There are a couple of reasons we synchronize the release of all our formats. One is that as soon as any format is released, then in the eyes of reviewers, magazines listing SFF releases like Locus, and other such folk the book is considered officially released. To do this unevenly across formats causes issues for us, such as how releasing digital formats the moment we have them ready would give us little if any time to drum up reviews with advance review copies or otherwise promote the book's release, which is of course bad for us as a publishing company. The other reason is we don't want to disincentivize people from ordering physical formats by releasing the digital formats earlier. If we were to release them, say, today (Feb 24th, 2025) then that'd be about two months before those who ordered soft & hardcovers, who could then run into spoilers before they've even been able to hold the book in their hands. So don't worry digital backers, you haven't missed out on the survey or receiving what you pledged for - and thank you for backing us, by the way. All formats will be officially released the day we begin shipping physical books, and so far we're on track for mid-to-late April there as everything is finished, we're just waiting on the printers.

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