Our New Slogan

Our birthday celebration is finally over and after three long years of absence, we finally have a tag-line: Know More. Read Less.


That's the winner folks, of the many entries to our Third Birthday Tagline Contest, that shimmering jewel of inspiration from Ginny Hull Hartline was our favorite and will now be used on anything and everything published by For Beginners. And, as we promised, Ginny will soon be receiving the grand prize of a full catalogue of For Beginners books. That's right, all thirty eight title from Anarchism to Zinn. Congrats Ginny and thanks so much for participating in our contest. We love our new slogan!

Last Day of For Beginners Birthday Contest

I can't believe our birthday is coming to a close. I just don't feel like we've celebrated enough. If you haven't already, don't forget to submit a few taglines for our Big Birthday Contest. The contributor with the best tagline will get it published on all forthcoming For Beginners products and will win an entire catalogue of our 38 titles!

It's a big prize for a small amount of work, don't let it pass you by.

Post your ideas as a comment here, on twitter with the #forbeginners hashtag, or on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/forbeginners

Reminder: One Week Left in the Tagline Contest!

There is only a week remaining for entries in the Tagline Contest. We have already seen some great entries but there is plenty of time for new and creative ideas. Remember, the winner can look forward to seeing their idea on all sorts of For Beginners® merchandise as well as receiving a collection of all 38 titles from the For Beginners® catalog.

Continue to post your ideas via our twitter and facebook pages. A list of some of the earlier entries can be found here.

Tagline Entries And Summer Contests!!!

We want to know what you think.

It's day two of our HUGE Birthday contest and we've already received a few taglines (If you don't know what we're talking about, get caught up here or here). So we decided that we'd put them up on our blog and let y'all give us a little feedback. Let us know what you think; which ones are good and which ones are gooder. And make sure you participate yourself: there's a whole stack of 38 For Beginners books in it for you.

So here are the contestants so far:

1. For Beginners: Start Here
2. Knowledge is the key that no locked door can resist
3. Open mind begins with an open book
4. Knowledge begins with an open book
5. To Begin is the road to an adventure
6. To Begin is a step closer to accomplishment

Also, be sure to check out our Twitter. We'll be throwing around a few contests from now until our Big Birthday Blow Out ends on September 15!!!

For Beginners Third Birthday Tagline Contest!!!

Wow! Three years old already. It seems like just yesterday we were releasing our first batch of books. Where did all that time go? And since when have we had thirty-eight titles?!

This is a big birthday for us and we have a very specific wish: 1. Tagline for the For Beginners graphic non-fiction series (it’s hard to imagine we’ve gone this long without one). Tell you what, we’re willing to let go of an entire catalogue of all thirty-eight of our titles. From African History to Chomsky to Existentialism to Plato to Zen and Zinn. Each one fully illustrated and presented in an entertaining and informative style for those who want to know more about great thinkers and complex subjects minus the boring, dry facts. Plus the winner’s catch phrase will appear on every new title forthwith along with t-shirts, the website, and other swag.

We really, really want this for our birthday this year. Even more than a gift card or the latest electronic device. But if you really want to get us an e-book reader, we won’t complain. So go on, post your ideas on our Facebook wall or at the Facebook event page, as a comment on our Blog, email it to us at info@forbeginnersbooks.com, or on Twitter with the hashtag #ForBeginners. There’s no limit to the number of tagline’s you submit or the number of websites you submit them to, just please, send us your ideas. Judging criteria are inventiveness, creativity, and – where appropriate – humor. You know what we want, you know where to find us, and we know you really want those books for that empty shelf in your den. Happy Birthday For Beginners!!!