So How Can Anyone Get A Copy Of THE LARA-SU CHRONICLES: BEGINNINGS?

The question I now get asked the most these days is how can one buy a copy of my book that I’m preparing to send to the printers. That’s followed by asking if it will be available on Amazon or available for purchase through one’s comic book retail outlet.

The quick and short answer is THE LARA-SU CHRONICLES: BEGINNINGS is available for the time being ONLY through this very website.

It was only because I had been approached by representatives from printing companies that prompted me to do my due diligence on the viability of the project, figuring out the costs, how many copies needed to be printed, what the price of the book would be as well as the return on investment. I crunched the numbers based on what discounts I would have to give to distributors such as Diamond or selling through outlets like Amazon.

I’m still wrestling with those questions because the print run is not that big. My concern at the moment is if I do list the book with Amazon or make it available through Diamond to the comic book shops, there’s a strong possibility I won’t have enough copies to fill all the orders going those routes.

The real possibility of a print run sell-out leads to my next conundrum. Do I go to a second printing or not? My feeling right now is to hold off on doing a second print run. For one thing, I’m not sure if I’ll continue to print it as a hardcover or softcover book once the initial run sells out. Another reason I may not reprint depends on what projects I move forward with next.

So the game plan for now is this:

I send the files to the printer. Approximately three months or so later, the copies are shipped to me. If they arrive in time, I may do a soft launch of the book at the Los Angeles Book Fair in April. Whether I do the book fair or not, the first people to receive their copies are those who pre-order. They are the priority.

Beyond that, unless there’s a comic book convention happening in California between May and the San Diego Comic-Con, I plan on conducting the official launch of the book from my location at Table II-24 in Artists Alley during the aforementioned San Diego Comic-Con. Attendees can pre-arrange for me to have a copy set aside by pre-paying both before and during the convention as I will be bringing a set number of copies with me.

During the convention, I do plan on meeting with representatives at Diamond, Scholastic, Amazon and other possible distribution outlets. Until that happens, all plans are subject to change on a moments notice.

So, for now, the best advice I can give anyone is to pre-order their copy. If they live in another country, click on the CHANGE ADDRESS link to see the list of countries I currently ship to. If their country is not on the list, please email me so I can add it to the list. (Note: you’ll need to add a copy to the cart before you can access this page.)

Please keep in mind that the deadline to be included on the SPECIAL THANKS page is January 15, 2024. All those who pre-order by that date are guaranteed to be listed.

One last note: If I do end up going to additional printings, the sure-fire way to tell which printing one has obtained is by checking to see which outfit Lien-Da is wearing on her DATA FILE page. Above is the version that will be seen in the original print run. The only way to see all the outfits she’s depicted in will be in her Data File page on the Lara-Su app.

As usual, if there are any questions I have not addressed, please email me. I will respond. Thank you.