New Titles Added to ABA’s Pre-Order Calendar

The American Booksellers Association’s Pre-Order Calendar highlights an array of upcoming titles that indie booksellers can consider promoting for pre-order through their stores.

The calendar specifically features books with added value, such as signed copies and exclusive merchandise, to entice customers to order from their local indie bookstore.

Updated each week, the calendar outlines selected books’ publication dates and details for ordering from publishers. When available, titles on the calendar will also link to a page with publishers’ downloadable digital marketing assets.

New items available for pre-order are indicated by the date they were added in red. Titles featured in a pre-order ad in an upcoming Indie Next List flier will have the notation *INL: Month* or *KNL: Month* for the kids’ list.

Some highlights from the Pre-Order Calendar, all added in recent weeks, include:

• Run Me to Earth by Paul Yoon (Simon & Schuster, 9781501154041, Hardcover, $26, on sale January 28)
• Rules for Being a Girl by Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno (Balzer + Bray, 9780062803375, Hardcover, $19.99, on sale April 7)
• Empire of Gold by S.A. Chakraborty (Harper Voyager, 9780062678164, Hardcover, $28.99, on sale June 30) Added Value: 6-copy signed carton with POP materials (carton ISBN: 9780063013209); limited signed quantities are available while supplies last, publisher will do their best to fulfill demand; store promo should include “limited supply” notice to customers.
• Her Last Flight by Beatriz Williams (William Morrow, 9780062834782, Hardcover, $27.99, on sale June 30) Added Value: 6-copy signed carton with POP materials (carton ISBN: 9780063013032); limited signed quantities are available while supplies last, publisher will do their best to fulfill demand; store promo should include “limited supply” notice to customers.
• Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey (Ecco, 9780062248572, Hardcover, $27.99, on sale July 28) Added Value: 6-copy signed carton with POP materials (carton ISBN: 9780063012905); limited signed quantities are available while supplies last, publisher will do their best to fulfill demand; store promo should include “limited supply” notice to customers.
• Relentless by R.A. Salvatore (Harper Voyager, 9780062688675, Hardcover, $28.99, on sale July 28) Added Value: 6-copy signed carton with POP materials (carton ISBN: 9780063013063); limited signed quantities are available while supplies last, publisher will do their best to fulfill demand; store promo should include “limited supply” notice to customers.
• The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter (William Morrow, 9780062858108, Hardcover, $28.99, on sale July 28) Added Value: 6-copy signed carton with POP materials (carton ISBN: 9780063013056); limited signed quantities are available while supplies last, publisher will do their best to fulfill demand; store promo should include “limited supply” notice to customers.

Every bookstore has the ability to take pre-orders, either in-store or online, if they have e-commerce capabilities. Booksellers can review the Pre-Order Calendar for more information.