Book Preorder Campaigns & Offers: Current Incentives
Book Preorder Campaigns
Incentives, Offers, Gifts, & Swag
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Pre-order incentives last updated Nov 16, 2024.
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Recently added offers…
The Otherwhere Post – Emily J. Taylor
The Starlight Heir – Amalie Howard
Break the Rules – Lauren Jackson
Among Serpents – Marc J Grenson
Black Girls Breathing – Jasmine Marie
The City and Its Uncertain Walls – Haruki Murakami
Greenteeth – Molly O’Neill
An Honored Vow – Melissa Blair
The Song of Orphan’s Garden – Nicole M. Hewitt
A Prayer for Vengeance – LA Schwartz
Single Player – Tara Tai
What the Woods Took – Courtney Gould
A Cruel Thirst – Angela Montoya
Not For the Faint of Heart – Lex Croucher
Carving Shadows into Gold – Brigid Kemmerer
Note: if you’re a collector, remember to check out the page that tracks upcoming special editions as well!
How do I find preorder incentives and offers for upcoming publications?
Introduction
Publishers and authors will occasionally produce promotional material such as signed bookplates, art cards, enamel pins and other merch to help promote their books in the lead up to publication. Often these items are offered to ‘influencers’ directly as part of a marketing campaign, but sometimes they are made available to us normal people who just want to buy the books. I maintain this list both for readers who would love something special from a fandom or author they want to support with a preorder, and also authors who are trying to reach a wider audience.
About this list
I keep this page regularly updated with links to various pre-order incentives, campaigns, offers and other available book swag. Feel free to bookmark and come back to see what’s new, or subscribe for the occasional email update!
I usually leave the previous month’s expired offers up for a few weeks, because sometimes you can still grab the swag if they have any leftovers. Expired offers are then moved to the archives.
Expiry dates given for redeeming offers below are provided by the sponsor, and are therefore linked to their location. Supplies can run out, so it is better to order early if you can!
If you’d like to submit an offer to be included here, please contact me directly with the details ツ
Future Anticipations
Dawn and Dust – Haley Whiteley
Offer: 2x art prints and the first two chapters of the book
Availability: [Not stated]Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A deadly tournament. A horrendous secret. An unjust war–and two girls with the power to end it.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Mama Needs a Minute - Mary Catherine Starr
Offer: Digital laundry-themed coloring book
Availability: International
Expiry: Mar 10, 2025
“A deadly tournament. A horrendous secret. An unjust war–and two girls with the power to end it.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Otherwhere Post - Emily J. Taylor
Offer: Deluxe stationery set
Availability: US only
Expiry: Feb 24, 2025
“A glittering dark fantasy about a deadly mystery that spans worlds and a teenage girl who must risk everything to uncover the truth.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Greenteeth – Molly O’Neill
Offer: Artprint and signed bookplate (plus sticker if you ordered from an Indie bookshop)
Availability: International
Expiry: Feb 18, 2025
“A joyful, warm-hearted tale of fae, folklore, and found family, narrated by a charismatic lake-dwelling monster with a voice unlike any other.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
January 2025
Carving Shadows into Gold (Forging Silver Into Stars) - Brigid Kemmerer
Offer: Illustrated vellum page overlay
Availability: USA (not PR), Canada, the UK, Ireland, New Zealand, and Australia
Expiry: Jan 28, 2025
“Dangerous magic. Fateful choices. Broken promises. The spellbinding series by New York Times bestselling author Brigid Kemmerer continues.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Song of Orphan’s Garden - Nicole M. Hewitt
Offer: Double-sided art print with maps, wildflower seeds, bookmark, sticker and signed bookplate
Availability: International
Expiry: Jan 27, 2025
“In an arctic world that’s getting colder every day, Lyriana’s only hope of survival is to get her little brother Zave and herself to the fabled Orphan’s Garden. It’s rumored to be the one place in the world not controlled by deadly Winter Spirits or ruled by the tyrant Giant king. If the garden exists, they must find it. They won’t live much longer without it.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The Starlight Heir - Amalie Howard
Offer: NSFW art overlay, plus bonus art print if ordering from Park Books
Availability: US only
Expiry: Jan 9, 2025
“A bladesmith blessed by the stars. A prince with a dangerous secret. A god bound in shadows.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
A Prayer for Vengeance - LA Schwartz
Offer: Art print
Availability: International (paperbacks)
Expiry: Jan 7, 2025
“An orphan out to find the truth within a warped religion turns his poetry into prayer that awakens a cursed girl hungry for revenge.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Among Serpents (Above the Black) - Marc J Gregson
Offer: Signed bookplate, letter from the author, lenticular trading card. Bonus enamel pin from selected Indies.
