June 11, 2009
“ignore everybody” launches today
[Books arriving at my office for signing. It’s a lousy job, but hey, somebody has to do it…]
Fourteen months since I went public with the news, my first book, “Ignore Everybody” finally launches today.
Now available at:
800-CEO-READ. (great for bulk buys)
IndieBound. [to find an independent store]
800-CEO-READ. (great for bulk buys)
IndieBound. [to find an independent store]
[The book jacket– click on image to see enlarged PDF version etc.]
Here are some brief notes:
1. Big thanks to my agent, Lisa, to Jeffrey and Jillian, my editors over at Penguin/Portfolio, to Maureen Cole, who does my marketing over at Portfolio, to my friend and mentor, Seth Godin, for introducing me to Portfolio.
2. Big thanks to all the bloggers and blog readers who inspired and encouraged me all along the way… You know who you are.
3. The book only took me a couple for months to write. It took me four years to find the right publisher. I feel fortunate that it wasn’t the other way around…
4. Some of my favorite cartoons in the book were drawn at this very small, funky West Village Bar in Manhattan, during my New York days. Probably the proudest moment with getting the book published for me so far, was being able to send an advance copy to the bar’s owner, along with the following note:
“Dear Tanya,
Remember that crazy guy with the tweed jacket who used to sit at the end of your bar every night, drawing those weird cartoons on the back of business cards?
I’m happy to report, he ended up alright…”
5. Yes. I am insanely happy, excited and grateful about all this. Thanks and God Bless to you all. Rock on.
[etc: About Hugh. Interview. Newsletter. Book. Limited Edition Prints. Private Commissions. Cube Grenades. Hughtrain.]
Congratulations crazy tweed jacket man
It is always deeply satisfying to see someone take their dream and go with it, and then make something of it. You are an inspiration. Not to mention that you have made me laugh countless times, and that is no bad thing.
I have a copy on pre-order with Amazon. Looking forward to receiving it. Well done on getting this far!
Dear Hugh:
Congratulations. And I have a question that may seem… indelicate. I wanna buy your book in the way that gets YOU the most money and the rest of the chain the least. How do I do that?
Congratulations Hugh! Your first baby is born today. When are you gonna have the second one?
What’s the best way/any way to buy it in digital format? Not Kindle, though, as we don’t have those here in the old continent
Just trying to save paper as I have too many books to recycle already 
kindled it today
good reviews out there
congrats
dom from 1992
kindled it today
good reviews out there
congrats
dom from 1992
kindled it today
good reviews out there
congrats
dom from 1992
Bob, why not compare online prices to get the absolute cheapest deal you can then get 2 copies instead, I am sure the publisher charges the same more or less to all resellers and that way you get one to keep and one to share
Books on order from Amazon — if it mirrors you blog it will be worth every penny. Good luck Hugh
Man, I‘d give my left arm to put my (right) hand on a free copy.
My copy arrived today. Love it.
I also love the idea of being “cynically optimistic”
As you say … Rock on!
Someone from CNET was demonstrating the new Kindle on the CBS morning news yesterday. She pressed a few buttons to download a book… and “Ignore Everybody” popped up!
Was that planned?
Excellent! I loves your jobs…
Greetings from Buenos Aires.
Argentina!