Hank: there will be no signed copies of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor for markets outside the US this year (2020)
prediction · status: proved wrong · last event: proved wrong (2020-06-12) · owner: Hank
In February 2020 Hank said that, unlike the year before, there would be no signed copies of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor for markets outside the US, and in April signed copies were still US-only. By June signed editions could be pre-ordered at Waterstones in the UK.
Part of: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor: Hank's sequel to An Absolutely Remarkable Thing (2018)
Told alongside: Hank: test every permanent marker he bought to find the best one for signing (2020)
About: A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-28 | predicted | The description says Hank did signed copies for other markets last year (2019) but doesn't think that will happen this year (2020); he is at the mercy of how publishing works. (hedged) | I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE video description |
| 2020-04-24 | repeated | The description says signed copies are available only in the US, with signed copies also at local and indie bookstores. | The Sharpest Tool in the Shed video description |
| 2020-06-12 | proved wrong | Hank says signed editions of A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor can now be pre-ordered at Waterstones in the UK. | Fed to the Rules 00:02:59 |
What is said about it
4 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2020-02-28 · I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE — Hank enters the Vlogbrothers tradition of signing tens of thousands of sheets of paper and signs one on camera. — 00:00:29
- 2020-02-28 · I'M FINE EVERYTHING IS FINE — Hank says he was watching John's 2011 video of signing The Fault in Our Stars very quickly, when John was a little frazzled, and admits he is a little frazzled too. — 00:00:50
- 2020-04-24 · The Sharpest Tool in the Shed — announcement: Hank says he will spend way more than four minutes on this, so there is a long version on Hank's channel. — 00:00:29
- 2020-04-24 · The Sharpest Tool in the Shed — Hank cautions that the test is not comprehensive, covering only markers he found easily, and not really scientific: one of each marker, stopped when he subjectively judged it done. — 00:00:29