MAKER’S CORNER
Advice and news for MAKE readers.
Maker Faire 2007: Save the Date!
One of the more popular emails we receive is, “Are you guys doing another Maker Faire this year?” Hell yes, we are! In fact we’re planning two Maker Faires this year:
• SF Bay Area Maker Faire: May 19–20 at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds
• Austin, Texas Maker Faire: October 20–21 at the Travis County Fairgrounds
And yes, we are also actively exploring other potential Maker Faire venues across the planet. If you’d like to be alerted as to upcoming MAKE events, including future Maker Faires, visit makezine.com/faire and sign up for the MAKE newsletter.
So save the dates, be a good maker and spread the word, and sign up for the free MAKE newsletter (makezine.com/newsletter) for further details.
What Is a Premier Maker?
Answer: Someone who finds the least expensive way to subscribe to MAKE (and more).
Become a Premier Subscriber, and each year when your subscription is up for renewal, we’ll send you a single email notification letting you know that we’re about to renew your MAKE subscription and charge your card. You’ll always receive a subscription price at least $5 off the standard subscription price; you’ll receive just one email versus multiple emails and snail mail notifications; and for being a Premier Subscriber, you also receive full access to the entire MAKE archive when you access the MAKE: Digital Edition, a complimentary service available exclusively to MAKE subscribers.
Upgrade to Premier Maker at makezine.com/premier.
MAKE: The Next Year Boxed Collector’s Set Now Available
It’s finally here: MAKE: The Next Year! The original boxed collector’s set, MAKE: The First Year, proved so popular with our readers (three reprints!) that we decided to put together a special collector’s edition of our entire second year. Hence, MAKE Volumes 05 through 08 are now packaged up in a sturdy (and handsome) collector’s box. Our price: $60. That’s the same price as buying the individual copies on the newsstand, plus we throw in the box. Hard to think of a better gift for a maker (or maybe yourself). Order yours today at store.makezine.com.
MAKE Has a Brand New Store
If you weren’t among the record number of makers who visited the Maker Store (store.makezine.com) last December, you haven’t yet seen our brand new storefront or our growing list of cool MAKE: It tools, project kits, books, apparel, and toys. Just a small sample of our new products:
• MAKE Warranty Voider tool
• Limor Fried’s MintyBoost USB Charger Kit for your MP3 player, camera, cellphone, etc.
• MAKE Controller Kit
• MAKE Open Source MP3 Player Kit
• Andre Lamothe’s XGameStation Pico Edition 2.0
• Building Small Form Factor PCs (downloadable book)
Stop by and check out the latest merch at store.makezine.com.
CRAFT, Volume 02 Is Out!
When the first box of CRAFT, Volume 02 arrived in the MAKE offices, it may have set a Maker Media record for vanishing acts. I stashed a copy for some perusing at home that night. No better way to say it than Frickin’ Awesome! Check out the TOC and sample articles at craftzine.com/magazine. And if the spirit moves you, consider giving CRAFT as a gift for any and all occasions. (Maybe you forgot Valentine’s Day?)
Dan Woods is associate publisher of MAKE and CRAFT magazines. When he’s not working on circulation and marketing or finding cool new stuff for the Maker Store, he likes to hack and build barbecues, smokers, and outdoor grills.