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The Kindness Experiment (book project)
Every person I meet is
a potential story in the book and
blog.
I'll be adding a list
of contents as I write the book.
Cover Design: Jacqueline
Miller,
www.kenshinkyocreations.com
Incredible, but true accounts of
my 13 year experiment to see how people act when they KNOW
upfront I'm testing them.... and writing about
them. I
couldn't make this stuff up... I suck at writing
fiction.
Order
here: $10... only until August 30, 2010
Receive the book in December 2010 with your name and
location or web site in the Patron Acknowledgments.
See
other ways you can
prepay.
The message of the book is that we all need to be more conscious of the impact we make on others we encounter through the course of our day, conduct business with, and pass by without noticing. The choices we make with each person may impact not only the other person's life, but our own, in ways we could not imagine. Being needlessly unkind to another could result in your missing out on wonderful things that you have dreamed of, but never thought you could achieve or receive. In other words, not being as kind to others as you would like others to be to you could work against you in ways that you haven't considered. You may be acting against your own best interests, and that is rarely, if ever, a smart idea.
My book will give you many examples of tests I have conducted with:
- Doctors
- Dentists
- Hospitals
- Police
- Veterinarians
- Hotels
- Real estate agents
- Churches
- Lawyers
- Neighbors
- Best Friends
- Banks
- Former clients
- Etc.
And no, I was never undercover... although I now offer to be an undercover client to businesses. I always disclosed upfront that I was writing a book about my encounters with everyone. Despite my honesty, most people, not all, and no matter how kind and generous I was to them treated me with rejection, disrespect, avoidance, contempt and in some cases abuse and threats of physical harm. That says to me that our society needs a major overhaul in the area of Kindness to Others.
This book will ruffle quite a few feathers I'm afraid. You'll want to read this book, if only to find out who has been naughty and nice! Most of the stories are quite stunning. Often truth is stranger than fiction and these are true stories with no embellishment. And in many cases I gave people named in the book a second chance to do the right thing. You'll get to see who did and who didn't.
Order here: $10... only until August 30, 2010
Receive the book in December 2010 with your name and
location or web site in the Patron Acknowledgments.
What
patrons get by pre-ordering The Kindness Experiment
Here's how the numbers look:
Price
of 1 unit:
$10 Jan. 1, 2010 to August 30,
2010 (sponsorship closes)
Price
of book when available for sale: January 2011:
$15-20 or more
If you ordered the book before May 30, 2010 - or I gave you
a copy - for $20, you will now get 2 e-books and you will
receive a share of the profits from the book. Nobody else
will because apparently the SEC says this is illegal.
However, a promise is a promise and I keep my promises. So
the ten of you are the only ones who will share some
profits of the book, in the same proportion as before.
One
Unit entitles each Patron to:
- Copy of the book (all parts) in digital format.
- Name on my web site as a Patron.
- Name in book as a Patron (with web site URL)
- Invitation to suggest charities to receive 10% of profits.
Responsibilities of Andrea Reynolds,
Author-Publisher-Promoter:
- Complete the book on time: end-December 2010.
- Promote the book for a minimum of 12 months after book completed.
- Handle all order fulfillment.
- Appear at press and media interviews.
- Appear at speaking engagements where invited.
- Write and distribute weekly reports for patrons and sponsors (Fridays).
- Disburse profits monthly (end of month) until December 31, 2011, unless it makes sense to extend the end date.
Responsibilities of Patrons:
- Don't share contents of book without permission... I need all the sales I can get.
- Encourage sales to friends, co-workers, etc.; but no spamming, please.
- Don't constantly ask me how the book is coming along or how your investment is doing: I'll send or post a report every Friday.
- Don't ask me to buy your services, because I'm on a tight budget and extra expenses aren't possible.
- Don't ask if we can barter services because I need income more than anything else.
- Don't ask me to send you money; I'll just ignore your request... and probably write about your audacity.
- Don't invite me to lunch, dinner, or parties to meet your friends and colleagues during the writing process. I'm working to a tight deadline and socializing will delay the completion of the book.
- Do invite me to speak to your organization's conference as a keynote speaker (paid) when the book is finished.
- Web site (AndreaReynolds.com)
- Blog posts
- Podcasts (when I figure out how to do make them.)
- News releases
- Radio interviews (online, offline)
- Newspaper interviews
- TV guest appearances
- Commissioned articles and excerpts
If you are ready to be a patron of Andrea's next book, please send your US $10 per book/unit to Andrea before August 30, 2010.
If you prefer to send a check or money order, my mailing address is below. Please make checks payable to Andrea Reynolds, 2501 West 12th Street, Suite 647, Erie PA 16505.
Want the details on how I did it so you can crowdfund your
project too? I have raised funds for
book publishing projects by selling shares for $1,000 each,
selling listings to competitor-colleagues as in the image
consultant directory above, and selling pre-publication
copies to early buyers.
I can give you a 60 minute,
private tutorial
by phone, prepaid.
1.
Crowdfunding. I'm about to do it now
with my newest book.
2. Selling shares to
private investors. Read my article. Buy the
actual documents I used.
3. 25 more
ideas. Order my report.
1981: My first crowd-funded book.
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