Update #29: And.... breathe!
I'm delighted to announce that all copies of Argleton are now winging their way - in some cases, literally - to you as we speak! Yay!
Believe it or not, it took me over 35 hours just to wrap and pack all the books, and then a another full day to sort out the postage and get all the packages to the Post Office! (I'll note here that some 120 small books, fully packaged up, are quite heavy, and I don't have a car... eep!) But we're done now, which is fantastic.
Today you will also receive the PDF version of the book. And then some time next week or the week after, you'll receive the geogame PDF. I still have a few loose ends to tie up for that, but thought that it was more important to get the physical part of the project complete.
Far be it for me to put this suggestion in your head, but should anyone happen to do an unboxing video, do let me know! ;) I was going to take photos as I put everything together, but in the end, just didn't really have the time or wherewithal.
Once you've had the story to yourselves for a couple of weeks, I'll be putting a version up online under Creative Commons licence. At that point, please do feel free to share it with whomever you like - I'd rather like Argleton to be read by as many people who are interested! I'll also be putting together an ePub version, and my website will have a text and an HTML version. I may even consider a Kindle version for people new to the project who wish to support it financially.
The hashtag I've been using on Twitter for this project is #Argleton, so please do let me know what you think of it all!
And if it turns out that you really like the story and you want to know more about what I'm doing with my next fiction project or my bookbinding, please do feel free to join my mailing list. There's a form on Chocolate and Vodka. I'm running the mailing list by Mailchimp, which allows you to unsubscribe at any time, choose if you want HTML/text emails, etc., so you have full control, and I promise I won't spam you or pass your email address on to anyone else, ever.
A few boring practical matters
If your package doesn't arrive or arrives damaged, please let me know immediately. I understand from the Royal Mail website that there are some postage delays for items going to the US (eep, that's most of you!) so please do have patience.
Due to the unhelpfulness of the people at the Post Office, I remain slightly concerned about whether I ultimately ended up with all the right postage on the right packets. I'm pretty sure I got it right, but if anyone at all ends up having to pay an excess, please let me know and I'll immediately PayPal you the money. I checked, double checked, and checked again, so I think everything should be fine, but wanted to give you a heads-up, just in case.
Finally, if there's any interest in a more robust box for the books similar to their wrap, I can look at doing that, but it'll be a separate project/cost.
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I'm a writer with a passion for geekery, cats and bookbinding.
My previous Kickstarter project was the novella Argleton, a story of maths, maps and motorways. The free ebook of Argleton has now been downloaded 10,000 times and the Kindle version has received several 5-star reviews on Amazon.
In a previous life I founded the Open Rights Group, a UK non-profit that campaigns on digital rights issues. I also founded Ada Lovelace Day, an international celebration of the achievements of women in science, technology, engineering and maths.
I mostly make my living as a journalist and social technology consultant but, like all writers, am searching for a way to transition to writing full time.
I just received mine in the mail and it is gorgeous! I received the pdf but wanted to read it from the actual book so I've been waiting ;)
If you decide to do another project I hope you'll let us know!
Suw, got my copy in the mail today! I'm so excited to read it! I mentioned you in a post on Facebook this morning as well. Congratulations on the completion of this fantastic project! You are an inspiration to anyone who has a project they want to stick through to the end. Blessings to you m'dear and be sure to stay in touch!
Cheers!
Thanks Susan! Best thing to do is sign up to the newsletter as I don't want to spam people by continuing to email through Kickstarter once the final threads of this project have been tied up.
Truman, thank you so much! I do hope that you enjoyed it!