This morning I received notification that my acceptance of the final proofs has initiated the printing process. Just need to mail ’em a check, which I will do this very day.

This means I’ll be locking down addresses so I can start the process of figuring out fulfillment and how to get the books to folks.

Allowing for the two-day delay adjusts the anticipated schedule to this:

US Backers/Pre-Orders

• July 10: I give the OK to print
• July 27: Fold-and-gather samples are ready
• July 30: I give permission to bind the books
• August 9: Advance prelim copies are shipped to me from the printer
• Aug 14: Ready to Ship
• Aug 20: Estimated Departure from Printer[1]
• September 24: Arrival in MN
• Mid-October: Books arrive to backers in USA

Not-the-USA Backers/Pre-Orders

• Aug 20: Estimated Departure from Printer to fulfillment in Korea
• Aug 27-Sept 4: Arrival in Korea; pack and ship to international
• Early to Mid October: Books arrive in Not-the-USA

Final Steps

I need folks to validate that their shipping addresses are correct in Backerkit. I will be locking them down on Saturday. From there, I will parse out final distributions. If you’re looking for a shipped book and I don’t have your address, things will get very expensive to fix, though I will leave a few surplus books in Korea to pick up stragglers.

After we lock down and confirm shipping, it’s really all over but the waiting.

Thanks for coming this far. I can’t wait to hold the book in my hands.