite even further, here’s a Sample of Chapter 1 (PDF 326 KB). The whole book runs to nearly 500 pages in 58 chapters, and you will certainly need […]

Try a sample chapter!

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