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2008-04-14 · announcement · John · 3:02 · watch on YouTube

Topic: Books & writing (also: Personal life, Global development) · mode: Announcements · tags: self promotion, fundraising ask, community lore

John reveals that Paper Towns will have two covers, shows an advance reader's copy and opens a comment-lottery giveaway, thanks Nerdfighters for over $3,000 given to Sean in Bangladesh, and postpones Question Tuesday to the end of the week.

What is said

The parts of the video and what is said in each (★ — how much it matters to the video).

00:00:00 — Good/bad/terrible news frame; thanks for over $3,000 given to Sean in Bangladesh; Question Tuesday postponed

  • ★★★ John thanks the hundreds of Nerdfighters on six continents who have given money to Shawn in Bangladesh; they have raised more than $3,000. — 00:00:00 · Nerdfighteria
  • ★★ John says those who still want to donate can find a link in the sidebar; with Shawn's help they will make many lives more awesome. — 00:00:00 · link in the sidebar

00:00:43 — Vow to do Question Tuesday by week's end; Paper Towns will have two covers and why; cover reveal; taxes

  • ★★★ John cannot do Question Tuesday today, thanks viewers for thousands of book questions, and vows to do it by the end of the week or be punished. — 00:00:43 · Question Tuesday, Punishment

    “You have my solemn vow that I will do it by the end of the week”

  • ★★★ John's publisher has let him share the covers: Paper Towns will have two different covers with identical books inside, and readers can pick either. — 00:00:43 · Paper Towns

  • ★★★ John says a main reason for two covers is that the novel's girl character is radically misapprehended by everyone around her; the covers capture two of those misapprehensions. — 00:00:43 · Paper Towns
  • ★★ John, nervous but liking both, reveals the covers: readers can choose yellow or blue, or order online and be surprised. — 00:01:12 · Paper Towns
  • ★ John notes his taxes are due tomorrow and says he hates taxes. (playful) — 00:01:12

00:01:41 — Advance reader's copy of Paper Towns; October 16 publication; ARC giveaways to Nerdfighters

  • ★★★ John shows an advance reader's copy of Paper Towns, printed about three days ago for librarians and reviewers before the book's October 16 publication. — 00:01:12 · Paper Towns
  • ★★★ Until publication John will give away as many ARCs to Nerdfighters as he can; today everyone commenting on YouTube or the Ning goes in a hat for this galley. — 00:01:41 · Paper Towns, Nerdfighteria, YouTube, Nerdfighter Ning

00:02:10 — Comment-lottery rules for the ARC; the Yeti is sick (whispered safari); sign-off

  • ★★ John reports that the Yeti is sick and, whispering, takes Hank on a mock safari to see her asleep. (playful) — 00:02:10 · Sarah Urist Green

Humor (significant)

  • John greets the girl on the ARC cover as if she were in the room. — 00:01:41

    “Well, hello there, Margo. You're looking very cute today.”

  • John holds the ARC cover up beside his face. — 00:01:41

    “Margo, when I put myself right next to you like this, I feel like I have a very large head.”

  • John whispers a nature-documentary safari to show Hank the sick, sleeping Yeti. — 00:02:39

    “Is that not the saddest thing you've ever seen in your life?”

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Central: Paper Towns

Also: Bangladesh · Margo Roth Spiegelman · Nerdfighter Ning · Punishment · Question Tuesday · Sarah Urist Green · Shawn Ahmed · YouTube

Later videos replying to this one

Part of an exchange of 4 videos, 2008-04-14 – 2008-04-24.