Yesterday in 1st - today in 2nd! Help me win this crazy thing
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Other than that, I won’t embellish on Ian’s report too much - I’ve got a lot of promoting to do!

*** IDOL 8/27 REPORT *** from Ian Shires

We’re zooming at the Finale now folks. And yesterday was a quiet day in the race, till about 11 PM last night…and The Underground roared and clawed it’s way to #1 again. I think I prefer those days where orders come in steady all day long, but whatever marketing e-mail or news hit, worked for them…interesting to see how this weekend plays out with the public, and then, after Monday Night’s deadline…how the retailers roll in…

1.) Copies: 151 (+22) - [Mail:13] DLs: 6 (+1) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 80 (+11) AVG: 60.50 - The Underground
2.) Copies: 126 ( +2) - [Mail:15] DLs: 16 (NC) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 53 ( +2) AVG: 60.00 - White Rose
3.) Copies: 73 ( +1) - [Mail: 5] DLs: 20 (NC) Bulk: 70 [4] ( NC) People: 55 ( +1) AVG: 54.50 - Faction
4.) Copies: 32 ( +2) - [Mail: 3] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 27 ( +1) AVG: 17.00 - Varsity Squad
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With only 6 days left, the competition is really heating up!

If you’d like to learn more about my entry in the contest, check out the preview of the cover and pages 5,6, & 7 in the menu on the left, and feel free to look thru the archives for other tidbits.

Also notice the big “Buy White Rose #0 Today!” button on the left when you are ready to order:)

Ordering , by the way takes place on the contest-host’s site: http://www.dimestoredistro.com

There are 2 versions to buy - a $2.00 PDF version and a printed version that will ship in September - it costs $3.50 plus shipping.

Here’s the current news from the contest’s host…

*** IDOL REPORT 8/26 *** by Ian Shires

Wow, that’s all I can say. It was a wild day in the round…and White Rose bounced back from getting knocked to third place, to reclaim first on the strength of many fans getting more than one copy each. Faction ALMOST trumped it with another solid retailer order - which, in the process, knocked The Underground, back to third…despite their own solid sales of multiple copies to a few individuals.

This is something we knew would be something to seriously watch, counting total copies instead of individuals…and the added mess of downloads and retailers is keeping everyone on their toes…but the real result seems to be, so far, the top 3 projects are all going to have a solid payday in September, as more copies of their #0’s go out to more people than ever before…and that’s the real goal of the contest: Career launching, so the battle is great fun to watch, and I think it’s really going to come down to the retailer orders that roll in at the last call.

I feel bad for Varsity Squad, which - despite doing better than the lowest R4 project last year, isn’t showing the interest and fight of the other projects. They only have a few days left to really turn on their A game and show the world they are an Idol project. We’ll see what happens!

1.) Copies: 124 (+45) - [Mail:14] DLs: 16 (+2) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 51 (+10) AVG: 59.00 - White Rose
2.) Copies: 72 ( +1) - [Mail: 5] DLs: 20 (NC) Bulk: 70 [4] (+30) People: 55 ( +2) AVG: 54.25 - Faction
3.) Copies: 129 (+12) - [Mail: 9] DLs: 5 (NC) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 69 ( +4) AVG: 52.00 - The Underground
4.) Copies: 30 ( NC) - [Mail: 3] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 26 ( NC) AVG: 16.25 - Varsity Squad
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What can I say?

Yesterday we were in 1st place - today we’re in THIRD place!

Your help is needed!

Order a copy today to help me win this thing.

Order it here: http://www.dimestoredistro.com/index.php/spa-comics/small-press-idol/2009/white-rose-0/p_2272.html

Thanks for your support!
George Burnett

And here are the standings from Ian Shires…
*** IDOL REPORT 8/25 ***

Big day in the standings! Underground roared up like a magic beanstalk on strong individual sales. Meanwhile Faction hit with a single order to a store, and stepped back over White Rose, which, in the mix, dropped from first to third. As we continue to move towards the finale, I think we’re going to see all the projects pulling out all the stops in the quest for that cash prize and series deal. Who will prevail? I still think it’s going to come down to retailers - but one thing I can say for sure, it’s going to be very interesting!

