OK, done.
So here’s the story: the day the site went live (May 12th), I got hundreds and hundreds of emails almost immediately… most were saying how much they liked the site, a bunch called me every foul name you can think of, and a handful were from literary agents asking if I wanted to turn the idea into a book. As my philosophy of late is to try to say “yes” to things as opposed to “no” (if for no other reason than just to see where it takes me), I replied back to the one that seemed the most legit.
Long story short, it’s been an insane amount of work but it looks great and I hope everyone likes it. (Links to the various online booksellers are below…. if you were so inclined to buy a copy. Or 10.)
Amazon.com
Barnes & Noble
Borders
Powell’s
Two points worth noting:
I’m not getting rich off this thing, money is not my motivation, and the thought of this becoming a book was miles off my radar when I first had the idea for the blog.
The book will be largely new content… it’s not just the blog in paperback!
And finally….
For all those who are visiting the site for the first time thanks to the story that went out on the AP wire, stick around for a while! Scroll down, view some of the past pages, or use the “Categories” navigation at right to go to specific subjects.
Your right, I remember coming back from Vietnam, and the stories about Admiral McCains son being captured. Dad said he served with Admiral McCain and about the time Johnny was born he bought 15 rental homes for additional income. He ended up with close to 1,000 homes for rent. I asked him abut Johnny and he said he wasn’t worth a bucket of warm spit.
Comment by William — July 14, 2008 @ 5:48 pm
I am so happy for you. As a daily reader from the beginning I couldn’t be happier
Comment by Ali — July 14, 2008 @ 6:23 pm
Congrats on the pub! Well deserved!
Comment by Dork — July 14, 2008 @ 7:12 pm
thanks so much!
Comment by admin — July 14, 2008 @ 7:41 pm
Linked the AP story and your site to the blog tonight. http://www.bluetidalwave.com/2008/07/no-country-for-old-mccain_14.html
Love the site. Excellent idea.
Comment by Blue Tidal Wave — July 14, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
Congrats!
Comment by allie0720 — July 14, 2008 @ 9:44 pm
Grats!
Comment by David Hildreth — July 14, 2008 @ 10:14 pm
hmm, did i mention i want to do a pansypoo’s animals A-Z? hint hint.
Comment by pansypoo — July 15, 2008 @ 1:08 am
Congratulations on the book deal! I love your site. I’ve been reading it nearly every day for several weeks now. Please keep them coming!
Comment by KA — July 15, 2008 @ 12:17 pm
thanks a lot - and thanks for being a loyal reader!
Comment by admin — July 15, 2008 @ 12:29 pm
[...] John McCain is so very old. Older than penicillin. And Alaska. And Israel. [...]
Pingback by Things I’m Reading - Jack & Jill Politics — July 15, 2008 @ 3:04 pm
Is prefrontal lobotomy in this book? If so, I’m totally buying it.
Comment by Erik Xian — July 15, 2008 @ 10:21 pm
I saw people making t-shirts; badges, buttons, etc. (Zazzle, I believe), so there’s probably going to be a run (and a profit) on those items as well.
The copyright puzzles me if you’re using other comments made by readers, so I’m guessing you’re using only our posts and your original material in order to obtain a copyright that protects your intellectual property.
I think anyone who might have posted, then decided to make buttons/badges/t-shirts out of their own comment, will probably have ‘first dibs’ on any copyright. As I remember, you can’t copyright a slogan but you can copyright a book and im-bed the slogan(s.
All-in-all, with so many banners/books/buttons that have already flooded the place (and more to come), you’ll get your share, and good memories of how your idea resulted in revenue for something you built and ‘they came’.
Comment by Diane — July 18, 2008 @ 10:27 pm
i still wish sliced bread was about 8 years older…
Comment by andrew — July 19, 2008 @ 1:56 am
Congrats Joe! And of course, your book is younger than John McCain, too.
Comment by Donna Lethal — July 19, 2008 @ 2:27 pm
You should post the cover on the sales websites.
Comment by Brian — July 19, 2008 @ 4:06 pm