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Any news on Peace Talks

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Regenbogen:
Ah, thank you.  ;D
I feel already cheered. Don't want to shorten my telomeres.
Currently I'm reading the forth book of "The Trials of Apollo" by Rick Riordan. I have not planed after that, but I think I'm going to re-read the last Alex Verus and after that something not fantasy.

Dina:
That sounds good! I am just watching a Supernatural episode right now. It's fun, there is an adult witch in it who appeared many years ago in aother episode, when she was a girl (as you like horror movies, perhaps you remember her, she is the one from Silent Hill (and others)

KurtinStGeorge:
I don't think the trailer casting call tells us anything about when the release date of Peace Talks will be announced online.   We have no indication the book publisher will coordinate the announcement of the release date of the book with the release of the trailer.  However, I think it would be very smart for Penguin to do exactly that.  In case you are wondering, Industriosa Pictures; the company making the trailer, was set up by Priscilla Spencer.

I just looked at the trailer for Skin Game.  It was posted to YouTube on May 9, 2014 and the release date for Skin Game was May 27, 2014.  I'm pretty sure that the announcement of the release date for Skin Game was made months in advance of the trailer being posted.  If we are lucky, maybe when the trailer is released the book release date will only be a very short time away, like within 30 days, as was the case with Skin Game.  If that turns out to be the case, I hope filming, editing and it's release happen by the end of January.

g33k:

--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on November 25, 2019, 02:06:18 AM --- ... We have no indication the book publisher will coordinate the announcement of the release date of the book with the release of the trailer...
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Say rather, we have no proof.  But "indication"?  Well... maybe...



--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on November 25, 2019, 02:06:18 AM --- ... the trailer for Skin Game.... was posted to YouTube on May 9, 2014 and the release date for Skin Game was May 27, 2014 ...
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These seem to me remarkably close-set, sufficient for me to doubt that it was accidental.  Rather than the publisher coordinating THEIR timing, I might suspect that Industriosa will set their release to match up with the publisher; or maybe the nearest 'Con event before the release.  It may even be part of the contract that gives them access to PT content, that the timing be set for maximum promo value to the line as a whole, i.e. under Penguin's control.

Kindler:
It's almost certainly a result Penguin picking a time that will be best for their balance sheet. There are industrial concerns (still gotta print, produce and execute a marketing plan, book speaking engagements and promotions, etc.) Penguin's got the juice it needs to rush all of that, but wouldn't if they didn't think it was worthwhile. They're likely thinking that Peace Talks is going to be a bestseller regardless of its street date, and they're probably right.

But they also don't want to cannibalize their own sales on other books; most readers don't buy more than one book at a time. So they want to find a good release window to prevent Dresden from negatively impacting the opening week (or weeks) of other books. Also have to look at competing books in the urban fantasy or adjacent genres; they want to make sure Peace Talks will win the week it's released.

The final reason they may be delaying is they may want to prop up an otherwise lackluster quarter. Releasing in January or February can be a good way to kickstart their Q1 (and 2020) revenue sheet. January usually has pretty good book sales, but it's mostly in nonfiction stuff (which dominates the sales charts as it is). So stuff like Jordan Peterson's Rules for Life or other self-help books will probably dominate book sales since everyone is still convinced that they're going to keep their New Year's Resolutions. But it's not a great month for fiction, after everyone's blown through their gift cards (and people are still recovering from Holiday shopping spending). February is usually a pretty weak month for books (and for all of retail except florists, Hallmark, and jewelers), and it's a couple shopping days shorter (only one or two since it's a Leap Year), so a major blockbuster release like Peace Talks will make them look good.

The good news for me is that my friend and I are going to reschedule our bet. There was a stipulation that if there is no announcement by Black Friday, we're going to have the opportunity to alter our chosen dates. So I might not be out five hundred bucks after all (my bet was on last Tuesday).

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