When REWORK was released we launched a “REWORK in the Wild” promotion. We asked people to upload a photo of their physical (or digital) copy of REWORK. We said we’d pick our favorite and send that person an iPad.
Check out all the submissions at Flickr.
The winner(s)
We were originally going to pick one winner, but we decided to pick three instead. Some people got really creative.
From Adamsentz
From Victor “Scott”
From holmjohnii
We’ll be in touch with the winners over the next few days.
Thanks to everyone who submitted a photo. And thanks to everyone who’s read REWORK. We hope you’ve enjoyed it.
Martin Edic
on 20 May 10So, one of your winners is a bunch of white guys reading your book? And another is bad photoshop. And another is a young black girl smoking a cigar?
Unh-uh. I’d like to assume that this is a joke…
Anonymous Coward
on 20 May 10What do people win?
Anonymous Coward
on 20 May 10“We said we’d pick our favorite and send that person an iPad.”
DHH
on 20 May 10Martin, yes, these are the images we consider the best of the bunch. What exactly is your problem with them?
AC, iPads.
Frank Lakatos
on 20 May 10Photo #1 wouldn’t went way over the top if they coulda made that deer on the wall reading a copy.
Frank Lakatos
on 20 May 10s/wouldn’t/woulda
Victor Scott
on 20 May 10@Martin Edic The picture I did was 100% in camera. There was no photoshop involved at all.
Watch the behind the scenes video to see how I got the shot.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/scottpictures/4479607707/
Kevin Monk
on 20 May 10“So, one of your winners is a bunch of white guys reading your book?”
What’s wrong with a bunch of white guys reading books?
I bought the book. Good read. I’m not going to use it as a bible though but was really interesting to get the 37 signals perspective on business. Job well done.
Merrick
on 20 May 10Pretty disappointing… Though Victor’s is pretty good…
DHH's Grandmother
on 20 May 10I dont getta the 3rd pic…what’s so creative in it? I’ll beat the crap out of you, if I see my grand-daughter smoking cigars! And before she read ‘Rework’ ask her finish the god damn ‘Oliver Twist’!!
Alan
on 20 May 10“a bunch of white guys reading your book”?
How do you know that’s a bunch of white guys? Are you using racial profiling?
jon
on 20 May 101. Why the hell are all you guys just standing around reading a book when you should be working, damn it!
2. Your boss is a Dumb Ass!
3. Sometimes a business plan is just a business plan!
Lily
on 20 May 10As usual, the ones who don’t win are jealous… These pictures are funny and creative. What’s the problem?
riddle
on 20 May 10Yes, I love those pics.
I’m not adding anything constructive to the discussion, but I hate when bunch of whiners pretends to be majority.
Lee McAlilly
on 20 May 10Martin sounds like he lost.
Nicole
on 20 May 10I think all the pictures are really good. I love the “boss” one. don’t be a hater!
Rich E.
on 20 May 10I think all three are great. Good choices. Congratulations to the winners!
wahyu
on 20 May 10a kid with cigar is just unpleasant to see. I like your book.
Dan
on 20 May 10Top photo, guy on the right and to the front:
Nice stache!
Tarus Balog
on 20 May 10Damn. I just posted about REWORK with a picture:
http://www.adventuresinoss.com/?p=1623
That’s Nice Port, France in the background. Not as good as the others, of course, but still …
Adam Sentz
on 20 May 10Thanks guys! I’m glad you got a kick out of it.
@Dan – Thanks! (that’s me)
Kirk
on 20 May 10I hope the “white guys” are the Diaspora team.
BradM
on 20 May 10People will find anything to complain about.
Anyways, personal favorite was the Wedding Photo with the priest.
Cat
on 20 May 10Woo! Fun shots, congrats to the winners – especially that tall, dark, and handsome mustachioed gentleman.
David Andersen
on 20 May 10You know Martin, 24 Page Books is pretty good, unless of course somebody comes up with 23 Page Books. Then you’re in trouble, huh?
lifted from “There’s Something About Mary”
Adam Sentz
on 20 May 10@Kirk – Haha. They are the Populi team.
Brian
on 20 May 10Congrats to the winners. Tough luck to the whiners.
Though, I sure had high hopes for this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/sky_nerd/4419997553/in/pool-reworkwild
Took me a while to stitch that puppet together, too. ;)
Nicole
on 20 May 10I liked your puppet Brian
Eric
on 20 May 10I’m also a fan of the puppet. Nicely done.
JF
on 20 May 10Liked the puppet a lot. There was another puppet one too – a Steve Job puppet.
Shawn
on 20 May 10I just find it ironic that the winner gets an iPad, while the book itself still isn’t available from the iBookstore. REPUBLISH?
JF
on 21 May 10Shawn: Our publisher is staying out of the iBookstore for now. Nothing we can do about that. However, REWORK is available in Kindle format which looks great especially good on the iPad.
Alan Sangma
on 21 May 10Congratulations to the winners! Fun stuff. :)
I think this guy deserves an honorable mention.
~Alan
Ian
on 21 May 10This can’t be serious.
Zoso
on 21 May 10Strangely most of them are still physical books instead of the e-books. Mind throwing in any figures when compared to ‘Getting Real’ ?
Martin Edic
on 21 May 10I actually am one of those white guys I complain about…and I didn’t enter though I should- my copy lies on the bathroom floor. As for iBookstore, Apple still hasn’t released their requirements for formatting unless you’re a big publisher. We’re forced to go through a partner like Libredigital. Not a bad option but they take a piece. First time through Rework was a little disappointing but the second time I thought it was great. Can’t wait for the movie…I think it would be even better at 24 pages…
Adam
on 24 May 10Um, sorry to be a dick but the first photo was submitted a month and a half after the entry deadline. I worked hard to get my photos in by the deadline :-/
Why even bother posting a submission deadline on the contest rules?
JF
on 24 May 10Adam: You’re right. We’ll have to pick another winner.
Anonymous Coward
on 24 May 10@Adam
“BONUS: We will pick one photo, uploaded between March 9th, 2010 and April 9th, 2010, and that person will win a free iPad. Once we’ve picked it we’ll get in touch with that person and make the announcement here as well.”
That photo was uploaded March 22, 2010.
Adam Sentz
on 24 May 10I’m really sorry if I screwed something up. I know a lot of people put in a lot of effort to try to win this contest, and I certainly didn’t mean to screw anyone over.
I honestly didn’t even know there was a contest or anything – that was just a photo idea I had to go with a case study we submitted (http://productblog.37signals.com/products/2010/03/populi-campfire-has-all-but-replaced-the-replyall-email-noise-that-used-to-plague-the-office.html).
My wife waking me up with the news that 37signals picked my photo and that I won an iPad, and the all my friends and family congratulating me made for the most exciting day I’ve had in a while. Of course now I feel like crap about it.
Still really enjoyed Rework, and I’m glad you guys like the picture.
JF
on 24 May 10Adam: We’ll send you one still – we announced you were a winner on the blog. We’ll just pick another winner as well. We’ll be in touch shortly.
Adam Sentz
on 25 May 10@JF Cool. Thanks!
Anonymous Coward
on 25 May 10Another winner? Ooooh…. there’s a plot twist!
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