Launching Y(our) Journal. Who will be in your anthology? While the journal was designed to be shared among strangers, you also could launch the book by sharing directly among friends, family members, colleagues, students, et. cetera. Specifically, you could build your anthology with... Who will be in your anthology? While the journal was designed to be shared among strangers, you also couldthe book by sharing directly among friends, family members, colleagues, students, et. cetera. Specifically, you could build your anthology with...





Strangers: Add your story and then balance the book somewhere new to find its next author.

Add your story and then balance the book somewhere new to find its next author. Friends: Pass a book among friends to reminisce on your many experiences together.



Pass a book among friends to reminisce on your many experiences together. Family: Mail a book among family to immortalize stories about a special someone as a birthday, graduation, or wedding gift.



Mail a book among family to immortalize stories about a special someone as a birthday, graduation, or wedding gift. Coworkers: Leave a book in the breakroom for coworkers to build office morale and camaraderie.

Leave a book in the breakroom for coworkers to build office morale and camaraderie. Customers: Stand the book at a welcome desk or serving table and connect the customers who love your cafe, book shop, or tavern.

Stand the book at a welcome desk or serving table and connect the customers who love your cafe, book shop, or tavern. Communities: Use the book to tell your town's story by capturing the voices of those who live there.

Whatever the approach, The Balancing Book makes an excellent gift for the giver, receiver, and subsequent community of authors.

Just like the stories inside, the journal is crafted with love.

While the the book photographs nicely, nothing compares to holding one of them in your hands and balancing it on its custom-cut corner. We've spared no expense in bringing you the most beautiful, highest quality, and longest lasting product possible. We love these books, and we know you will too.

Personal Touch: our own handwriting balanced with a classic font guides authors through the book

our own handwriting balanced with a classic font guides authors through the book Heavy-Duty 70lb Pages: beautiful and zero bleed-through

beautiful and zero bleed-through Layflat Binding: Smyth Sewn for storytelling ease

Smyth Sewn for storytelling ease Plastic-Reinforced Cloth Cover: built for travel

built for travel Gold-foil Stamped Hardback: a classic library look

a classic library look The Curious Corner: original, alluring balancing effect

Money well-spent.

These books are custom printed and bound by Americans in the country's heartland. To maintain those businesses' profitability, a batch of approximately 1,000 books is required. At that rate, the cost to produce is about $14 per book. Although we're asking for a shipping rate to get the book to you, we're incurring the cost to ship your book back home in the book's price. The average cost to ship these books home will be around $10, bringing our total cost per book to $24. Kickstarter processing fees add up to between 8-10%, bringing our cost to produce up to approximately $26.





As is the case with many of the fantastic projects on Kickstarter, The Balancing Book isn't about making money. At Our Anthology, we believe in the power of stories to connect people, and we're dedicated to bringing you the best product your money can buy to get it done.





What's our story?

We (Jake and Adam) met in college in the Midwestern USA. Our paths coincidentally led us both to Minneapolis where we work to solve problems and connect people through design thinking. As business partners, we’re different in all the best ways and are a dynamic duo in any environment.

Jake hatched an idea to connect a distant world with an old-school craft while in Iowa State University's startup incubator, CYstarters. Adam joined the initiative and together they created what you see today. Now it’s your turn to climb on board!

Please introduce yourself by finding us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Feel free to get to know us better personally by finding Jake and Adam on Instagram. We're excited to e-meet you!

You can check out these links to see our growing press coverage:

When will these books hit the streets?

November 10, 2017: Kickstarter Campaign Concludes, YAY!!

Kickstarter Campaign Concludes, YAY!! November 13, 2017: Print and Bind Books

Print and Bind Books December 11, 2017: Ship first 1,000 books

Ship first 1,000 books December 25: Open your book and write the first entry

Open your book and write the first entry January 1: The Global Debut: Launch your book!

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