Wouldn't normally nitpick, but just in case it's helpful as an author - compound verbs that end in particles, like "set up", "break down", "log in", "check out", etc., are all two words when used as verbs. They each also have single, compound word versions, but those are the noun forms. So, you set up the page, and now the setup is done.

To be frank, after reading your blog post, while I am interested in the topic you're writing on, there's no way I'm putting down a pre-order.

If you can't finish a partial manuscript when you have people reaching out to you and reviewers ready to provide feedback, how confident can I be that you'll actually write when you have a faceless pre-order instead? Or will life just get in the way again?

All those reasons you listed were why I never went with a publisher. I'm a big fan of print-on-demand. Good luck!

Thanks for sharing, good luck and Godspeed!