Welcome to the secret “Buying In” page. How about a free gift?

[** November 2008 update: Sorry! All done on the special offer described below! Keep an eye on Murketing.com for new offers, etc….]

Hi. Rob Walker here. Odds are that if you’ve made your way to this page, you have a copy of Buying In: The Secret Dialogue Between What We Buy and Who We Are, in your hands. And since my author bio is just below the QR Code that got you here, you already know a little about me, and my book. Maybe you’re looking for a little more information? How about the opinion of a neutral third party? Try this:

Publisher’s Weekly (starred review): “Marked by meticulous research and careful conclusions, this superbly readable book confirms New York Times journalist Walker as an expert on consumerism. … [A] thoughtful and unhurried investigation into consumerism that pushes the analysis to the maximum…”

Okay but you’re not here for a sales job. For all I know, you already own the book, and are reading this on your sofa. So for your trouble in coming here, I offer the following: My publisher has printed a limited number of bookplates specifically for Buying In.

Also, I have made some of my own — an even more limited number, designed by me, to the best of my very limited abilities, and printed on a Gocco printer.

See below for images.

If you email me with your address, I will sign one and send it to you, for free. It’s like having a signed edition … sort of. This offer is good while supplies last, as they say. Email [redacted] with your mailing address, any requests you may have about who I’m signing it for — you? someone you’re giving the book to? etc. — and which one you prefer (the publisher version, which looks professional, or mine and has the title and my name on it; or the ones I made — and you can request thumb orientation, top or bottom, on mine). If you can, please put the word “Bookplate” in the subject heading. Thanks…