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title: "5 copies of 37Signals’ Getting Real book to give away"
date: 2006-03-21
author: "Richard MacManus"
categories:
  - name: "ReadWriteWeb"
    url: "/category/readwriteweb.md"
tags:
  - name: "2006"
    url: "/tag/2006.md"
---

# 5 copies of 37Signals’ Getting Real book to give away

![37signals](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502im_/http://rww.readwriteweb.netdna-cdn.com/images/37slogo-trans.gif)Web design firm [37Signals](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/http://www.37signals.com/) has kindly given me 5 copies of their 171-page PDF book, [Getting Real](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/https://gettingreal.37signals.com/), to give away. Retailing for $19 on the 37Signals website, the book is sub-titled ‘The smarter, faster, easier way to build a successful web application’. Given that I named 37Signals my [Best Web LittleCo of 2005](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/best_web_compan.php), I think it’s a must-read for Web 2.0 designers and entreprenuers.

What I’m going to do is give away a copy to **the first 5 people who leave an informative comment on my previous post**, [Microcontent Design, Part 1](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microcontent_de.php). I don’t get as many comments on my site as I’d like, so this is a chance for me to milk it and get some (hopefully) great feedback on that post 🙂

If you want to be in to win, [click here](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microcontent_de.php) and leave a comment – and either include your email address in the comment or send it to me privately, in order to qualify for a free 37Signals book.

**UPDATE**: Wow, that was quick! Here are the 5 winners of the 37Signals book. These are the first 5 who posted \*informative\* comments (1-liners and generic statements don’t count, sorry):

Comment #1: Michael Fagan comment #3: David Berube Comment #5: Jackson Comment #7: Jack Chou Comment #8: Steve C

Thanks all for commenting and apologies if you missed out this time. Even though the books are taken now, please feel free [to comment more!](https://web.archive.org/web/20110412062502/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/microcontent_de.php) 🙂

*Originally published on ReadWriteWeb ([archived copy](https://web.archive.org/web/20020204040018/http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/5_copies_of_37s.php))*