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Jan 6, 2025
“Strap in for a high-octane mission that hurls Conrad and crew toward jaw-dropping discoveries that could trigger total obliteration.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
An Honored Vow (Halfling Saga) – Melissa Blair
Offer: Pin
Availability: US only
Expiry: Jan 6, 2025
“This thrilling romantasy about king’s Blade, Keera, and her epic quest to avenge her lover, save her people, and bring down a tyrant king is the final installment of Melissa Blair’s highly acclaimed series.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Single Player - Tara Tai
Offer: Double-sided bookmark, temporary tattoo, and half-sticker sheet (full-size sticker sheet through Brookline Booksmith or Books Inc)
Availability: International, including library requests
Expiry: Jan 6, 2025
“Two video game creators go head-to-head in this delightful, queer enemies-to-lovers workplace romance debut.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
December 2024
A Cruel Thirst - Angela Montoya
Offer: “Fun swag”
Availability: A Seat at the Table Bookstore
Expiry: Dec 16, 2024
“A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together–against their better judgment–to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible romantic fantasy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from A Seat at the Table
Black Girls Breathing - Jasmine Marie
Offer: Signed bookplate and bookmark
Availability: Participating Indies
Expiry: Dec 16, 2024
“A fledgling vampire and a headstrong vampire huntress must work together–against their better judgment–to rid the world of monsters in this irresistible romantic fantasy.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
What the Woods Took - Courtney Gould
Offer: US: Signed copy “with special messages, quotes, and poor drawings available by request”, 5x character cards, art print and bookplate / International: Art print and bookplate
Availability: US: The Book Bin Bookshop / International (other stores)
Expiry: Dec 9, 2024
“Yellowjackets meets Girl, Interrupted when a group of troubled teens in a wilderness therapy program find themselves stranded in a forest full of monsters eager to take their place.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from The Book Bin | Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Break the Rules - Lauren Jackson
Offer: Signed bookplate and bookmark
Availability: Australia
Expiry: Dec 2, 2024
“Anya’s carefully planned life has spun out of control overnight. Lost, confused and desperate, she seeks refuge at her brother’s house. She is determined to leave her past heartbreak behind and take control of her life. Little does she know that the boy she’s always loved – but now despises – has also moved in.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon AU
November 2024
Heavenly Bodies - Iamni Erriu
Offer: Exclusive character art bookmark.
Availability: UK only
Expiry: Nov 27, 2024
“The opening instalment of Erriu’s cosmic romantasy finds Elara caught between warring Stars, as rivals for her affection embark on dangerous games.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon UK | Waterstones | Blackwells
➤ See also the Waterstones Exclusive Edition with sprayed page edges
Not For the Faint of Heart - Lex Croucher
Offer: Exclusive enamel pin ad signed bookplate.
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Nov 25, 2024
“A queer historical YA romance, with all the swoons, laughs, and heart-pounding moments you’d expect from a story about the granddaughter of Robin Hood and the girl she’s accidentally kidnapped.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Myths of Ophelia - Nicole Platania
Offer: Exclusive art print, plus chance for bookmark.
