SMS Text News Annual 2007 - available to buy now!
The first delivery of 30 of the finest SMS Text News Annuals are due to arrive shortly.
The Annual is a review of selected posts, comments and pictures from across last year’s archive and is compiled in date order. You can flick through rantings, pictures, opinion and news features month by month. It’s rather strange seeing everything laid out like that because the market changes so quickly. For example, we’ve included a ‘this will change the industry’ style post that I made on the day of the Apple iPhone announcement. I’ve had a good lot of fun following the coverage across the year in this way. Quite refreshing.
When we started work on the Annual back in October, I reckoned we’d do 30 odd pages. But no. 166 pages later and we’re done!
I’ve published it because I wanted to have something physical to read through rather than switching on a web browser and dipping into the site’s virtual archive, it’s not quite the same has having something sat on the coffee table, is it?
I received quite a few email enquiries from readers interested in a copy — so in order to avoid inbox confusion, I’ve setup a simple Yahoo shop — you can easily pay by card or via PayPal. If you’d like a copy, the cost is US $50 each (plus shipping - the 5-7 day delivery option is the cheapest). You can order from www.smstextnewsshop.com.
If you’d like me to add a conspiratorial hand written message inside (as one reader suggested), just reply to the order confirmation email with your request. And I’ll include a free business card!
Here are a few pages: -
Love the pics Ewan, I was happy to see Unlimited Drinks got a 2 page spread.
Posted by Jeb on January 24th, 2008 at 5:58 am.Cool idea Ewan, I hope you are going to sign them!! I’m sure you’ve told us, but who/how did you print this?
Posted by Steve Procter on January 24th, 2008 at 9:21 am.I’m happy to sign them, Steve!
We used http://www.blurb.com — there’s quite a few who do this — wordclay and lulu come to mind also.
Posted by Ewan on January 24th, 2008 at 9:29 am.First!
Posted by Mike on January 24th, 2008 at 11:31 am.Wow! $50 for a picture of my ugly mug! Sweet!
Posted by Abul on January 24th, 2008 at 12:02 pm.[...] have just arrived home and a couple of questions that were asked in jest by Ewan during a lunch on Friday attended by Ewan MacLeod, Luca Filigheddu, Richard Reddy, Chris Kennedy [...]
Posted by Was mobile boring in 2007? at Roam4free on January 27th, 2008 at 12:14 am.Although this is fantastic, for a strapped student it is simply too much money!
Posted by Ricky on January 28th, 2008 at 1:56 am.Sorry Ricky, because we’re not mass producing them, the cost is steep
Posted by Ewan on January 28th, 2008 at 1:59 am.Ahh ok I know you put a lot of time and money into this site! One suggestion maybe a PDF format for less fee! I know this would be harsh on people who have bough one, but maybe next time if you do another?
Posted by Ricky on January 28th, 2008 at 2:12 am.You really don’t get the full glory from a PDF, Ricky — you can actually get all the content here on SMS Text News, electronically, anyway — the joy is being able to flick through it. I’ll check opinions and see if we can publish a PDF.
Posted by Ewan on January 28th, 2008 at 2:37 am.No Problem mate! I tell you when I am a millionaire I will be emailing you asking for a copy!
lol
Posted by Ricky on January 28th, 2008 at 2:39 am.Well in that case Ricky, I’d be delighted to sell you a gold-plated platinum edition of the annual for $50,000…
Posted by Ewan on January 28th, 2008 at 2:52 am.Given the price of precious metals, I might take you up on that. 160 pages, A4 size…paper thickness…hmmm…where’s my calculator…
Posted by Mike on January 28th, 2008 at 8:15 am.