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Phew… after yet another round of editing and formatting, Life Nomadic is finally available to be downloaded.

You’ve already read the first couple chapters, so I won’t tell you what it’s all about. You can read that on the sales page.

I’ve decided to go on the honor system and let people pay what they can afford / think the book is worth. I was inspired by a post by Derek Sivers about how a band’s first priority should be to get CDs into fans hands, and that the number two priority should be making money. That resonated a lot with me, so I decided to structure my payments like that as an experiment. Even if you are flat broke and can’t pay me anything, I want you to have the book.

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There are 32 Comments.


Martyn J
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 7:45 am

Great news, I wasn’t expecting it to be released so soon! I’ll have to download it as soon as I get home from uni!


Aaron
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 10:22 am

theres a typo on page 19, “There asn’t even a rainstorm to blame my homebody behavior on” missing a w on wasn’t.

then on page 76 “but getting rid of excess country as you leave a country should be the exception to the rule.” i assume the first country is meant to be money?


Beth
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 12:35 pm

hey – just wanted to say thanks! your websites and stories have helped me get my ass in gear, great to see them condensed into a book. I quit my job last week, and I leave for my first long-term (one year minimum) journey in a few months – I’m grateful to have your book as a resource on the way – the chapter on clearing out everything you own seems particularly important and relevant right now :) .

i love the tone of the writing – very obviously you, but I could buy this for my mom (and will) and she wouldn’t think you were just crazy :D . I just wish I couldn’t read so fast – I keep finding more tidbits I want to say thanks for before I finish typing this.


Jed
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 4:22 pm

Tynan, Just finished reading your book – I’m grateful for the ‘uncopyright’ distribution. The travel hacks and nomadic lifestyle inspiration are sophisticated and well organized – nice work! I’m sending you a donation after reading it because it was absolutely worth the time and money. Enjoy your journeys…


JJ
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 4:56 pm

man you are AWESOME!! are you considering the same with “make her chase you”


Eric
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 5:29 pm

I really appreciate the ‘I’m flat broke’ way of getting the book. I enjoyed all of it!


John
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 6:47 pm

I just finished reading it. As a long time reader of your blog, this is the book I’ve been waiting for. I downloaded it for free, but I’ll pay for it when I have the means (soon). Good stuff.


mikeroberts75
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 7:48 pm

Just downloaded and donated. I’ve received so much value from this blog, I’m happy for the opportunity to give something back. I’m sure I’ll enjoy the book as well.


Todd Oskin
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 9:36 pm

awesome. im pretty sure ill get a ton out of it (when i read it tomorrow), and when i do i will hit u up with some funds.

maybe u already thought of this.. or have some secret plans… but,

i’d suggest letting tim ferris know about your book… since fans of the four hour work week… and his blog would probably love your book… and bring you may more customers… and spread your knowledge to many more people..


Morgan
Oct 5th, 2009 @ 11:42 pm

Great work on the pay what you want front, it’s taking off in the music industry (Radiohead, Girl Talk, Nine Inch Nails etc.). I’ve downloaded it for free, when I’ve finished I’ll definitely come back and donate what I think it’s worth.


Gruntie
Oct 6th, 2009 @ 12:57 am

The font was too small on my Iphone for my ole eyes to read. So I downloaded it a second time to my desktop. I look forward to reading your book!


jn
Oct 6th, 2009 @ 4:56 am

thanks


Peetuhr
Oct 6th, 2009 @ 5:17 pm

well since i can im going to download it now, iv been looking forward to it, and i will certainly compensate accordingly depending on how much i enjoy it. good system, i hope it works out well! :D


elai
Oct 6th, 2009 @ 9:36 pm

Great book, your writing is improving. I find that bathing suit shorts actually make great shorts by themselves, especially if they’re plain looking. You couldn’t really tell the difference between convertible pant shorts anyway.

Also I suggest you keep a shirt and pant colors a very light color, so you don’t cook outside in hot weather. I know I regretted it when I just had a black shirt.