Availability: International
Expiry: Nov 25, 2024
“Slow burn romances, found family, Greek myth inspo, epic fantasy, battles, betrayals, villains to hate, and more.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
The City and Its Uncertain Walls - Haruki Murakami
Offer: Three page overlays
Availability: US & Canadian Indie Bookstores
Expiry: Nov 18, 2024
“A love story, a quest, an ode to books and to the libraries that house them, and a parable for our peculiar times.”
➤ Buy from US & Amazon Indies, try The Book People
The Whispering Night - Susan Dennard
Offer: Enamel pin.
Availability: US & Canada
Expiry: Nov 18, 2024
“The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Every Promise Broken (Copper Lake) - Ashley James
Offer: Art print.
Availability: [No limit stated]Expiry: Nov 15, 2024
“The forest is more dangerous than ever in this highly-anticipated, pulse-pounding, and swoon-worthy conclusion to the bestselling Luminaries trilogy.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
Beware the Dragon and the Nozzlewock - Vikram Madan
Offer: Original dragon doodle.
Availability: US only
Expiry: Nov 12, 2024
“A full-color graphic novel poetry collection featuring delicious vocabulary and hilarious poems.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Fragile Sanctuary [Deluxe Edition] - Catherine Cowles (paperback)
Offer: Signed bookplate
Availability: US Participating Indies
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“A heart-stopping small-town romance, the first in the Sparrow Falls series, from USA Today bestselling author Catherine Cowles.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Participating Indies
Midnights With You – Clare Osongco
Offer: Art card postcard and bookmark. Signed copies plus bonus art print at The Ripped Bodice.
Availability: International
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“A soulful YA romance about how we love, how we heal, and how we find the strength to go on.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
The West Wind - Alexandria Warwick
Offer: Exclusive character art overlay
Availability: US, US & AU/NZ
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“A darkly reimagined tale of forbidden love, inspired by the Greek myth of Hero and Leander and the Scottish ballad Tam Lin.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells | Amazon UK | Amazon AU
Heist Royale (Thieves' Gambit) - Kayvion Lewis
Offer: Deluxe set of playing cards.
Availability: US only
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“The high-stakes sequel to Thieves’ Gambit.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Crack at the Heart of Everything - Fiona Fenn
Offer: Signed book with character art prints and a fridge magnet
Availability: Shelf Life Books
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“When an evil wizard accidentally curses himself, and the consequences get him exiled to the land he helped terrorize, can he find redemption… and love?
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Shelf Life Books
The Davenports: More than This - Krystal Marquis
Offer: 3 custom letter papers and a custom fountain pen.
Availability: US only
Expiry: Nov 11, 2024
“The anticipated sequel to the instant New York Times bestseller featuring escapist romance and a wealthy Black family in 1910s Chicago.“
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
Luv (Un)Arranged - N. M. Patel
Offer: Character art
Availability: India (ebook)
Expiry: Nov 7, 2024
“Arranged Marriage romance (Indian style) with a Desi hero and heroine,”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon
The Storyteller's Weekly Journal - Mary Weber
Offer: Access to a video of the authors (1 copy), live Q&A (2 copies), chance to win page critique (3 copies)
Availability: [Not stated]Expiry: Nov 5, 2024
“A guided journal designed to help authors take their story from concept to completed manuscript in just one year.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
Stranger Skies – Pascale Lacelle
Offer: Signed bookplate and character art print (all locations), plus several art pieces, and “other fun surprises” (Canadian Independent Bookstores only).
Availability: International
Expiry: Nov 4, 2024
“Ninth House meets The Hazel Wood in this riveting sequel to the New York Times bestselling dark academia fantasy Curious Tides, following Emory, Baz, Romie, and Kai on their desperate quests through space and time.”
➤ Canadian Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Canadian Indies
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➤ International Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The First Cat in Space and the Wrath of the Paperclip - Mac Barnett & Shawn Harris
Offer: A pack of First Cat-themed paperclips.
