Comments on: HarperStudio Announces New E-Book Pricing Policy

By: frances former

frances former — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:10:48 +0000

This was great fun, but I was looking for a oopy of Peony by Pearl Buck.

Failing that, why was Ann of Green Gables removed from Gutenberg?

By: abdel

abdel — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:01:41 +0000

greet thank you i hope it wok

By: Twitterbranch.com

Twitterbranch.com — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 06:29:13 +0000

The possibilities with twitter are endless!

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How to Get Six Pack Fast — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 13:46:05 +0000

This is very up-to-date information. I’ll share it on Twitter.

By: April fools posts

April fools posts — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 09:26:59 +0000

[...] announced a Twitter review policy, granting readers who tweet fifty times about a HarperStudio book lunch with Seth Godin or Chris [...]

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LOTD: 4/2/09 - The April Serious Edition? | Open The Dialogue — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 17:34:26 +0000

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By: Happy April Fool’s, 2009! | Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'?

Happy April Fool’s, 2009! | Hey Lady! Whatcha Readin'? — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 05:54:11 +0000

[...] year’s literary April Fool’s, but my favorite one was this: HarperStudio announced a Twitter review policy, granting readers who tweet fifty times about a HarperStudio book lunch with Seth Godin or Chris [...]

By: Lee Salisbury

Lee Salisbury — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 00:04:23 +0000

How are you going to pay Katie’s wages if you give everything away for free? At least charge enough to pay her. We don’t want to have to support her anymore and she doesn’t want to have to come home and do chores for her allowance anymore.

By: Cindy

Cindy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:26:14 +0000

I think this is the only April Fool I didn’t fall for today. I totally believed the Shelf Awareness story that reported Borders & Baker & Taylor getting a gvmt bailout.

By: Melissa Klug

Melissa Klug — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:18:22 +0000

Absolutely nothing comes for free, I knew a savvy marketer such as Mr. Godin would figure out a way to monetize this event. Sigh. I suppose he’ll also make all of us pay for lunch. I think I would prefer to come mess up your desk with Ann Kingman. I know you claimed that can’t happen, but I’m sure we could work out a good deal.

Thanks for the good laugh today, Harper Studio! Can’t wait to read your first book!

By: Diane McNeil

Diane McNeil — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:14:08 +0000

If and when this becomes a policy, then I would do it. Not sure on a stranger giving me a foot rub, tho

By: Books and Publishing, Birmingham :: headsubhead.com » The trouble with April Fools Day

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:47:36 +0000

[...] now over on the most excellent harperstudio blog, they have announced a new ebook pricing/marketing plan. Which seems really forward thinking as it engages the Twitter crowd, but then you can read the [...]

By: Toriach

Toriach — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:37:58 +0000

So if this isn’t a joke, how do you sign up?

By: Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:10:37 +0000

Melissa: apparently, that’s how Seth plans to make money on this. He gives the footrub for free, and then when you’re nice and relaxed he charges you $100.00 for the pedicure…

By: Melissa Klug

Melissa Klug — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:19:44 +0000

How many Tweets of a Harper Studio book until Seth Godin gives me a pedicure to go with the foot rub?

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:09:45 +0000

Is this an April Fool’s Day thing…?

By: Nesa

Nesa — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:53:15 +0000

The cynic in me agrees with Mark G. but I’ve still got my fingers crossed! This would be awesome!

By: Jane

Jane — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:26:07 +0000

II’m totally on board with this. Here’s an example. Luv new bk from 26HS. Exciting conflict. Fresh characters. Also, recd $$ for rev.

By: Bob Miller

Bob Miller — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:18:15 +0000

Ann: sorry, there are no amounts of tweets that would make me allow my desk to be messed up. However, Seth has just agreed to give free footrubs to anyone with 100 or more tweets. Not sure how we’ll monetize this yet, but it’s damn nice of him in the meantime!

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:16:54 +0000

Should say “would NOT tweet anything 50 times”

By: Modern Imprint Announces Ambitious New Marketing Plan | Fiction Matters

Modern Imprint Announces Ambitious New Marketing Plan | Fiction Matters — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:16:17 +0000

[...] HarperStudio announced an ambitious marketing plan surrounding Twitter. Anyone who Tweets a review of a book gets a copy of the free eBook. Ten [...]

By: Ed

Ed — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:11:20 +0000

You are making a serious mistake. Here’s why:
“Finally, if the consumer tweets more than fifty times about a HarperStudio book…”

Instantly devolved this from brilliant, to encouraging spam.
We never see promotion of our own ‘stuff’ as spam.
And there’s the logictics imbalance you’ve failed to account for;
if you really want it to go viral, how is a new account I go set up with 17 followers X tweeted 50+ times,
equal to me tweeting 5 times to [a deeply pruned] 2,000, which includes potential retweets by
some heavies with 400,000 followers?

50? really? I would tweet ANYTHING 50 times!
Rather typical old-school thinking back there. Surprised Godin agreed. Anderson, not so much. Different style.

Time to duke it out with Seth.

Best,
@Ed

By: Allen Taylor

Allen Taylor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 13:09:17 +0000

OK, so how do we sign up for the review?

By: FrancisT

FrancisT — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:57:03 +0000

I think we might look at doing the same for reviews of the Frstapr – http://www.di2.nu/200904/01.htm – though clearly we need more tweet reviews before we get to offering the device for free

By: David Savageau

David Savageau — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:51:09 +0000

I think you meant each tweet of 140 characters or less rather than 140 words or less.

By: Mark Gompertz

Mark Gompertz — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:48:02 +0000

April Fools to you too.

By: jmcc

jmcc — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:47:03 +0000

so, living in the Midwest, I assume that both Chris & Seth will be coming to dine with me after I tweet more than 50 times?

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Nice Mommy~Evil Editor » Blog Archive » Links you must read today — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:44:29 +0000

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By: Ann Kingman

Ann Kingman — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:42:06 +0000

If I tweet about your books 100 times can I come in and mess up Bob’s desk?