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My name is Kyle MacDonald and I traded one red paperclip for a house. I started with one red paperclip on July 12 2005 and 14 trades later, on July 12, 2006 I traded with the Town of Kipling Saskatchewan for a house located at 503 Main Street. (Click on pictures below to read about each trade!)

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Now there's a trader!

Good work George!

I'll trade you an official iPhone tool for that car!

have fun,

Kyle

8/28/2007 04:49:00 PM - permalink 1 comments links to this post

one red paperclip, the book

one red paperclip, the book, is available in most bookstores worldwide. It's my story about everything from the red paperclip on my desk right up to the house in Kipling. The book contains over 80% new material not found on this website, as well as some never-before-seen photos. You'll love it! Just ask for the book with the red paperclip on the cover!

The book is also available from many online retailers. Here's a few to choose from:


**(If you have links to other places to buy the book, please send them in!)

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Amazon.com
RandomHouse.com
Barnes & Noble
The Reading Warehouse
Borders
Allbookstores.com
Bestbuywebs.com
Wal-Mart
Buy.com
Biggerbooks.com
Google Products
Overstock.com
Powells.com
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Looney Tunes CD Store
Jepago.com
Booksamillion.com
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SuperBookDeals
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Random House Canada
Amazon.ca
Booklounge
Chapters/Indigo

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Amazon.co.uk
Random House
Waterstone's
Tesco
HMV
Play.com

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Amazon.ca
Archambault
Renaud-Bray
Librairie Pantoute

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Random House

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Random House NZ
Real Groovy

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Amazon.de

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Bol.com

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Amazon.co.jp

Links to buy in other countries coming soon!

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France

Amazon.fr
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8/21/2007 07:39:00 PM - permalink 3 comments links to this post

Quebec Book Release Facts ... + MORE

Facts:

-The French version of the one red paperclip book is called: Un Trombone Rouge
-It is a very nice book
-This guy published it.
-He's a great guy.
-The book will be released in Quebec on Friday Aug 17.
-You can bid on a special autographed copy of Un Trombone Rouge here.
-This is the video I just made for the auction.
-All the money raised for the auction will go to L'hopital Ste Justine, Montreal's children's hospital.
-Which is really awesome.

-I spoke French in the video.
-Most people in Quebec speak French.
-This guy also speaks Hanglish.
-If you're the highest bidder for the auction, I'll guarantee to meet you in person on Monday Aug 20 and we can "trade".
-Unless you provide a private jet, then the trade-in-person guarantee only applies to the Greater Montreal Area.
-Quebec is more than twice as big as Texas.
-But most of that is probably tundra.
-Nobody knows.
-There is an "official" book release party Monday Aug 20 at 5pm at a bar called Bily Kun in Montreal.
-Bily Kun is located at 354 Mont-Royal est.
-I mispronounced Bily Kun in the video.
-Dom thought that was pretty funny.
-Here is a helpful map.
-If you can make it, you're more than invited to join the fun.
-I ate All Bran cereal for breakfast today.
-It was delicious.
-Again, here is the link to the eBay auction for the autographed book.

*Here's the + MORE:
-The book was released in Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa last week.
-It will be released in Canada and the USA on Tuesday Aug 21.
-More on that shortly.

Kyle

8/13/2007 01:44:00 PM - permalink 8 comments links to this post


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    On July 12th, 2005 I posted a picture of
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    which was exchanged with Annie for
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    that Shawn saw and bartered his
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    by the town of Kipling Saskatchewan Canada.


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