January 9th

Happy Final Space Friday! We’ve been sending test packages with novels all over the world to close friends to see which packaging actually survives the journey. I ordered at least five different box styles and somehow the box made specifically for novels turned out to be the worst one. Right now we’re testing a box with a bubble mailer inside. It’s a very tight fit, which could be good or bad since the book sits close to the edge. Once these start traveling, they get absolutely thrown around, so we’re stress-testing everything. Once we lock the best method, we can start packing all the novels while the color finishes printing. On the production front: all signed stickers have been mailed to the printer. Now I’m finishing up signing the remaining stickers for the Midnight Edition. Quick heads up, Midnight Editions are very close to selling out. I still need to do a firm damage count, so there might be a few more available, but there will be no reprints of the black-and-white editions. Just want to be clear on that. Still waiting on the next Color Edition sample. That’s it for now. More soon. -Olan