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WoW Diary Kickstarter Passed $350k - Gold Foil Lettering Unlocked, One Golden Edition Stretch Goal Remains

posted 2018/09/18 at 4:00 PM by perculia

World of Warcraft Diary KickstarterClick here to pledge to the Kickstarter! Less than a week remains.World of Warcraft Diary Kickstarternotes on creating Classic WoW Dungeons and Raidshandy listWoW DiaryThis stretch goal will fund two versions of The WoW Diary. The first, will be the standard Amazon Edition that has all the high-end specs already listed. Then, I'll print a Golden Edition that will be for only and all of my Kickstarter First Edition backers.

Upgrade 1: $300,000 - Funded! The end sheet (pictured below) will be gold that reads “Original Kickstarter Backer" followed the whenitsready logo. The mock-up (on the right) shows the subtle printing, and the magnification (on the left) is darkened and enlarged for readability.

Upgrade 2: $350,000 - Funded! Gold foil title lettering on spine and front cover differentiates Kickstarter editions from non-KS prints.

Upgrade 3: Unlocks at $400,000 - Spot varnishing makes all the pictures shiny and opens opportunity for shiny "ghost shapes" on an otherwise blank page. Very few books have this because it costs a lot, but if we hit this mark, I'll add it for free.

This means all hardcover Kickstarter backers will have a rarer copy (only a few thousand worldwide) than later editions. The Gold Kickstarter Edition will never be reprinted. Owning one means you've helped found my new company, whenitsready and its flagship product, The WoW Diary.

By reaching the Golden Stretch Goal, The WoW Diary would have become, at least, the 3rd highest funded non-fiction book in Kickstarter's history. The only way to make this happen is to tell your friends. Tweet and Share this link to let everyone know you support The WoW Diary. Let your freak flag fly and distinguish your copy from future printings.

Comments

Comment by XingbgI wanna cry when I see kickstarters for such stuff... The author could've easily written this as an ebook first and once he was making good money do a print, but obviously that wouldn't bring the big bucks in his pocket.
Seriously kickstarters were meant to help ideas that couldn't be made otherwise, yet it's being abused as a way to sell stuff before they start even working on them most of the time.

Looks interesting, but personally I would've been interested if it was an ebook.Comment by icesickelsThe kickstarter does have a E-Book version as well for $30. Its not like people are just giving money they are just paying up front for the product like a pre-order.Comment by perculiaI wanna cry when I see kickstarters for such stuff... The author could've easily written this as an ebook first and once he was making good money do a print, but obviously that wouldn't bring the big bucks in his pocket.
Seriously kickstarters were meant to help ideas that couldn't be made otherwise, yet it's being abused as a way to sell stuff before they start even working on them most of the time.

Looks interesting, but personally I would've been interested if it was an ebook.Comment by SgtGrumblesI'm glad he's getting the publicity he deserves.

I'm mad Blizzard didn't just fund him for such a brilliant idea.Comment by Isaemarodcant wait to read this bookComment by ValkeyrieI had seen this floating around for a few weeks and backed it about a week ago due to an awesome interview I heard him give on a podcast. Was really interesting. I'm excited to get my hands on a copy.Comment by cleric670I don't get why people are making angry comments about this project, it's basically just a 3 tiered pre-order since it WILL happen but depending on how many people contribute to the kickstarter depends on the overall quality of the first printing which is a great idea.Comment by BluhtsturmThe author could've easily written this as an ebook first...

...Looks interesting, but personally I would've been interested if it was an ebook.firstmaterialtangibleWowheadComment by NagasshI wanna cry when I see kickstarters for such stuff... The author could've easily written this as an ebook first and once he was making good money do a print, but obviously that wouldn't bring the big bucks in his pocket.
Seriously kickstarters were meant to help ideas that couldn't be made otherwise, yet it's being abused as a way to sell stuff before they start even working on them most of the time.

Looks interesting, but personally I would've been interested if it was an ebook.Comment by drdeadIf only shipping of the physical edition to EU wouldn't cost 31 freaking dollar. Does he deliver by a personal slave?Comment by EpytroposHave you tried getting something shipped from the US without major retailer discounts? That's not unexpected/unrealistic for a hardcover coming across the Atlantic.Comment by drdead:D Of course I did, multiple times for many books and other goods. Last one was 840-page book, shipping was ~10 bucks. I could even settle for 20, maybe. But 31 dollars for a single book shipping is just pure horsedung.Comment by Calysia$40US for the book plus $31US for shipping...almost the cost of the book. I'll pass.Comment by zombiemallFor those questioning the cost of shipping, wait until it hits Amazon, they have better pull when it comes to shipping overseas.

It looks like we are closing in on the 400K mark, which will be really cool to see the spot varnishing unlock. I'm in the print industry and I can vouch that the spot varnish looks amazing!

I also just saw that the golden bookmark achievement was unlocked, so it looks like all the backers will be getting one of those as well!Comment by slashtwoSaw the awesomeness of the book, backed the book. Didn't cry or anything.

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