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April 27, 2010 - UpNorth is about the independent culture and adventure scenes in Michigan. 100% of your purchases goes to fund this outreach.
It's a hard-to-find books/media shop, but it also actively promotes the indie Michigan scene.
Hi! I'm Jeff Potter and I run this place. UpNorth is the love-child of the national local culture media emp... > Read
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Should OYB & Company go Non-Profit?
April 23, 2010 - That's what I'm wondering. This is an educational cause, after all. Sure, I sell some things, but that's to support the Indie Outdoor culture and heritage outreach. I've always thought to just keep the whole thing simple, but maybe going Non-Profit would make the OYB mission clearer to the public. ? I've always thought that folks k... > Read
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Hey! It's OYB's *20th ANNIVERSARY!*
February 10, 2010 - An OYB reader just emailed me today and said he was just reading the paperback compilation of Issues 1-8 and was amazed that I'd been publishing OYB since 1990. Well...I am, too! I hadn't even thought of it!
I kinda had 1991 in my brain for some reason, but I suppose Issue #1 says 1990 on it somewhere. So I guess I've been o... > Read
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If OYB went Pro?
February 01, 2010 - I just read a WSJ story about smallshop guys who offer knifesharpening services. The story spent most of its attention on evaluating the various levels of ordering/shipping service.
I wonder how much good it would do OYB if I could do same-day shipping and had a totally pro buying/shipping interface.
I wonder how many of m... > Read
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OYB has an eBay Store!
January 08, 2010 - I'm launching an eBay store for OYB.
I've had a username there for a few years, outyourbackdoor, that I've used to sell luggage, books, magazines and other goodies. Heck, Martha and I have been eBaying since it started and we together have 1000+ sales with a 100% rating since, like, 1994.
But I'll soon ramp things up there.... > Read
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Donate! Help the OYB cause...
January 05, 2010 - I've had several people recently ask how they can support the OYB cause. I've been relying on my offerings of great books'n'goodies that you can't hardly get anywhere else as being the best way. "Money for stuff" is the only way I can understand making a living.
But I can accept that OYB *stuff* isn't right for everyone. Als... > Read
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OYB has 1000+ Stories! --HEY!
June 23, 2009 - According to my stats, a couple weeks ago OYB sailed past the ONE THOUSAND stories mark!
Actually, it's 1045 as of today.
And, hey, I just checked the date of my first article posted to this particular incarnation of my website and it was in 2000. But this count only dates back to the start of my database-based website. OYB ... > Read
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Sosh Net Explosion---for OYB?
January 09, 2009 - OK, things are getting crazy, fast, in the world of SoshNet.
Social Networking.
Facebook, MySpace, Webjam, Twitter, Ning...
I've been finding and getting found by lots of old pals in the last month, via Facebook in particular.
So I started an OYB Facebook group. And groups for various other OYBish concerns. Let's see ... > Read
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Hanging out the How-to Shingle!
December 03, 2008 - If anyone relatively near Williamston would like to learn how to have more fun---no matter what their current level---with XC skis, bikes, canoes, kayaks (rolling!), inline skates or the shooting sports, lemme know! I bet I could help give some uplift. In short order. For cheap. $20/hour, say. Kids, too.
I'm hanging up my shi... > Read
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Let's See Your Comments!
October 17, 2008 - Each of our OYB articles is followed by a "Reader Comments" section. If you have a reaction to the story or had a similar experience or a tip to pass on, please do!
I had it set up so it didn't need a Log-In, but the spambots found it that day and loaded in random trash (who are these people?) so now you have to Log-In...as wi... > Read
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Free Sample OYB!
September 07, 2008 - OK, just to show you that the web isn't everything and that PAPER rocks, too, I'm offering a FREE SAMPLE issue of OYB to anyone who ... is willing to pay the postage.
Just click the PayPal order button and it'll only bill you $2 which covers most of the postage.
The freebie is big, tasty issue #8.
All my back issues ...
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OYB Forums: Share the DIY Worldview
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October 16, 2007 - [UPDATE! The Forums are updated and new! They had been using old software and spambots were getting in. They're all sparkly now.]
Like most people, I use various Forums. There are some great ones out there. The problem is that they're all scattered and they all involve different people---even th... > Read
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OYB Pics on Flickr!
December 30, 2006 - I started a webpage at Flickr.com awhile ago to share OYBish photos. If you only read OYB for the pictures anyway, check 'em out! : ) Or just go there to see a bunch of my pics in one place... > Read
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Non-USA Postage Buttons!
December 17, 2006 - I have a function on the PayPal shopping cart for you to pick your country (or near enough) to add non-US postage to your order. I've tried to go through my product line-up and make note of the weight of the item so that you can select the weight-range for postage to your (general) location.
In general the shipping is set up so that a boxed SINGLE paperback book weighs in the 2-3 pound range, in terms of postage. It weighs less than that but I've set it up that way in my postage range. So just select that option when you check out.
Luggage items are in the 3-4 pound range.
Big, hardcover books like "Golden Age" and "Dancing Chain" are also in the 3-4 pound range.
If for some reason the calculator doesn't appear, some products have manual Non-USA PayPal postage buttons at the bottom of the listings.
For some vague further convenience: below are some buttons that will somewhat cover my costs for sending stuff to you no matter where you are.
I never knew that OYB, this attempt of mine to uplift US independent culture, would get so much non-US traffic. But it has. Maybe it's the prophet in his own country syndrome? Or like how some of the best American country musicians are living over in Europe. Who knows... I just want to help! : )
FOR CANADA
...Excess $6 postage for a paperback book:
...Excess $8 postage for luggage or a hardcover book:
...For a magazine: Canada has no surcharge.
FOR EURO/UK/OZ/REST OF WORLD
...$15 postage for a paperback book:
...$8 for a magazine:
...$20 postage for luggage or a hardcover book:
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Power to the People! Easy 10% OYB Affiliate Action!
December 10, 2006 - There's been a huge affiliates scene online for years. Amazon is famous for it. They give their "Associates", like, 5% of what people spend who come there from an affiliate site. Well, I'm doubling their ante to 10% and giving the power to the people!
Anyone can free'n'easy become an OYB affiliate.
You just click on the l... > Read
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