Kwoka
Oct 6th, 2009 @ 9:48 pm

Wow, I wasn’t planning on buying it ebook since i don’t like ebooks and was hoping you’d get it properly published.

but since its ‘free’ I’ll be sure to download it. Hopefully once I get another credit card I’ll remember to donate haha but I did buy your other book, so I’ll say we’re even =P


elai
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 1:23 am

Noticed a Typo on pg 70
“1024×600 resolutions. You will find it difficult to work for long _periouds_”

You can do all of that stuff with the iPhone like you can with a nokia/windows mobile phone:

VOIP – fring (SIP, skype, MSN, etc)

Dictionaries – tons of them on the app store, i’m using a very good japanese/english one right now, and there’s a flash card program like anki called mental case

GPS – There are GPS applications for the iPhone 3G now, Tom-Tom, Navigon, Google Maps, etc

Train Schedules – There are many train schedule apps on the app store, and MetrO has an iphone app too.

And the iphone is also unlockable, and is a quad band HSPA/UMTS/GSM phone.


vanmartin
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 3:31 am

Nice quick read but the spelling mistakes are distracting in my opinion and takes away from the ‘expert feel’ of the ebook. Nomadic lifestyle IS your area of expertise and it’s a shame that this is the case. I urge you to tackle the spelling before marketing the book further. A program like MS Word would highlight most of the mistakes real quick as well as any basic grammar mistakes.

Other than that – job well done!


vanmartin
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 3:34 am

Also, based on the post before mine, be sure to keep the gear and website URLs updated. I don’t the the iPhone was backed by an app store during the time you wrote this but things have obviously changed in the meantime. Providing the most up to date information regarding gear and useful websites will add a lot of value to the book and keep it relevant. You can’t achieve this with a paperback so this might be your edge over other travel books.


Gruntie
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 7:32 am

Hello Tynan, I just learned of a site: http://www.textbroker.com where a person can write articles for money. HTH.

Gruntie

P.s. Love your new ebook!!!


Bill Riddell
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 9:29 am

Tynan, loved the book. Just finished reading it straight through and feel completely prepared and terribly excited about going nomadic at the end of the year.

Yeah there are a few typos that other people have pointed out, but I gladly paid for the incredible wealth of information you share. Knowing how much I’ll save thanks to your tips I still feel like I cheated you.

Thanks again Tynan for making the world a little more awesome.


Tynan
Oct 7th, 2009 @ 10:22 pm

Thanks, guys. Glad everyone liked it. Sorry about the typos… I think I’d just read through it too many times to catch things. If anyone e-mails me corrections I will make them and update the PDF.

Also, thanks to the people that posted the book to places like Fatwallet and Twitter!

Already working on my next mini book…

Tynan


halcyon
Oct 8th, 2009 @ 12:43 am

Tons of great info in here. Love how you’re offering it for whatever people can afford/want to pay.

The plane section alone saved me about $350, and I’ve been looking for a good bank for a long time now, schwab is perfect. (bank of america ended up charging me over $200 in fees during my 2 months in europe)

you already convinced me to get rid of most of my possessions in previous posts, and i’m going to give the nomad lifestyle a try for a few months, during which i’ll put everything in to figuring out how to make at least $2000 per month online. like you said, few things are more motivating than the prospect of perpetual travel.


Maxim
Oct 8th, 2009 @ 5:12 am

Tynan, this is incredible! The book is awesome and I can’t even say how happy i am that you can get it for free- that’s really an “outside the box” idea. I’ll donate some money to you as soon as I’ll have it!


Clay
Oct 8th, 2009 @ 11:17 am

I got to agree with the posters above about the iPhone — all of the things you mention in the book that the iPhone can’t do, it can actually do perfectly with free apps from the App Store. In fact, I used my iPhone for all of those purposes while traveling the world about a year ago. I would consider myself a “serious traveler” and I relied on my iPhone a lot and it did everything I threw at it. It is clear from your writing that you aren’t an Apple fan, but I would recommend taking an objective look at their offerings now.

Also, from my experience, I would recommend staying away from craigslist for finding apartments in lower-income countries. Prices are generally very inflated and aimed toward rich tourists from the USA and Europe who don’t mind getting ripped off. You’re much better off going through the local listings in the city’s newspaper or a web site like CompartoDepto.com (which has listings for a lot of countries but specializes in South America). If you don’t speak the local language, have someone from a hostel translate when you call. I generally paid up to about half the price of craigslist listings using this method.

Otherwise, I thought the information in your book was pretty solid. Good work.


