15 weird and wonderful rewards you can get with crowdfunded books
Crowdfunding is a great way to get involved in a book's journey from conception to publication. Not only will you get a copy of the book with your name included for all to see but you can also grab yourself some neat rewards! Here are 15 of the most weird and wonderful.
1. The time written on a piece of paper, a quarter of jelly babies and a piece of string
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Glarnies, Green Berets & Goons: The Life and Legacy of Larry Stephens
by Julie Warren
The remarkable true story of a WWII Commando who transformed British comedy.
2. A game of chess with a Mastermind champion
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The Undiscovered Country
by Aidan McQuade
'Why should people care about a murder during war time?' Two men attempt to solve the killing of a young boy during the Irish War of Independence in 1920.
3. A one-on-one tour through unseen images by some of the greatest fashion photographers of the century
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The Replacement Girl: A Life in 24 Frames
by John-Michael O'Sullivan
A biography of Barbara Mullen, one of the twentieth century's great fashion models.
4. A necklace made from the same material as the International Space Station
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Ten Little Astronauts
by Damon L.Wakes
An Agatha Christie-inspired murder mystery novella set on board an interstellar spacecraft.
5. Have a Chaser join your pub quiz team
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Sleeping With The Past
by Jenny Ryan
A snoozy travelogue around British history.
6. A collectable glass vial of the Sands of Time
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The Boy Who Stole Time
by Mark Bowsher
A young boy travels to a magical realm and is set three impossible tasks to win the essence of time itself in order to save his dying mother.
7. Run a bookshop for a day
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Open A Bookshop, What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
by Simon Key and Tim West
The amazing story of The Big Green Bookshop in Wood Green.
8. Adam Diment's blue velvet jacket from the 1960s
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The Complete Philip McAlpine Collection
by Adam Diment
Meet Philip McAlpine, the legendary hash-smoking, swinging Sixties hipster spy.
9. A James Bond walking tour of London
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The Complete James Bond Themes
by Nick Parkhouse
From Dr No to Spectre: the definitive history of the James Bond movie themes.
10. Name a character in the book
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The Diabolical Club
by Stevyn Colgan
Strange things are going on in Black Dog Wood. There have been alleged sightings of a mythical werewolf-like monster. And then someone discovers a blindfolded skeleton, bizarrely buried standing up ...
11. Meet a surfboard
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The Surfboard
by Dan Kieran
The CEO of Unbound spends a week in Cornwall building a wooden surfboard to try and work out how to evolve within his company.
12. A personal dedication from the author in the voice of Tour de France founder, Henri Desgrange
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Ghosts On The Road
by Gareth Cartman
The Story of the 1919 Tour de France.
13. A wooden spoon cooked with, and licked, by a granny
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Grand Dishes
by Iska Lupton and Anastasia Miari
A cookbook of time-perfected recipes and stories from wise and witty grandmothers across the globe.
14. A digital album of guided meditations and songs to accompany the book
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Wulfaert
by Alex Rawlings
A story of redemption in a time of war, a tale of sacrifice and courage against all odds and a journey to the heart of the human soul.
15. A cravat, a pair of cufflinks and a men’s fragrance called “Rakehell”
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The Rake's Progress
by Alexander Larman and Gustav Temple
A history of hellraisers told in twenty biographies.