Amazon
org · in 14 videos (2007–2013)
Mentions by year: 2007: 1 · 2008: 3 · 2011: 5 · 2012: 4 · 2013: 1
Threads
- The Fault in Our Stars: writing, title and publication (2011) — stage, milestone, 2011–2013
- Hank's 2D Glasses for watching 3D movies in 2D (2011) — stage, retro, 2011–2013
- Hank asks viewers to buy 2D Glasses at 2d-glasses.com (2011) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2011–2011
- John points viewers to pre-order The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — ask, reported back, 2011–2012
- Hank asks viewers to fund Crash Course through Subbable (2013) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2013–2013
What the videos say
2007
- 2007-07-18 · July 18: Accio Deathly Hallows (no spoilers) — In the song Hank complains about the pre-publication media blitz, since everyone has already reserved a copy at Amazon, and demands his book. (00:00:23)
2008
- 2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — Hank urges viewers who haven't bought 13 Little Blue Envelopes to buy it so they can take part in the Blurbing Book Club, saying Amazon delivery will be fast. (00:00:32)
- 2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — Hank put an affiliate link in the sidebar Amazon link, earning 25 cents per copy of 13 Little Blue Envelopes sold; so far it has made about $10. (00:00:58)
- 2008-02-19 · Your Spying Thieving Valentine: Hank — Hank says the affiliate reports also show what people buy, and that Nerdfighters' buying habits are 'interesting', meaning nerdy; he lists examples. (00:00:58)
- 2008-07-28 · How to Buy Glasses Cheap...and Help Hank Pick Frames! — Hank says never to buy glasses in a brick-and-mortar store, but to look the serial number up at home on Amazon or other sites. (00:01:09)
- 2008-07-28 · How to Buy Glasses Cheap...and Help Hank Pick Frames! — Hank says the same frames can be bought online for hundreds of dollars less. (00:01:38)
- 2008-10-10 · Let it Snow Let it Snow Let it Snow — Hank is glad for Nerdfighters who got early copies as a prize for pre-ordering and thanks them; Amazon customers can feel good, since Amazon followed the publisher's wishes. (00:00:31)
2011
- 2011-04-22 · 500,000 Subscribers (Almost...and Thank You) — 2D Glasses can now be bought on Amazon, for people without or not wanting a PayPal account. (00:03:24)
- 2011-06-29 · THE FAULT IN OUR STARS — The Fault in Our Stars is number one on both Amazon and Barnes & Noble; John thanks everyone who pre-ordered it. (00:00:29)
- 2011-07-08 · Kill the Dollar Bill! — John thanks Nerdfighters for continuing to make The Fault in Our Stars a bestseller on Amazon and Barnes & Noble: 'you're made of awesome'. (00:02:29)
- 2011-08-26 · Will He Kiss You? Am I a Muggle? It's Question Friday. — John says all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars will be signed, wherever ordered (Amazon UK, England, Canada); the whole first printing is being signed, but only pre-orders are guaranteed. (00:00:56)
- 2011-12-23 · There Will Be NO SPOILERS!!! — John thanks Amazon and every independent bookstore for not shipping their pre-orders after the leak, which lets the January 10 publication date stand. (00:02:50)
2012
- 2012-01-13 · TFiOS PARTY! — Hank tells John he is really proud of him and of The Fault in Our Stars: every review has been fantastic, everyone on Amazon loves it, and Hank loves it. (00:00:42)
- 2012-02-14 · Things I Can Do — John says both brothers are obsessed with the new website Gumroad, which connects makers directly to fans without PayPal, Amazon or iTunes, taking a smaller cut than PayPal; he invites viewers to upload and sell their stuff. (00:02:55)
- 2012-06-08 · How to be More Productive...With Hank! — As mock productivity tips, Hank claims to put his pants on two legs at a time, walk a faster way, replace meals with 2,000 calories of Muscle Milk, get medical procedures in bulk and script his Amazon orders. (00:00:17)
- 2012-11-13 · I Was a Child Poet. And a Bad One. — John announces that Amazon.com named The Fault in Our Stars one of the ten best books of 2012 overall, not just for teenagers, right behind Dave Eggers and ahead of Junot Díaz. (00:00:05)
2013
- 2013-08-30 · Raw Onion, Twerking, and Speech Jam — Hank says Subbable had a snafu with Amazon and recurring payments: monthly subscriptions were cancelled because they were not following all of Amazon's rules; now they are. (00:03:00)