Availability: US only
Expiry: Nov 4, 2024
“Prepare to meet an evil paperclip, space dinos, and another adorable bunny. Mac & Shawn also reveal their tried-and-true method of scoring free dessert at restaurants.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Blackwells
The Rosewood Hunt - Mackenzie Reed (paperback edition)
Offer: Exclusive art print, signed bookplate sticker & bookmark.
Availability: International
Expiry: Nov 1, 2024
“Irresistible intrigue, captivating suspense, a swoony friends-to-rivals-to-lovers romance, and heartbreaking betrayal drive this thrilling debut novel.”
➤ Promotion link and further details
➤ Buy from Amazon | B&N | Waterstones | Blackwells
16 Comments
Fiona Fenn · 27 August 2024 at 3:30 am
I also have a preorder campaign for The Crack at the Heart of Everything to add to the November 2024 list!
Graphic:
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_I9hw5Rz3J/
Direct Link to Shelf Life:
https://shelflifebooksrva.com/event/2024-11-15/crack-heart-everything-launch
Kaela · 12 January 2024 at 4:31 am
Just so you know, it looks like A Drop of Venom has the text for for the incentives of This Wretched Valley listed- and the title for the This Wretched Valley box says ‘Beasts of War’. Thanks for all the work you put in to this!
Daisy · 13 January 2024 at 11:01 am
Ah, thanks so much for catching this, I’ve fixed it now 🙂
Jules · 8 January 2024 at 3:37 am
Hi!
Do you know if House of Flame and Shadow by Sarah J. Maas has a preorder gift? Her books usually do but I cant find the link anywhere. Thanks!
Daisy · 13 January 2024 at 11:03 am
Hi Jules – unfortunately it looks like this book doesn’t have a preorder gift – instead they are doing a bunch of versions with different short stories included.
Nora · 21 February 2022 at 8:07 am
Just want to say you are a godsend for posting all of these. I’m always requesting new releases from the library and love this database.
Daisy · 27 February 2022 at 10:03 pm
Thanks so much for taking the time to comment and so glad this list is useful! It always makes me happy when they include library requests in their preorder campaigns 💕
Lyndsey Hall · 12 January 2022 at 2:08 am
Hi, thanks so much for including The Solitary King! I just wanted to clarify, it’s ebook preorders not hardcover, and the preorder incentive is a bookmark, signed bookplate and two character art prints 🙂 Thanks! Lyndsey x
Apoorva · 19 December 2021 at 4:07 am
Here’s one for The War of Two Queens (FBAA #4) by Jennifer L Armentrout
Pre Order the hardcover, paperback, ebook or audio from any vendor, in any country to receive TWOTQs bookmark and temporary tattoo. You will need to fill out the form https://forms.gle/kp6wxuRUABDn6QCY9
Helen Wu · 9 November 2021 at 10:45 am
Hi, here is a pre-order campaign for TOFU TAKES TIME
promotion link: http://helenhwu.com/books
TOFU TAKES TIME – Helen H. Wu, illustrated by Julie Jamera
Offer: Signed bookplate, postcard, bookmark, and stickers.
Availability: USA
Expiry: April 26, 2022
Daisy · 9 November 2021 at 2:26 pm
Thanks – I added it to the list 🙂
Divya · 8 November 2021 at 9:06 pm
Not sure if this is the best place to ask this, but here it goes 😅 Has anyone received the preorder incentive pin for Defy the Night.? It’s been more than month since it released, bit I haven’t got it yet and can’t see anyone else got it too.
Daisy · 9 November 2021 at 2:26 pm
I saw a couple come up on instagram yesterday for the first time – hope yours arrives soon!
Divya Kaushik · 9 November 2021 at 6:49 pm
Awesome.! Thank you 😊 💓
LIna · 27 September 2021 at 7:46 am
I’m not sure how constantly this list is updated but you have the wrong author listed for How We Fall Apart.
Daisy · 27 September 2021 at 8:32 am
Thanks very much for that, I’ve fixed it! (Copy paste error, oops.) I update the page a couple of times a week 🙂