1.) Copies: 117 (+28) - [Mail: 2] DLs: 5 (+1) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 65 (+18) AVG: 48.00 - The Underground
2.) Copies: 71 ( NC) - [Mail: 4] DLs: 20 (+1) Bulk: 40 [3] (+10) People: 53 ( +1) AVG: 46.00 - Faction
3.) Copies: 79 ( +1) - [Mail:17] DLs: 14 (NC) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 41 ( +1) AVG: 44.75 - White Rose
4.) Copies: 30 ( +1) - [Mail: 2] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 26 ( +1) AVG: 16.25 - Varsity Squad
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White Rose is in the lead but not for long the way the other projects are gaining! White Rose needs YOUR help to win Small Press Idol! Order a copy today! http://www.dimestoredistro.com/?searchStr=white+rose&_a=viewCat&Submit=Go

Thanks as always for your support!
George

and here’s the standings from Ian Shires…
*** Idol 8/24/09 ***

It was an active weekend of sales for the Idol top 4! We had numbers for all, but obviously some more than others. The Underground roared, but failed to actually move up. Now LEADING the copies category…a blank in the bulk segment is holding them down for now. However, the store numbers, simply really won’t rear their effects till the end. We have no idea what will happen! what we do know, is that these projects are getting serious attention on a national scale - and despite the tough market, retailers that we’ve talked to, have had their customers buzzing about Idol. Here’s the standings right now:

1.) Copies: 78 ( +5) - [Mail:17] DLs: 14 (NC) Bulk: 45 [4] ( NC) People: 40 ( +2) AVG: 44.25 - White Rose
2.) Copies: 71 ( +4) - [Mail: 4] DLs: 19 (+3) Bulk: 30 [2] ( NC) People: 52 ( +5) AVG: 43.00 - Faction
3.) Copies: 89 (+36) - [Mail: 2] DLs: 4 (+2) Bulk: 5 [1] ( NC) People: 47 (+18) AVG: 36.25 - The Underground
4.) Copies: 29 ( +8) - [Mail: 2] DLs: 9 (NC) Bulk: 0 [0] ( NC) People: 25 ( +7) AVG: 15.75 - Varsity Squad
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Just 1 week left and the competition is in hot pursuit!
Those of you who have bought one or more copies, I can’t thank you enough! Any of you who have not yet bought one, I hope you will consider helping me out with a purchase. If not, I understand.

Have you ordered via Mail-In?
Don’t forget to complete the order!
Not sure if you did? You can check by going to: http://www.dimestoredistro.com
Log in - then go to: http://www.dimestoredistro.com/account/orders/

If you see any that say “Complete Payment” next to them, then they are not final - click on them to finalize your payment or to print out a Mail-In invoice.

Had any trouble ordering?
Contact me and I will try to assist.

Here’s how to order:
1. Register an account at http://www.dimestoredistro.com

2. Order a copy of White Rose #0 in either of these 2 ways…

a. Download the PDF version ($2.00) here:
http://www.dimestoredistro.com/index.php/spa-comics/small-press-idol/2009/white-rose-0-dl/p_2273.html

OR

b. Order the Print version ($3.50 + shipping) here:
http://www.dimestoredistro.com/index.php/spa-comics/small-press-idol/2009/white-rose-0/p_2272.html

3. You then pay in one of 3 ways:
a. you can PRINT an invoice and mail a check to Dimestore Productions (Don’t forget to mail it in this week!)
b. you can pay with your credit card via PayPal (Paypal account NOT required)
c. you can pay with a PayPal account - for those that have one

Your book(s) will ship in the month of September

That’s it!

Thanks as always for your support!
George Burnett