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Monday, December 10, 2012 ON A COLD DECEMBER NIGHT, I stepped to the front of a room full of people at The Sketchnote Handbook launch party, amazed to see the turnout for my book.
In the back of the room, a table was lined with crock pots of soup (Aga Artka's Pickle Soup was a hit), fresh bread, Milwaukee Brewing Company beer, water and sweet treats. At the front of the room, I and Len Kendall presented an evening of sketchnoting fun for 60+ people at Translator.
After an hour of mingling and signing books, I kicked off the evening with words of welcome and a brief drawing lesson for the crowd. Len Kendall took the floor after me, sharing his story of using social media to propose to his girlfriend Katie. Many captured sketchnotes while Len presented.
We ended the night having volunteers come up to share their sketchnotes with the group, using my connected iPad as a document camera. It was great fun for everyone on Thursday night.
Thank you Mark, Cindi and Katie at Translator for making everything so easy.
The Sketchnote Handbook: Video 2 (Overview)
Just last week we were able to get video 2 from the 20-part, 70 minute video edition released for the public to see. I love this, because it introduces the video and shows tidbits of the entire series:
I think this preview shows why The Video Edition is a great value.
Press Mentions and Interviews
The Sketchnote Handbook is being very well received. I've read many positive tweets from those who have received a copy as Amazon began shipping their stock on Friday. The book printing and paper have exceeded my expectations, and I think readers notice those details too. It's exciting!
There have been a bunch of great interviews, articles and podcasts around the book launch, so I've gathered those here in one convenient place. Eventually I'll create a press page for the book where media mentions will live.
BOOK REVIEWS:
The Sketchnote Handbook: A brilliant new guide to visual note taking
Chuck Frey, The Mindmapping Software Blog
The Sketchnote Handbook
Ben Brooks, The Brooks Review
Visual book review: The Sketchnote Handbook
by Sacha Chua, SachaChua.com
Writing scripts for 'Sketchnote: the Video'
by Gabe Wollenburg, WriteLarge.com
AUDIO & WRITTEN INTERVIEWS:
Mike Rohde on CMD+Space (Audio Interview)
I speak with Myke Hurley about sketchnoting and the new book.
Mike Rohde's Interview on Author Talk (Audio Interview)
I talk with Nancy Runzel, of Peachpit Press about my book and writing process.
On Failure: Mike Rohde
by Ben Krogh, benkrogh.com
SOME NICE TWEETS:
The Sketchnote Handbook, by Mike Rohde, is exceptionally well done: amazon.com/The-Sketchnote…
— Jason Fried (@jasonfried) December 10, 2012
.@rohdesign's new Sketchnote Handbook is so stinking COOL! Check it out, DL a free chapter, or just buy it. rohdesign.com/book
— Nancy Duarte (@nancyduarte) December 11, 2012
The Sketchnote Handbook is a thing of beauty. "Whatever your skill level, be happy where you are." congrats @rohdesign amzn.to/UKH7PI
— lisadimona (@lisadimona) December 7, 2012
The Sketchnote Handbook by @rohdesign is freaking ridiculous amazon.com/gp/aw/d/032185… instagr.am/p/THxJlXFsth/
— Ian Landsman (@ianlandsman) December 12, 2012
Got my copy of @rohdesign's Sketchnote Handbook. Awesome tutorial for illustrated note-taking: rohdesign.com/book/
— Matt Mansfield (@mattmansfield) December 10, 2012
#Sketchnote handbook arrived. Really love it! Great idea to use so many different sketchnoters to illustrate your story @rohdesign
— De Zagerij (@DeZagerij) December 10, 2012
I really want to read @rohdesign's new Sketchnote Handbook -- but my kids took it and now they won't stop drawing.
— DanielCoyle (@DanielCoyle) December 7, 2012
Sketchnote Handbook has arrived. Looks (and feels) gorgeous. Mad props to @rohdesign. twitter.com/sensibleworld/…
— Jory Raphael (@sensibleworld) December 7, 2012
@rohdesign Amazon image for your book does NOT do it justice. Wow, it’s lovely. Color and artifacts suffer on web.
— Daniel Jalkut (@danielpunkass) December 7, 2012
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Kindle Edition Issues
This week I found that the Kindle Edition of the book has a swath of blank pages, right in the middle of the book. I've alerted Peachpit and there is a new version being pushed out to Amazon, so if you get this edition, hold on for the updated document coming soon before canceling or leaving reviews.
Love it? Leave an Amazon Review!
If you have a copy of the book and you love it, the most valuable action you can take for me and the book is to leave an Amazon review.
It can be brief - just 5-10 minutes does the trick. Reviews help amazon determine popularity and drives more book sales. So, go review the book!
Reader Comments (11)
I am super excited for Amazon Germany to finally get me my delivery.
Great! Please let me know when yours arrives so other German buyers roughly know the shipping timeframes.
Do you know if the Kindle version has been fixed? I can't wait to get my hands on it.
Jon, it isn't pushed through yet, as far as I know. Once I know for sure I will announce it here on the blog. Sorry for the inconvenience - wish I could fix it myself, but that's up to Amazon. :-)
As I understand it, purchasers of the Kindle edition will receive an update notice. I have not yet received mine as of this writing, but when I do and can verify the update I will announce that information.
I sure hope it comes in soon.
Can I still get a pdf version through peach pit?
Sure can Jon - here's the URL for that:
http://rohdesign.com/sketchnote-handbook-PDF
It's a week after your note about the problem with the kindle edition's blank pages. I just bought the book, not realizing it would have this problem. When will this be fixed? If it's not ready within a few days of the discovery, what's to convince me that it will be within a few weeks? This isn't a hard problem to fix.
Steve - I'm so sorry for these hassles.
What I'm hearing from Amazon is the Kindle version of the book is having issues with the Kindle iPad app. I have verified this.
I was able to get the book working properly on the Mac Kindle reader, though I haven't heard reports from Kindle Fire or Kindle Fire HD owners.
You have to understand that this issue is beyond my control to fix. I can report what I see and request the fix - but I'm not the one making the fixes, Peachpit and Amazon are.
Believe me, this is frustrating - I wish I had more control. I'm hoping it will be within a week, but can't promise anything, not being the one making fixes.
One option would be the PDF version from Peachpit - it's the same as the Kindle document except it embeds your name as a watermark, rather than Amazon Kindle DRM being wrapped around the PDF.
I will announce the Kindle update here once it has been verified by me.
Any luck on the republishing/republication of your book to the Kindle for iPad? I would like to purchase it in that format, but don't want the frustration of going through blank pages again.
Thanks for your information.
Steve
Steve, no word. I think the production departments closed down for the holidays. I do see the Kindle version as been taken down while they sort it out, but I don't have a timeline on this for you.
As soon as I know something I will definitely post on the site.
Mike