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Alrighty, here’s a win-win situation that’s made full of… well, win!

E. Christopher Clark (subscribe) — Chris Clark for short — has a goal to get his book Down the Cape published and read by the masses. It’s generally a pretty long road to getting a book published, so Chris is taking baby steps (shoutout to those whom have seen What About Bob! Anyone?).

He has decided to take the route of producing a free serialized audiobook (technically known as a podiobook) that will be made available on a regular schedule.

If you aren’t familiar with podiobooks, I’ll give you a quick rundown:
Scott Sigler pioneered the podcast novel in 2005 and since has produced several of them and had the stories published and in stores. Following his success authors such as J.C. Hutchins, Mur Lafferty, and Seth Hardwood. All of them have also signed book deals and had millions of downloads. Evo Terra, another author, coined the term podiobooks and created Podiobooks.com as a place to aggregate all such content. Now, there are thousands of podiobooks available throughout the Internet. Most are free, but some require donations to the author for production costs and all the effort they put in to create such great content. If you’re looking for something to listen to for free, then download a podiobook. I love them!

Back to Chris. He’s a busy guy! (Who isn’t these days?) He travels on a bus for a total of four hours every day. He could spend that time listening to hours of podiobooks, but he’d prefer to actually create his own. He just needs some simple equipment to get started. Most importantly, he needs a laptop to take with him on the bus so he can edit and produce his podcast episodes instead of staring blankly out the windows. Laptop computers are getting cheaper, but it’s still a big investment for anyone.

In the video he lists off a couple of other pieces of equipment he needs to get the production under way. Yes, he’s asking for your support! But you don’t just get to listen to the podcasts once he has created them. Oh, no! A site called Kickstarter allows you to pledge $10, $20, $50, $100, etc and get some awesomeness in return. Awesomeness includes signed copies of his previous book (Those Little Bastads), mentions at the beginning or end of each podcast episode, and if you pledge $1,000, he’ll travel to your place (within the USA) and read to you. I think I read somewhere that you’ll also get a free hug, but don’t quote me on that.

Yes, I realize the last video we featured of Chris was him asking for a bit of mulah to help social media. He’s just trying to change the world, save the cheerleader, and all that. Do you know how much cheerleaders cost these days? It’s crazy!

Anyway, here’s the facts:

• You watched the video, right?
• Check out Chris’ Kickstarter project.
• Donate whatever you can. Even a buck will make you famous once he tweets your name.
• Listen to the podiobook when it is released. Follow Chris’ Twitter for updates: @ecc1977.

That’s all, kids. Go forth and be humble.

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