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How to find my secret blog (new posts below this one)
It is simple. Pre-order a copy of my forthcoming Discover Your Inner Economist: Use Incentives to Fall in Love, Survive Your Next Meeting, and Motivate Your Dentist.
It is by far the most fun book I have written, and it was written with you in mind.
Here is the Amazon link, which also offers a book synopsis. Here is Barnes&Noble. Then, just send an email to IBoughtTylersBook@gmail.com and tell me you bought the book. I'll send you the site address right away.
But please, in receiving the site address you are making a pledge not to give it away, publish it, blog it, or otherwise reveal it. Please don't, it is our agreement. You are also pledging your word that you actually pre-ordered the book. I appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
My secret blog has 43 posts, plus who knows I may blog there a bit more or take special requests over there. I would describe it as quirkier and more offbeat than MR, sometimes ribald, and in some ways more personal.
This offer won't last forever, and the secret blog won't be up forever, so pre-order the book now!
And please, do forward this post to at least two (or maybe more) of your friends.
Posted by Tyler Cowen on June 18, 2007 at 05:12 PM in Books | Permalink
Comments
Wow, a very clever idea...I'll write in right away...
Posted by: Elihu at Jun 18, 2007 6:37:16 AM
You better have 'for my loyal MR readers' on the inside page.
Posted by: herman at Jun 18, 2007 6:49:57 AM
it doesn't sound like this blog is going to be all that secret.
Posted by: Michael Sullivan at Jun 18, 2007 7:49:35 AM
The secret blog is really fun, and stimulating. Thanks!
Posted by: E. at Jun 18, 2007 8:07:20 AM
This is some kind of weird economics experiment and/or evil marketing ploy, right?
Posted by: Alex R at Jun 18, 2007 9:50:40 AM
Alex,
I'm sure its both. And more.
Posted by: Sameer Parekh at Jun 18, 2007 9:54:17 AM
As a fairly new reader of your blog, could you give a bit of a synopsis of your book =) The title sounds interesting but I would like to hear a little more before I preorder.
Posted by: Matthew Kanwisher at Jun 18, 2007 10:19:59 AM
Check the Amazon link by clicking on the ad in the upper left, or go to Amazon directly...
Tyler
Posted by: Tyler Cowen at Jun 18, 2007 10:23:00 AM
Is it more advantageous for you to have someone click through your ad or your Amazon associate link in the blog post itself?
Posted by: Terri W. at Jun 18, 2007 10:30:06 AM
Through the blog post link is a bit better for us, thanks...
Posted by: Tyler Cowen at Jun 18, 2007 10:33:05 AM
Tyler, this sounds like it could be a very interesting experiment in discovering the level of informal institutions your readers are able to form. Honesty and keeping promises without the threat of litigation or violence seems to have been adopted by very few cultures in the world.
I'll put money on it that it will be a long time before a Scandinavian reveals the site.
Posted by: Carl Marks at Jun 18, 2007 10:35:30 AM
This is very interesting, although misnamed since it will not be secret...
Perhaps "Boost Book sales blog" or "Innovative Marketing of my New Book"
blog would be better.
Posted by: Brian Jones at Jun 18, 2007 11:20:40 AM
Is there such a thing as a *web*-log that is "secret?"
Posted by: N at Jun 18, 2007 11:30:40 AM
Somehow, I think the paperback edition of your book will come with an additional chapter on non-excludable goods. : )
Posted by: arthur at Jun 18, 2007 12:00:36 PM
"I'll put money on it that it will be a long time before a Scandinavian reveals the site."
Guess again.
Posted by: Erik at Jun 18, 2007 12:22:18 PM
The one problem with the secret blog is that anything you say there that you think is truly important, you will republish elsewhere, because you want as many people as possible to see those ideas. So the only enticement for the secret blog is for a)relatively trivial items, and b)a different, possibly better, style of your writing than is available in other venues. That may well be enough of an enticement for some, probably not for me.
Posted by: Devin McCullen at Jun 18, 2007 12:50:07 PM
You should make people forward their email receipt!
Great idea though.
Posted by: Ben Casnocha at Jun 18, 2007 12:57:02 PM
Devin's point is a good one; sorta like the Coase Conjecture.
Posted by: Henrico Otto at Jun 18, 2007 1:06:47 PM
I second Ben's suggestion!
Posted by: Escadabelle at Jun 18, 2007 2:06:03 PM
There should be a warranty on the quality of both the book and the secret blog.
Posted by: Larry at Jun 18, 2007 2:18:13 PM
#283 in books. Not bad for not being available until August.
Posted by: David at Jun 18, 2007 5:18:38 PM
I feel like their is going to be something fradulent about this "secret blog."
Posted by: josh at Jun 18, 2007 5:19:46 PM
I look forward to reading it.
This morning I checked the sales rank, #1,797. As of this post #283.
It appears that the loyal MR readers are also loyal MR purchasers as well.
Posted by: Marc at Jun 18, 2007 5:20:51 PM
Are you f'ing out of your mind? This is obviously no secret blog. Seems like a PR marketing gimmick if anything. You've got to do better, Tyler!
Posted by: at Jun 19, 2007 9:20:13 AM
Wow, Amazon says that 52% of the people who view the page end up buying the book.
Posted by: Macneil at Jun 19, 2007 10:14:03 AM
