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Xkcd: volume 0 is #714 on Amazon (20% Profits go to RoomToRead)

34 points by jamesjyu 16y ago

zdw 16y ago
Does the coupon code work? http://xkcd.com/837/ http://xkcd.com/837/
kmfrk 16y ago
Is the referral code xkcd's? Otherwise, here is the link without all the dingus: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615314465 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615314465.
- kn0thing 16y ago
  <UPDATE> Wow! You've skyrocketed the book up 131 spots to the #558th bestselling book on Amazon. Thanks for spreading the word, everyone. </UPDATE> Don't fret! It's my breadpig Amazon referral account. See it used here: http://breadpig.com/2010/08/20/xkcd-volume-0-now-on-sale-at-amazon/ http://breadpig.com/2010/08/20/xkcd-volume-0-now-on-sale-at-... And here: http://twitter.com/#!/breadpig/status/17728366002044928 http://twitter.com/#!/breadpig/status/17728366002044928 Christina & I also visited Laos to see the first xkcd school we built with breadpig's profits: http://breadpig.com/2010/10/08/laos-the-kengthan-incomplete-primary-school/ http://breadpig.com/2010/10/08/laos-the-kengthan-incomplete-... More to literacy to come thanks to our book profits in the hands of RoomToRead.org! http://breadpig.com/2010/07/19/how-were-donating-53000-in-xkcd-book-profits/ http://breadpig.com/2010/07/19/how-were-donating-53000-in-xk... Please consider signing up for the breadpig mailing list to keep abreast of all the good work your book-dollars are doing! We want to hear from you, too - don't be a stranger - as we want this process to be as transparent as possible (+$165,000 funds raised & profits donated by breadpig so far). https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=tvO1w5Sg52VhoFEcPKL4Izw&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=tvO1w5Sg52VhoFEcPKL...
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- chrisaycock 16y ago
  From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd#Book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd#Book In September 2009 [xkcd creator Randall] Munroe released a book, entitled xkcd: volume 0, containing selected xkcd comics. The book was published by breadpig, under a Creative Commons license, with all of the publisher's profits donated to Room to Read to promote literacy and education in the developing world. Six months after release, the book has sold over 25,000 copies. The book tour in New York City and Silicon Valley was a fundraiser for Room to Read that raised $32,000 to build a school in Laos.
shadowpwner 16y ago
Out of curiosity, is that your referral code (thinyouvere07)?
- jamesjyu 16y ago
  Oh, nope. I copy pasted it from somewhere.. sorry, didn't realize it had a code on it.
  - kn0thing 16y ago
    It's all good :) see above http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033334 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033334
    - jamesjyu 16y ago
      Whew! :)
- cookiecaper 16y ago
  Who cares if it is? Why can't he profit while also sharing a cool link? If HN didn't think it was worth visiting, it wouldn't be voted up. If HN does like the link you send, and it's a link that incidentally may lead to money for the OP, what difference does that make?
MikeCapone 16y ago
And there are only 4 reviews. Please consider leaving a review if you have read it! Thank you.
- kn0thing 16y ago
  Thanks, Mike. Yes, that would be much appreciated.

34 points by jamesjyu 16y ago

zdw 16y ago

Does the coupon code work? http://xkcd.com/837/ http://xkcd.com/837/

kmfrk 16y ago

Is the referral code xkcd's? Otherwise, here is the link without all the dingus: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615314465 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0615314465.

kn0thing 16y ago
<UPDATE> Wow! You've skyrocketed the book up 131 spots to the #558th bestselling book on Amazon. Thanks for spreading the word, everyone. </UPDATE> Don't fret! It's my breadpig Amazon referral account. See it used here: http://breadpig.com/2010/08/20/xkcd-volume-0-now-on-sale-at-amazon/ http://breadpig.com/2010/08/20/xkcd-volume-0-now-on-sale-at-... And here: http://twitter.com/#!/breadpig/status/17728366002044928 http://twitter.com/#!/breadpig/status/17728366002044928 Christina & I also visited Laos to see the first xkcd school we built with breadpig's profits: http://breadpig.com/2010/10/08/laos-the-kengthan-incomplete-primary-school/ http://breadpig.com/2010/10/08/laos-the-kengthan-incomplete-... More to literacy to come thanks to our book profits in the hands of RoomToRead.org! http://breadpig.com/2010/07/19/how-were-donating-53000-in-xkcd-book-profits/ http://breadpig.com/2010/07/19/how-were-donating-53000-in-xk... Please consider signing up for the breadpig mailing list to keep abreast of all the good work your book-dollars are doing! We want to hear from you, too - don't be a stranger - as we want this process to be as transparent as possible (+$165,000 funds raised & profits donated by breadpig so far). https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=tvO1w5Sg52VhoFEcPKL4Izw&hl=en#gid=0 https://spreadsheets1.google.com/ccc?key=tvO1w5Sg52VhoFEcPKL...
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chrisaycock 16y ago
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd#Book http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xkcd#Book In September 2009 [xkcd creator Randall] Munroe released a book, entitled xkcd: volume 0, containing selected xkcd comics. The book was published by breadpig, under a Creative Commons license, with all of the publisher's profits donated to Room to Read to promote literacy and education in the developing world. Six months after release, the book has sold over 25,000 copies. The book tour in New York City and Silicon Valley was a fundraiser for Room to Read that raised $32,000 to build a school in Laos.

shadowpwner 16y ago

Out of curiosity, is that your referral code (thinyouvere07)?

jamesjyu 16y ago
Oh, nope. I copy pasted it from somewhere.. sorry, didn't realize it had a code on it.
- kn0thing 16y ago
  It's all good :) see above http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033334 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2033334
  - jamesjyu 16y ago
    Whew! :)
cookiecaper 16y ago
Who cares if it is? Why can't he profit while also sharing a cool link? If HN didn't think it was worth visiting, it wouldn't be voted up. If HN does like the link you send, and it's a link that incidentally may lead to money for the OP, what difference does that make?

MikeCapone 16y ago

And there are only 4 reviews. Please consider leaving a review if you have read it! Thank you.

kn0thing 16y ago
Thanks, Mike. Yes, that would be much appreciated.