8 Great Reasons Why You Should Buy Books on Pre-Sale

As avid golfers and readers, we’re always on the lookout for the next great golf book to add to our shelves. But did you know that buying books during pre-sale can offer more than just the thrill of reading the latest release? Pre-sale book purchases come with a host of benefits that both enhance your reading experience and support authors. It also helps support us: the only independent small press devoted to golf books.

Here’s why you should consider buying books before they officially arrive.

1. Support Golf Writers Early
By purchasing one of our books during pre-sale, you show your support for the author well before the book hits the shelves. Imagine taking years to write a book that you pour your heart into, and it goes on sale: How would it feel if sales exceed expectations? Or don’t? There’s no better way to support an author than by buying their book early. This is also because pre-order sales often help build buzz and momentum, which can influence how well a book does when it’s officially released. It helps the author get access to book reviews, podcast interviews, even TV spots. Your early commitment can make a difference in getting the word out and ensuring the book gets the attention it deserves. Plus, knowing you helped an author on their journey is a great feeling.

2. Help Us Understand the Demand
We are committed to publishing books of the highest physical quality. This commitment requires ordering larger print quantities of books, in order to access the best materials (such as real cloth covers, non-pulp paper, and thicker dustjackets) at viable pricing. When we launch a pre-sale, we want to learn how much interest is out there, so we can plan our print quantity and materials accordingly. So if you’re interested in the book, pre-ordering it early really helps us! And it helps everyone: this way, we can avoid just publishing books via print-on-demand, which would mean worse quality of the physical product

3. Access to Special Pricing and Options
We often price our pre-sale books lower than the retail price once the book officially releases. This gives you an opportunity to grab the book at a discounted rate before the price increases. It’s a great way to save money while ensuring you get the book as soon as it becomes available. And we often offer signed copies in limited quantities, which are known to sell out. Our Limited Edition copies often sell out as well, so it’s an opportunity not to miss out.

4. Help Us To Add Features
Two years ago, we had a fantastic response from readers who pre-ordered The Golf Courses of Seth Raynor. There was so much interest in the book from the first week of the pre-sale, that we decided to expand the book’s contents significantly. We conducted more research, more site visits, more interviews. The result? We added 64 additional pages to the book, and over 120 new photos, with deeper dives into various aspects of Raynor’s work. When you show us how much you want a book, that gives us the impetus to add serious bells and whistles while there’s still time to add them.

5. It Encourages Us to Continue Seeking Variety
We love publishing a wide variety of books, from trade non-fiction, to history books, to children’s books, to collections of essays, to reissues of classic golf books with updated content, to coffee table books exploring golf course architecture. When a type of book does well, it naturally encourages us to keep pursuing that type, and also makes us feel like our audience enjoys the variety. It also shows us that similar books may be viable in the future.

Just look at Hollywood now: there are fewer movies being made that take risks, tell new stories in new ways, because movie execs don’t want to strike out. When a movie doesn’t do well early on, it sinks into the ether, and that effects which movies get made in the future. In creative industries, we all need some assurance that what we’re doing resonates with people out there. Without that assurance, it’s easy to become more tentative, less broad, less creative, and just go back to the one thing that worked before.


6. Be the First to Read
We ship orders out in the order in which we receive them. This means that pre-ordering early guarantees that you’ll receive the book soonest. Whether you’re eager to dive into a new golf book, pre-ordering it ensures that you won’t have to wait longer when it’s officially released. And if you intend to give the book as a gift, be the first to give that book to that person!

7. Your Future Self Will Thank You
I regularly buy products before they’re released, whether it’s from a company that needs funding up front to finish production, or something that is eagerly anticipated, or something I know I’ll just need. Plus, remembering your interest in a product asks our overwhelmed brains to recall, or relies on the much-bemoaned algorithm to serve you more and more ads. It helps that I don’t have to remember what I’m interested in buying later, instead I just take care of it when my mind is on it. And I love almost forgetting about the purchase, and then being surprised when it lands at my front door. It’s a gift from your past self, looking out for your future self.


8. Show Your Support for Independent Publishers and Bookstores
You’ve heard over and over again about the importance of small businesses—and independent publishers in the book world—so we don’t have to preach about that. By pre-ordering our books, you’re helping to support a small, independent publisher. It helps to keep things afloat, while also alloying us to publish the great books that we are most passionate about. Also, small publishers like us don’t have nearly the same marketing budget as big-name publishers, so we can’t (and don’t want to) hit you over the head with a deluge of ads. If you’re expecting to see an advertisement for a book seven times, that’s just not our brand. We respect your inboxes and social feeds, so we do our very best to avoid annoying marketing techniques. This means that your purchase can directly contribute to the success of our small business, remind us that we don’t need to become an annoying marketer. Overall, this kind of support is vital in keeping the book world diverse and vibrant.

Buying books during pre-sale is more than just securing a copy of the next big read—it’s about getting in on the ground floor of something exciting. With exclusive bonuses, special pricing, early access, and the chance to support golf writers and independent small presses, pre-ordering books offers numerous rewards. Plus, it’s a great way to ensure that you’re always among the first to enjoy the latest golf books.

So next time you come across a book you’re excited about, consider purchasing it during pre-sale. Not only will you get to enjoy a special reading experience, but you’ll also be part of something bigger—helping authors and the book community thrive.