Bleicke
Oct 10th, 2009 @ 5:22 pm

Hey Tynan,

I respect the book. For someone who hasn’t followed your blog or doesn’t know about this kind of lifestyle at all, it’s a very valuable resource. I’ve forwarded it to many of my friends who I think will be interested in the topic and maybe buy it.

As a long-time reader though, I didn’t find anything new in the book and am glad not to have paid for it. That was a fair deal, and I hope it’s working out financially for you too. You’ve covered everything on the blog. It’s practical to show to people who don’t want to spend a week re-reading old blog posts, but wand to get the gist of Life Nomadic.

Also I agree with Clay. Get over your Apple-Phobia. It’s kind of funny how you bash the iPhone for things it can do perfectly well. This and some other cases shed another light on your claim to have found the absolute best gear. In many cases that’s just the gear you like. It isn’t objectively better in any way. It’s also tailored specifically to what you do. I get that that’s your expertise, but a change of gear configuration would be nice. For example, I hate taking pictures and video and am happy to do it with the crappy camera in my iPhone. I’ll take one device where you take FOUR! Camera, phone, camcorder AND mp3-player? Welcome to the 21st century, Tynan. They build those all in one piece now.

Great work all in all though. Just having you out there is an inspiration for vicariously-living people like me.

Oh yea, I hate how you cram every corner full of quotes. Many people do it, but it’s just awful. Tim Ferriss makes it work in his book, but most of the ones in your book are just annoying to skip over. One day, books will be just quotes from other books. I dread the day.


Tynan
Oct 10th, 2009 @ 11:34 pm

Sounds like I need to rewrite the part about the iPhone. I wrote that a while back and apparently a lot has changed with it. I don’t follow it closely because the low resolution screen and lack of keyboard make it useless to me.

Tynan


Ming
Oct 11th, 2009 @ 2:05 pm

Tynan –
A friend and I recently discussed the nature of blogs “turning computer screens into mirrors to admire our own chiseled-chins and oh-so-mysterious-eyes.”
The desire to give and to share, without compensation, without flaunting our wonderful lives, is rare.
The approach to the “sale” of your book is refreshing.
Don’t know when I’ll get a chance to read it, but I donated – more to applaud your efforts than to get the product. F*ck the “I’ll-donate-when-I-have-money-” attitude. It’s a BS, cop-out mentality.
Keep up the good work.


Walden
Oct 12th, 2009 @ 6:38 am

awesome book dude! and major props for the free download! definitly one of the most inspirational books ive read. now everytime i walk thru my house i cant help but look at all of the shit that i dont need and it really makes me want to get rid of it. whenever the book comes out in a paper copy let me know!
i’ll gladly pay you to mail me one!


halcyon
Oct 12th, 2009 @ 6:40 pm

Everyone with the “free download” comments needs to immediately impale themselves on the sharpest, closest object they can find. He’s letting you decide what to pay, not saying take it for free.

If you’re a scumbag and don’t believe in paying people for work you receive value from, then by all means steal his book. He’s nice enough to let you call it a free download so you don’t get down on yourself.

Aaaanyway, the iphone is great for travel, and it has a perfectly good keyboard (yes, you can type with 2 thumbs). You can also jailbreak/unlock it and do anything that a computer can do and more, since it is in fact a computer with all the standard input/outputs, even if it sacrifices some ease of use for portability. I take it you don’t like Apple. Me neither… that was until they came out with the iPhone ;)


Andy
Oct 19th, 2009 @ 5:44 pm

I’m going to download the book to get some travel ideas / tips… going to have a gap year after my degree (starting this summer!)
I made a donation now, and some more once I’ve actually read it – I believe in giving value to people, especially those who give value to me.

I did this yesterday in fact: the awesome game _’World of Goo’,_ which had a massive problem with piracy, is letting you pay what you want.

On Apple, I don’t like them either because they cover things up (heard about the exploding iPhone anyone), and aren’t open with apps etc like Android is. When you think about it, if many people are jailbreaking their iPhone, doesn’t that tell you something? They tell us it’s impossible for Macs to get viruses. Which is nonsense of course… we just need enough Macs out there for it to become profitable for virus-writers and there we go. Windows is probably more robust because it’s been through the wars already.
End of Apple rant – I actually went a got an iPod, but that was only for the 120gb capacity. Not a bad piece of hardware.


Polprav
Oct 23rd, 2009 @ 12:37 am

Hello from Russia!
Can I quote a post in your blog with the link to you?


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