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April 15, 2009
What We Like to See
As you may (or may not) know, Idiots'Books is a subscription service. People sign up to receive a year's worth of our books (eight a year at present). Each time we produce a new book (every 6-7 weeks), we send it out to the subscribership--bringing joy, aesthetic bliss, and occasionally confusion to households all over the country (and in four foreign countries). When a subscription expires, subscribers have to carefully weigh the decision of whether or not to sign on for another year.
Some slip away into obscurity. Others return with enthusiasm. Some document their thought processes for our enjoyment.
We thought you might enjoy seeing a few.
For example, the Fantastic Family Haske, (whose blog is worth a look, especially for those of you who enjoy pictures of babies) sent the following postcard as a means of letting us know that they intended to renew their subscription:
Another subscriber from Vermont let his enthusiasm be known by including a note on his envelope:
And this note on his check:
Perhaps my favorite such subscriber contribution is from our friend Drew, who documented the saga of his subscription's end and ensuing renewal with satisfying drama:
In addition to being deft with large knives, Drew is a singer, songwriter, and certified badass. You may be pleased to know that he has recently created a MySpace page from which you can listen to a bunch of new songs. Or you can become a fan of his on Facebook.
But getting back now to the moral of this post: we love it when you resubscribe with a flourish. Life is too short to merely send a check.
Posted by bogenamp at April 15, 2009 10:50 PM