Coffeeshop Drop-offs

Thanks to Patti from Seattle for a great suggestion. If all of your friends have already heard about Barack Obama, and ready the book you gave them or lent them, then why not place a copy in a coffeeshop with a sticker on the front that says "Steal this book! Read it, and then pass it on" with the URL www.theobamabookproject.com on the inside and your signature.

Give the book to people you don't even know!

According to the website counter we have now had over 200 visitors. Many Obama supporters had already thought about doing something similar but didn't have a name for it. Others gave out copies to friends and relatives as Christmas presents.

Join The Obama Book Project and stop by our Guestbook (no registration required) to say hi.

Movement

The blogs on barackobama.com have brought two firsts to the project.

1) First person to have essentially the same idea: Scarlett
2) First person to commit to joining the project: Candace

Also, the counter and guestbook are now working. I'll use this blog for updates on the project.

The Project Begins

A few months ago I had an idea. I covered an entire page of newspaper with my notes while I waited for my food to be served at a Thai restaurant here in Austin. Soon afterwards I put up a website TheObamaBookProject.com and purchased 4 additional copies of "The Audacity of Hope" by Barack Obama. Within a month I had passed them on - one in San Francisco, and three here in Austin.

So what is the Project about? Spreading the word about Senator Barack Obama by getting copies of his own words in people's hands. You write your name and TheObamaBookProject.com somewhere inside the cover of a copy of "Audacity of Hope" and you give it to someone one one condition - when they are done reading it, they must do the same. Feel free to buy numerous copies and start your own.

Visit TheObamaBookProject.com