preorders
Buys before release
Preorders are orders placed for products before they're available for general purchase.
The practice is common for video games, books, and electronics, where demand may exceed initial supply: Preorders for the new console sold out within hours.
To preorder is to place such an order.
Preordering sometimes includes bonuses or guaranteed delivery on release day.
Advance arrangement secured
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
- allocationDistribution of shares
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- guaranteeFormal promise of fulfillment
hold · priority · queue · secured · spot · confirmation · invoice · receipt
First public appearance
- unveilingAct of first revealing
- premiereFirst public performance
- rolloutStaged public introduction
- announcementPublic declaration of information
availability · shipment · distribution · stock · inventory · fulfillment · embargo · reveal
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- waitingRemaining in expectation
- hypeExaggerated promotional fanfare
expectation · impatience · enthusiasm · speculation · buzz · buildup · hope · readiness
booking
Advance arrangement secured
- waitlistRoster of pending hopefuls
- allocationDistribution of shares
- depositPlace for safekeeping
guarantee · hold · priority · queue · secured · spot · confirmation · invoice · receipt · checkout
debut
First public appearance
announcement · availability · shipment · distribution · stock · inventory · fulfillment · embargo · reveal · window
excitement
State of eager enthusiasm
- eagernessIntense willingness to act
- countdownBackward enumeration to zero
- waitingRemaining in expectation
hype · expectation · impatience · enthusiasm · speculation · buzz · buildup · hope · readiness · preparation
autographed
Bearing someone's signature
- publishing termsbook rights, self-publishing, print-on-demand, backlists, foreign editions
- frontlistdebuts, debut novels
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- book culturereading, reader, book lover, bookworm, bibliophile
- bookstoresbookshelves, bookstores, bookshops, booksellers, indie bookstores
- book promotionbook launch, book tour, book signing, book signings, book trailer
- preorder bonusReward for advance purchase