$250k books sold, to save lives
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Re: $250k books sold, to save lives
#2$250k is the revenue? if he wired the whole thing, who covered the costs?
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#3$250k is the revenue? if he wired the whole thing, who covered the costs?
Based on https://sive.rs/m and https://sive.rs/n he's self-publishing electronically for $15 (or $4 more for paperback), so I guess the costs are quite small.
Re: $250k books sold, to save lives
#4$250k is the revenue? if he wired the whole thing, who covered the costs?
Based on https://sive.rs/m and https://sive.rs/n he's self-publishing electronically for $15 (or $4 more for paperback), so I guess the costs are quite small.
> I made 5000 limited edition hardcover copies of each, but those have sold out now.
Is this not part of the 250?
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#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
Based on https://sive.rs/m and https://sive.rs/n he's self-publishing electronically for $15 (or $4 more for paperback), so I guess the costs are quite small.
> I made 5000 limited edition hardcover copies of each, but those have sold out now. Is this not part of the 250?
I guess, so maybe it's >250K profit?
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#6Should have donated to the Clinton Foundation. They do great work.
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#7I didn't find this exact page particularly interesting, but I enjoyed exploring the website. It's a good example of a personal website.
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#8It's a bit sad that you've taken a wonderful, altruistic act and cheapened it by feeling the need to broadcast it on the internet :(
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#9$250k is the revenue? if he wired the whole thing, who covered the costs?
Sounds like Derek Sivers did. Wouldn't be his first time giving to charity.
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#10Derek is one of the kindest people I’ve gotten to know. I reached out to him when I was 17 years old, about to embark on a hacker’s adventure. He took the time to respond, and his advice was always a breeze of encouragement.
I recently read both his books. Hell yeah or no I imagined I would love...and was right...but boy was I surprised by your music and people. It’s a book about friendship and authenticity, disguised as a branding book for musicians.
I posit his ideas will stand the test of time. Highly suggest reading :) — and darn happy that the orders went to help those in need