I got a lovely thank you from the Quakebook team, despite only doing something very simple to help with the publication of an interview with Quakebook editor Our Man in Abiko in the Embassy of Japan in the UK’s newsletter. Take a look at the link for some additional information about how this international, start-studded effort all came together.
I was running a global publishing operation from my bedroom armed with a word processor and a telephone.
Let me also take the opportunity to gently nudge you towards the fact that this gorgeous book is now available in an array of snazzy electronic versions, as well as a pretty delectable bilingual Japanese and English print edition. That’s right, there is a real book that you can hold in your hands and turn the pages of, just like in the old days. So there are no excuses, even if ebooks aren’t for you!
And in case it needs saying again, as the Quakebook editor states in the interview, 100% of your money goes to the Japanese Red Cross Society, to be added to that which has already been donated. With winter drawing in across the north of Japan there is still a real need for assistance in the areas affected by March’s quake and tsunami. So please, if you haven’t already, grab a copy of Quakebook today and if you have, tell a friend.
