Hey everyone, sorry for the bait and switch – I promise there’s an actual chapter incoming right after this. But I wanted to do a separate stand alone post so it wouldn’t get lost in the mix. I’m super excited to say that Discount Dan Book 1 is finally available for preorder on the ol’ Amazon. The book is fully edited and will be releasing on March 11th. It’ll be available on Amazon, Kindle Unlimited, and Audible (Steve Campbell is doing the narration, and he is absolutely killing it with fire!).
If you enjoy this series and want to see it continue long into the future (I certainly do, because it’s fun as hell to write), please consider grabbing a copy on Preorder or picking it up and reading it through KU or listening on audible when it releases. When the book comes out, please also consider leaving a short honest review over on Amazon, Goodreads, or both. I know leaving reviews is a giant pain in the ass, but I can’t tell you how much they mean to us humble word-monkeys—plus they really help with sales.
If you aren’t in a place to buy a copy or leave a review, I totally understand. Life is hard and the world is super weird right now. Another way you can help is just by telling other people about Discount Dan—as Croc would say, “we need to always be advertising!” Word of mouth is unbelievably helpful, and there are a lot of social media groups (like the LitRPG Group on Facebook or the Progression Fantasy and LitRPG Subreddits) that restrict or even prohibit authors from posting about their own books. I totally get that since we don't want authors spam posting about their shit ten times a day, but it does make getting the word out a little tougher. If you want to pitch in, that is one of the best possible ways. And if you see people asking for book recs, considering sending them over to the store to do some bargain shopping.
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Okay, enough about all that. What does that mean for Discount Dan here on RoyalRoad? Well, once the book goes live on Amazon, I will have to take down all but the first ten percent of book 1. BUT ONLY BOOK 1. All of book 2 (everything after the Epilogue – Beer and Pizza chapter) will remain live on Royal Road, and I’ll continue to write and post book 3 here as well. So for all the folks who are already elbow deep in Dan and Croc's whacky adventure… nothing really changes. Not for a good long while, anyway. Eventually, I’ll have to pull book 2 down as well, but that’s still quite a ways off, and book 3 should (in theory) all be posted before that happens.
Anyway, that’s it for updates, we now return you to your regularly scheduled program.
—James Hunter