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My Book Launch Sold Out in 24 Hours!
April 28, 2025 · 3 min · 11K views
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James Evenson's sailing book sold 440 of 500 copies in its first 24 hours, leaving roughly 60 copies of the signed, numbered founding-members edition.0:12 That first run of 500 will be signed and individually numbered by Evenson; no additional signed copies will be produced.1:19 A standard unsigned collector's edition remains available, fulfilled by a third party in the United States.2:16 Two chapters remain unwritten — one on the future of sailing, one on how sailing has changed Evenson's life and his advice for new sailors — after which a table of contents, glossary, appendix, and illustrations go to an editor, a process expected to take about a month.0:44 Evenson notes he burned out during writing and took a break before finishing.2:57 Fulfilling 500 signed orders alone will take weeks; he explains he cannot scale to thousands of signed copies without abandoning his sailing goals.1:46
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