150,000 Autographs
2011-07-27 · John, Daniel Biss · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · announcement promotion
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John announces that Penguin moved The Fault in Our Stars forward to January 10, 2012 thanks to Nerdfighters' pre-orders, and promises to sign all 150,000 first-printing copies (2,000 a day for 75 days, per Daniel Biss); he adds the Sharpie-colour poll result and that VidCon 2012 will be at the Anaheim Convention Center.
What is said
00:00:00 — Greeting; VidCon starts tomorrow; a clone of John signing books in the frame
00:00:17 — Penguin moves The Fault in Our Stars to January 10, 2012 because of Nerdfighters' pre-orders
- ★★★ John announces Penguin has moved The Fault in Our Stars forward five months, from May 1 to January 10, 2012. — 00:00:17 · The Fault in Our Stars, Penguin Books
- ★★★ John says Penguin told him it had watched the comments and Nerdfighters wanted the book before May, and credits their 'hardcore pre-ordering' for the earlier date. — 00:00:28 · Penguin Books, Nerdfighteria, The Fault in Our Stars
00:00:48 — Agreeing to sign every first-printing copy; the Yeti's thermometer to 150,000 books
- ★★★ John notes he has agreed to autograph every copy of the first printing of The Fault in Our Stars; the Yeti made him a thermometer to chart his progress to 150,000 books. — 00:00:48 · The Fault in Our Stars, Sarah Urist Green
00:01:08 — Never underestimate Nerdfighters: P4A money, Billboard, Haiti airplanes, Helen Hunt
- ★★ John says Nerdfighters raised $150,000 in 48 hours during the Project for Awesome. — 00:01:08 · Nerdfighteria, Project for Awesome
- ★★ John lists other Nerdfighter feats: getting Hank's album on the Billboard charts, chartering airplanes of medical supplies to Haiti, and getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song. (playful) — 00:01:15 · Nerdfighteria, Haiti, Helen Hunt, Helen Hunt
00:01:29 — A Nerdfighter's blog said he couldn't sign 70,000 in 180 days; Daniel Biss does the math: 2,000 a day for 75 days
- ★★ John says a Nerdfighter guessed on her blog he would have to sign 70,000 books in about 180 days and couldn't; he must sign twice as many in half the time and says he will. — 00:01:29 · Nerdfighteria, The Fault in Our Stars
- ★★ Daniel Biss, called in as 'Brotherhood 2.0 resident mathematician', works out that signing 150,000 copies means 2,000 books a day. — 00:01:54 · Daniel Biss
- ★★ John says 2,000 books is not a lot for one day but a lot to do 75 days in a row. — 00:02:00
00:02:06 — How the signed pages get bound; Nerdfighter cover designs; the J-Scribble signature; why he wants to sign; all pre-orders worldwide will be signed
- ★★ John explains the boxes hold 150,000 pages he signs, which go to Pennsylvania to be bound into the book with a cover that doesn't exist yet; he shows Nerdfighter-designed covers. — 00:02:06 · The Fault in Our Stars, Nerdfighteria
- ★ John says his signature, 'like my rap name', is J-Scribble and relatively straightforward, and shows the first sheet he signed. (playful) — 00:02:23
- ★★ John says he really wants to sign all the books because he likes the idea of signed books going into awesome Nerdfighter homes, like puppies adopted by awesome people. — 00:02:34
- ★★★ John announces that all pre-orders of The Fault in Our Stars, wherever buyers live (the US, the UK, Canada, Malaysia), will be signed, and promises to get it done. — 00:02:45 · The Fault in Our Stars, United States, United Kingdom, Canada > «I promise, I'm gonna get it done!»
00:03:01 — Sharpie colour poll on Your Pants: green won, colours split like a German federal parliament
- ★★ John reports Nerdfighters voted in a Your Pants poll on his Sharpie colour; green won, but rejecting winner-take-all he will split colours like a German federal parliament (40% green, 20% purple). (playful) — 00:03:01 · Your Pants, Nerdfighteria
00:03:18 — VidCon 2012 at the Anaheim Convention Center; sign up at VidCon.com; sign-off
- ★★★ John announces next year's VidCon will be at the Anaheim Convention Center, and invites viewers to sign up at VidCon.com for news even if they can't come this year. — 00:03:18 · VidCon
Humor (significant)
- John finds a clone of himself signing books in the frame and orders him out. — 00:00:07 > «You can't live with them, and you can't sign a crap ton of books without them.»
- Listing Nerdfighters' achievements, John recalls their Helen Hunt campaign for Hank. — 00:01:21 > «people who got Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song and threaten you with a restraining order,»
- John explains why signing 150,000 sheets is feasible. — 00:02:23 > «My signature, like my rap name is J-Scribble,»
- Green won the Nerdfighters' Sharpie-colour poll, but John doesn't believe in winner-take-all. — 00:03:10 > «so I'm gonna do it like a German federal parliament,»
Threads in this video
- milestone · The Fault in Our Stars: writing, title and publication (2011) — Penguin moves the publication of The Fault in Our Stars forward five months, from May 1 to January 10, 2012. (00:00:17)
- thanks · John points viewers to pre-order The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — John thanks Nerdfighters, whose hardcore pre-ordering led Penguin to publish five months earlier. (00:00:40)
- callback · Hank's crush on Helen Hunt (2007) — John recalls Nerdfighters getting Helen Hunt to hear the Helen Hunt song and 'threaten' Hank with a restraining order. (00:01:21)
- update · John: sign every copy of The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — John restates his agreement to sign every first-printing copy of The Fault in Our Stars: 150,000 sheets (about 2,000 a day for 75 days, per Daniel Biss); all pre-orders, wherever buyers live, will be signed, and he promises to get it done. (00:01:37)
- remind · John points viewers to pre-order The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — Right after promising signed pre-orders, John points viewers to the pre-order links in the doobly-doo (the description links B&N, Indiebound and Amazon). (00:02:54)
- result · Nerdfighters are asked to vote in a Your Pants poll on the Sharpie colour for John's signatures of The Fault in Our Stars (2011) — Nerdfighters voted in a Your Pants poll on John's Sharpie colour; green won, but John will split colours proportionally. (00:03:01)
- propose · VidCon 2012 edition — John announces next year's VidCon will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center. (00:03:18)
- open · John invites viewers to sign up at VidCon.com for news of VidCon 2012 (2011) — John invites viewers, even those who can't attend this year's VidCon, to sign up at VidCon.com to find out more about next year. (00:03:22)
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