The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner and Organizer, Revised and Updated [binder]: Worksheets, Checklists, Inspiration, Calendars, and Pockets Cover
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The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner and Organizer, Revised and Updated [binder] Worksheets, Checklists, Inspiration, Calendars, and Pockets

Editors of The Knot

From the #1 wedding website, The Knot, comes their bestselling binder—the indispensable organizer and planner that hundreds of thousands of married-couples-to-be have relied on—now completely revised and updated for a wide variety of ceremonies. The go-to online resource that has been helping coupl...

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99% Invisible

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99% Invisible

It was mentioned that Hannah Carlson is working on a book about pockets and the history and social context of them.

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Hannah Carlson lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she teaches classes in material culture, fashion history and fashion theory. And she is working on a book about pockets.

— Episode: Pockets: Articles of Interest #3

Episode: Pockets: Articles of Interest #3

It was mentioned that Hannah Carlson is working on a book about pockets and the history and social context of them.

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Hannah Carlson lectures at the Rhode Island School of Design, where she teaches classes in material culture, fashion history and fashion theory. And she is working on a book about pockets.

How I Built This with Guy Raz

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How I Built This with Guy Raz

The hosts explained that the book series was part of a three‑book deal that generated a $350,000 advance, which the founders used to keep the company afloat for about a year during a cash‑flow crunch. It was highlighted as a crucial financial lifeline for the business.

Episode: The Knot: Carley Roney & David Liu (2018)

The Knot book series was mentioned as a key part of the company's strategy during a period of financial difficulty, helping the founders to secure a much-needed advance that saved the company.

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And she actually managed to get a bidding war from multiple publishers on a three book deal for The Knot.

And that money actually, that infusion of cash saved The Knot at that time?

We lived off of that advance for probably a year.

What was the advance? About $350,000. For three books? Yeah.

And so you put that back into the company, but then you had to write books. You had to write three damn books.

Episode: The Knot: Carley Roney & David Liu

The Knot was a book series based on The Knot website which was mentioned as being part of a three-book deal. The book was published in order to raise additional capital for the business after the initial investment funding started to dry up.

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And that money actually, that infusion of cash saved The Knot at that time?

We lived off of that advance for probably a year and a half.

What was the advance? $350,000.

For three books?

Yeah.

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