Huzzah! Bailout Nation is Done!
I am done!
(No, really, this time I am serious. Really!).
The chapter PDFs are in, the legal review is over, the artwork is finalized.
In a bizarre way, McGraw Hill did me a huge favor. Not just because they generated a bunch of publicity — the version of the book that was submitted as of December is already out of date, and incomplete.
The new (Wiley) version is updated to include everything that occurred over the past 4 months. Not only that, but I got to take another pass at the text — tightening up the prose, restructuring the content, fleshing out ideas that were only touched upon as of 2008.
Plus, the really cool new cover!
I am working on getting some excerpts posted (any major magazines interested, please contact me). In May/June, I am sure I will be doing lots of promotion (I especially hope to do Bill Moyers, Charlie Rose, and The Daily Show and Google Authors).
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Now, I need me a frickin’ vacation.
April 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am
Congrats Barry. I’ll have to go re-order it. I had been ordered a copy for Christmas via Amazon but I’m not sure if that order will actually go through now?
April 9th, 2009 at 11:14 am
I already re-ordered at Amazon.com
April 9th, 2009 at 11:20 am
TSCBooks is offering a used copy for $1000. Nice.
April 9th, 2009 at 11:23 am
Will it be released in Kindle format? [BR: Yes!]
April 9th, 2009 at 11:37 am
Congrats. I’m looking forward to it.
April 9th, 2009 at 11:38 am
Sweet… as someone who write too, there is NOTHING like putting a project like this to bed… vaca is well deserved, I’m sure.
April 9th, 2009 at 11:53 am
Barry, is Wiley coordinating publicity or do you have your own agent (or both)?
Congratulations!
April 9th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
Barry wrote:
Your Wiley publisher may suggest a nice, relaxing 50-city tour….
April 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pm
I sure hope Amazon will have the Kindle 2 version available!! Please post when you appear on Bill Moyers. Looking forward to reading the book.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Can’t wait to read it.
this interview with Bill Black, thematically tucks into the Title.
http://finance.yahoo.com/tech-ticker/article/225897/Geithners-Stress-Test-%22A-Complete-Sham,%22-Former-Federal-Bank-Regulator-Says
April 9th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I can’t wait to read it. Cheers to you.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
In a bizarre way, McGraw Hill did me a huge favor
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Another example that demonstrates just how much we need to get rid of the deadwood if we want to increase productivity!
And bailouts don’t really help.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:24 pm
Congrats! I can’t wait to pick it up.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Congrats, how can we get a signed copy?
April 9th, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Barry’s next book should be called “Potemkin Nation”.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
ah, who cares. big deal, who hasn’t written a book.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Well done, Barry. History in Real Time.
One day Bailout Nation will be as widely read as The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.
Many congratulations.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Congratulations. I hope it sells like it should!
For your vacation, may I recommend… Brasil!
This place would be nice:
http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/11/12/brazilian-leaf-house-by-mareines-and-patalano/
April 9th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Congrats Barry. I am a long time reader, first time poster. I can’t wait to tear through the book.
April 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
Nice going BR~
goes to show that what is, at first, thought adversity, can be, actually, another blessing~
IOW, in Seasonal fashion–Why is this Delay different from all the other Delays? (:
as above, many Congratulations!
April 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
That’s the way to do it!
Where do I pick it up in Europe? (If I can’t buy itin Europe, no worries I’ll get it from the US)
April 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
Whoops, Larry just had has little talk disrupted. More of that kind of thing coming. They can laugh all they want.
April 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pm
Dude, the Daily Show. You and Jon can jaw about Cramer.
oh, and the book, of course.
April 9th, 2009 at 1:15 pm
Congratulations. I’m looking forward to reading it. Since it takes $25+ to get free shipping, what would be a good complementary title?
April 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pm
Hobo – you said before you only like free stuff.
Barry – why are you charging for this? Please post all the PDF files on your site and give it away.
April 9th, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Love that pig-bull on the cover. And the foreward by Fleck is a nice touch, another guy who tells it like it is.
How come there’s a used copy on Amazon for $1000?
April 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
JD,
Bull? When’s the last time you’ve been on a farm?
April 9th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Congrats Barry. I look forward to the read. All the best with the book.
Regards,
TDL
April 9th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
JD,
My apology, came back and noticed my F@##%-up, hoops…. once again jumping the gun. My bad. (I am more careful with the Swedish models)
April 9th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
Thanks!!! I needed an excuse to open the bourbon that has been sitting on my desk for weeks…and its 16 minutes after noon. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
April 9th, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Congratulations Barry! I ordered a copy at Amazon about 2 weeks ago and look forward to receiving it in the near future after official release. Based on your analysis of topics covered in prior years, I am sure you did an excellent job.
Kindest regards,
Clay
April 9th, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Yeay! And congratulations!
Looking forward to curling up with a cuppa coffee and Barry Ritholtz.
April 9th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
Sweet! For Stuart add this…
http://blogs.moneyandmarkets.com/martin-weiss/jpmorgan-chase-goldman-sachs-citibank-wells-fargo/
April 10th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
You are finished, v. done…
April 11th, 2009 at 11:31 am
Congrats .. if you do a book signing tour and Chicago or Peoria is in the mix .. I’d like to buy a copy to say thanks for the education of this last 2 years. Maybe create an emailing to those who sign up and interested in such.
I’m not in this yet (might) and maybe its a thought for you too (or not) .. http://www.couchsurfing.com/ .. not sure how the puppy (ies) the house the economy and the Mustang have treated you, so its just a toss out