Whew, y’all.

160+ orders and 697 books later, we are closing in on the end of this round of the Virtual Signing. I’m going to keep it open for a couple more weeks and do a second mail out in August to catch those of you waiting for paychecks, but the BIG BIG one for everyone who has ordered books thus far is happening on Sunday.  (Books ordered from here on out will be shipped on August 15th at the latest.)

I am blown away, honestly. A little nervous about signing close to 700 books, but way more excited. The first year we had 96. Last year we had close to 250. Jumping to 700 this year has been a bit of a logistical adventure (plus the UPS guy really, really hates me…do you know how heavy 700 trade paperback books are?!) but I am just… there are no words, y’all. Thank you for reading, for buying, and for being O’Kanes.  #okane4life

Here’s a taste of what my office looks like this morning:

Hey guys! It’s time to start getting a rough idea of how many of you are interested in the Summer 2015 virtual signing!  For those of you who haven’t done this before, it goes roughly like this:

• Step One: You fill out this form to give us an idea of which books you’d like to have personalized & signed!  (Signed books will have some swag, bookmarks, stickers & maybe even goodies from other authors!)
• Step Two: We figure out how many books to order and fill Bree’s office with giant boxes of them!
• Step Three: We open the Virtual Signing to orders from the people who have filled out this form. They get a head start, which means they get the goodies.  (Swag might run out, and if books run out, later orders may have to wait for us to reorder.)
• Step Four: We sign, personalize, pack & ship many, many boxes. And we do it gleefully. #okane4life
• Step Five: BOOKS FOR EVERYONE!

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NOTES ABOUT SHIPPING

Shipping varies based on the size box we estimate we’ll have to use for your order.  Because of the complicated nature of shipping and how much time we can reasonably spend on this, we can only offer shipping in flat rate boxes. We know this can be really pricey for people outside the US, and we’re sorry, but it’s the best we can do at the moment. We will be offering autographed bookplates again, for those outside the US who’d like to order them. They only cost a few dollars.

United States

Flat Rate Envelope: $6 (1-2 books)
Flat Rate Medium Box: $12 (3-10 books)
Flat Rate Large Box: $16 (10-20 books)

Canada

Flat Rate Envelope: $20 (1-2 books)
Flat Rate Medium Box: $40 (3-10 books)
Flat Rate Large Box: $52 (10-20 books)

Everywhere Else

Flat Rate Envelope: $24 (1-2 books)
Flat Rate Medium Box: $60 (3-10 books)
Flat Rate Large Box: $75 (10-20 books)