{"id":144,"date":"2009-07-27T21:03:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-27T21:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/07\/free-pocket-guide-to-the-bible.html"},"modified":"2009-07-27T21:03:00","modified_gmt":"2009-07-27T21:03:00","slug":"free-pocket-guide-to-the-bible","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/omeoflittlefaith\/2009\/07\/free-pocket-guide-to-the-bible.html","title":{"rendered":"FREE: Pocket Guide to the Bible"},"content":{"rendered":"

I want to try something. <\/span>Thanks to Chris Anderson’s new book, Free<\/span><\/a> — and the controversy it has caused — there has been a lot of discussion around the Web regarding the value of products. Specifically, whether or not it makes sense to offer a product for free?<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>I don’t know the answer to that. But I do know that I have a whole lot of the first edition of Pocket Guide to the Bible<\/span><\/a> (the Relevant Books edition) sitting in a warehouse, in boxes of 48. Jossey-Bass is about to release a new, repackaged version<\/a> of that book. Which sorta makes my old version a collector’s item. Or irrelevant. Or something.<\/p>\n

So I thought I’d try an experiment: What if, for a short time only, I provided copies of this first iteration of Pocket Guide to the Bible for virtually free? Only there’s a catch. You can’t get just one copy. You have to take 48.<\/p>\n

So beginning right this moment, you can get a box of 48 Pocket Guide to the Bible books for the price of $0.01. <\/span>One tiny cent. AND…I’ll sign them. Every one. All I ask is that you cover the shipping & handling for these boxes so I don’t actually lose<\/span> money on this.<\/p>\n

Shipping is $19.99 for the box. So in total, $20.00 gets you 48 signed books. <\/span>No strings attached.<\/p>\n

The deal won’t last long. The offer stands until exactly 10 pm Central time tomorrow night, July 28. At that point, I’ll remove the button below.<\/p>\n

I’m thinking this will be a great deal for high school ministries, college ministries, small-group leaders, Gosselin family members, or anything similar to get a bunch of books for giveaways or gifts. If you agree, make that purchase. Buy a box. And let your ministry friends know about this crazy almost-free deal.<\/p>\n

—————-<\/p>\n

Update: <\/span>9:00 pm, Tuesday, July 28<\/span> — The crazy almost-free deal has ended. Big thanks to the more than 50 of you who bought boxes. I’m working on them now and will ship them as I finish.
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