Hey everyone. I'd ask your forgiveness for the brazenness of this plug, but that would be dishonest of me. I'm going to PLUG, dammit, and I'm going to LIKE it.

As you may know, I co-authored a book on the films of Alfred Hitchcock and have been patiently awaiting its release. I'm happy to say that the release is here. The book is now shipping. Many people got theirs over the week or in today's mail. I was very happy to get my copies on Friday:



So now that the day is finally here, I have to offer a huge THANK YOU to the folks of the IMWAN community, all of whom have been very, very supportive over the last year or so. When you write you're sitting at a table, working alone, hammering out words and sometimes wondering if the words are any good or if anyone will ever read them. You guys were awesome. Encouraging words, showing your interest, and just plain offering the occasional "hurrah!" has meant a lot. Thanks, folks. It's hard to say how important those boosts have been.

Even though it is available for order through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and all other fine outlets (and hopefully at your local brick & mortar shops, and if it's not, they CAN order it for you), I'd ask that anyone buying this -- and THANK YOU SO MUCH if you are -- do so through this link:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/081086388X/?tag=imwan-20

Why that link? Because buying it that will not only be awesome for me, it will be directly supporting this great community. IMWAN gets kicked back a small percentage of every sale. And that's pretty cool, wouldn't you say?

For those so inclined, lots of previews were posted in this thread.

We're also doing a companion podcast, which will air weekly and which you can subscribe to via lots of different feeds at this link, or download directly from our website.

And finally, if you're on Facebook you can become a "fan" at the book's Facebook page.

Once again, thanks, folks. You're a great gang and your support has meant a lot to me. Wooooooo! It's finally here!

Sweet. I'll throw this on my next-time-I-get-something-from-Amazon list.

Congratulations, my friend, on your great success.

Todd

A hearty congratulations from me, Taft! This is a very momentous achievement, and a very good use of your considerable talents.

Anybody with a torrent on this, PM me.

Congrats! There was only one in stock when I checked it on Amazon the other day.

Nicely done, Eric!

Way to go, Eric -- opening that box is a delicious moment, innit?

Let's sticky this for awhile, obviously.

Eric, do me a favour and see if you can get your publisher to offer the book to Scholastic? Then I could order a bunch for my entire school system.

I'm downloading it as we speak.







I'll grab it with my next Amazon order.

Definitely ordering this soon.

I'm waiting for either the trade paperback or the movie.

I need to be at home to purchase this, because I have some Amazon gift cards to use. I hope it remains in stock until then.

I'm picking this up soon. Congrats!

I'm waiting for the Ultimate Version. Hitchcock will wear a bandana on the cover among other additions to make it even edgier.

Congratulations! This is great news!

He will also have triple the normal amount of pouches, and quadruple the number of belts.


(Thank you, everyone!)

I'd rather buy Hitchcock's short film on Taft.

Eric,

For the bonus material in the eventual paperback, I'd love to see a "tale of the tape" comparison of Hitchcock and Taft.

Now THAT would be a close match indeed.

When I have some spending money, bro, I'm buying one.