Cast in Oblivion: Australian edition

January

Posted in Cast, ebooks, Mira.

The Australian branch of Harlequin/Mira has confirmed that as of now, the book has been cleared for publication. It will take the usual time to propagate from upload to consumer ready — 24 – 48 hours — and then it will be available.

We’re working to make sure this doesn’t happen again in future, not only because it’s frustrating for you, but also because I (me, Michelle) feel enormously guilty doing book birthday posts when — yes — the book is not available to everyone who can read the post.

18 Responses to Cast in Oblivion: Australian edition

SueM says:

January 29, 2019 at 4:03 pm

Thank you so much, Michelle! That’s wonderful news and your willingness to help your Australian/NZ readers is very much appreciated. Can’t wait to read Oblivian!
lensaddiction says:

January 29, 2019 at 4:20 pm

Its OK, us at the bottom of the world (NZ) are used to being left behind, we arent even on many world maps :)
Jess says:

January 29, 2019 at 4:41 pm

Thank you for the update Michelle. I emailed Harlequin/Mira’s customer service nearly 3 weeks ago now, about when we (Aust/NZ) could preorder the ebook, and never had a response. Fingers crossed for a better release with the next book, although I’m happy to get any book release from you whenever the publishing gods allow
Nicola James says:

January 29, 2019 at 5:50 pm

Thank you for your efforts!
michelle says:

January 29, 2019 at 8:12 pm

The person who really deserves thanks here is Margot Mallinson, my editor. Not only for dealing with me in my increasingly frenzied state, but for getting actual answers and action.
kat1e1 says:

January 29, 2019 at 8:44 pm

You and Margo are both brilliant — thanks so much for letting us know!

Sorry to put you in a state of anxiety over all this.
kat1e1 says:

January 29, 2019 at 8:47 pm

Thanks so much to both Margot and yourself for following up and letting us know what was going on.

Sorry to have put you into a state of anxiety because of it.

It’ll be worth the wait of an extra day or two, I’m very sure. ; )
kat1e1 says:

January 29, 2019 at 8:48 pm

Argh double post
Kat says:

January 29, 2019 at 8:51 pm

Thanks so much!
My audio book wasn’t available until about 5pm since we live in the future over here. However, sometimes books aren’t available at all in the Australian store so waiting a few hours isn’t too bad in the scheme of things. (Not like I was impatiently hitting the refresh button or anything. Heh.)

Melbourne peoples: Minotaur usually gets the physical books in without you having to special order. :)
SueM says:

January 29, 2019 at 9:03 pm

Thank you to both you and Margo — Margo for her hard work and to you for your “frenzied state”. While we Aussies are mostly resigned to being behind on new releases (often due to our difficult publication laws), your care and thoughts are truly appreciated.
SueM says:

January 31, 2019 at 3:04 pm

Yay! Just bought it! Thanks so much Michelle and Margot!
kat1e1 says:

January 31, 2019 at 4:10 pm

Yes!

Finally!!
Roschell says:

February 1, 2019 at 3:17 am

Is cast in oblivion going to be available in iBooks because I still can’t buy it yet? I keep on searching but it’s not there. 😞
michelle says:

February 1, 2019 at 9:13 am

@Roschell: Yes, it will be available in iBooks. It’s not there yet — I just checked. Kobo took longer, as well, although it’s available on Kobo now (which doesn’t help you, I know =/).

On my end, it’s usually the once that comes up last, i.e. if I upload a book everywhere at the same time, iBooks is the last to go live.
michelle says:

February 1, 2019 at 9:25 am

@kat1e1: I’m glad it’s finally available for you!

But… the longer unhappy post was helpful in one particular way in my house.

The night before book launch I was fretting to my long suffering husband because I found it hard to do a happy launch day post when I knew a large number of people couldn’t actually get the book yet.

It’s like throwing a big, public party, and then stopping all the Australians at the door and telling them they’ll have to wait outside. (Outside at the moment in Canada it is ‑15 degrees ignoring wind chill.)

But it’s launch day. So there was a bit of back and forth about this (in other households this would be called a disagreement or a debate).

And then, you posted the longer post — the one that ended with “I need chocolate” which is a rallying cry in the bookstore — and I read it out loud to him. He was surprised.

Reading is, for me, a hugely emotional activity. I love my books and my authors, even if I have never met or interacted with those authors. If I feel zero emotional connection to a book, it’s probably not a book I’ll finish or remember.

My husband does read, but not quite in the same way. He would not shout NOOOOOOOOOO at the top of his lungs if he discovered that a book — Return of the Thief in this case — had been pushed back a year and a half. Ahem.

So: It was illustrative, for him. Also: proof that my worries about readers feeling left out was not, in fact, just a figment of publishing day anxiety.
jahalielolor says:

February 1, 2019 at 6:54 pm

oh i’m so glad i can get this now — as an australian i’m used to waiting, but thankyou for acknowledging us and thanks to Margo as well for following up. looking forward to reading the story <3
michelle says:

February 1, 2019 at 8:00 pm

@Roschell: And it is now (finally) up at:

iTunes Australia

Kobo Australia

Thanks so much for your patience, guys — I know that I, as a reader, find it hard when things like this happen.
michelle says:

February 2, 2019 at 9:43 am

@jahalielolor: I’m Canadian. I’m used to that, as well. In particular the special prize draws that seem really fun or interesting… but end up, after one has finished reading about them, U.S. only.