Level 26ers,

Wow! We had a big day yesterday with the Saints winning the Super Bowl. I was pulling for the Colts and honestly thought that they would win. But you can’t play it safe when you’re in the biggest game of the year and the Saints didn’t. And that’s why they won.

It’s also a pretty big day because, with the previous Deputy26 contest, who knows which one of you Deputies has won it now. Those who took a wild guess with the Saints stand a pretty good chance of picking up 25 points. It’s anyone’s game at this point. I can’t wait!

What did you guys do for the Super Bowl yesterday? Did you watch it at home? At a bar? At a friend’s Super Bowl party? Anybody have a piqued interest due to the Level 26 contest? I’d love to hear about what you guys did.

I also wanted to let you know we’ll be posting the winners of the Sqweegel’s Office Pool Contest this Friday along with our final Deputy26 contest. Excited? Nervous? Scared? You better be. We’re talking about Level 26 here.

Zuiker

(Eu desculpo-me se meu português não é perfeito.) Eu quero tomar esta oportunidade de dar boas-vindas a todos os povos maravilhosos de Brasil a Level26.com. Grau 26: A Origem foi liberado lá o 7 de Dezembro. Eu nunca fui a Brasil mas um actualmente do eu amaria visitar. Talvez para o segundo livro eu farei “em volta uma excursão do mundo” e visitarei cada lugar que publique. Nós veremos.

No ínterim, eu tenho-o ouvido do um número para baixo lá e o feedback parece realmente positivo. Eu fiz algumas entrevistas também. Em resumo, eu amo ter meu livro disponível a você no português.

Um quando há, eu pedi que meus deputados funcionassem uma competição chamada de “observações Sqweegel.” A maioria das “observações” estavam nos E.U. mas eu amaria obter fotos do livro em Brasil. Assim, tome um retrato do livro em sua cidade ou em um marco próximo e afixe-os aqui à página dos comentários. Não pode esperar para ver aonde Sqweegel gira acima de em seguida!

Entretanto, a boa vinda a Level26.com e aprecia!

I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the wonderful people of Brazil to Level26.com. Level 26: Dark Origins was released there on December 7. I’ve never been to Brazil but one of these days I would love to visit. Maybe for the second book I’ll do an “around the world” tour and visit every place it’s published. We’ll see.

In meantime, I’ve been hearing from a number of you down there and the feedback seems really positive. I’ve done a few interviews as well. All in all, I love having my book available to you in Portuguese.

A while ago, I asked my Deputies to run a contest called “Sqweegel Sightings.” Most of the “sightings” were in the U.S. but I would love to get photos of the book in Brazil. So, take a picture of the book in your town or at a nearby landmark and post them here to the comments page. Can’t wait to see where Sqweegel turns up next!

In the meantime, welcome to Level26.com and enjoy!

Zuiker

Continuing our week of welcoming our international readers, I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the wonderful people of the U.K. to Level26.com. You may be wondering why it’s Level26.com and not DarkOrigins.com. Well, in America and, for the most part, the rest of the world, the title of the book is Level 26: Dark Origins. Level 26 being the series and Dark Origins being the title of the “volume.” Where as, in the U.K., the official title of the book is Dark Origins.

For a long time now, since the book debuted here in America, our friends in the U.K. have been wondering when the book will be available there. And the answer is today! Today is the official publication date for the U.K. version of the book. So, for all you visiting us because you’ve just bought the book, I want to welcome you, invite you to have a look around, watch the cyber-bridges as you’re prompted and participate in the forums. You’ll find a wealth of information here, including my daily blogs, which I’ve been posting since last summer, as well as behind the scenes videos, our Deputy 26 contests and much, much more.

Thanks for being a part of Level26.com and enjoy!

Zuiker

(Sono spiacente se il mio italiano non è perfetto.) Voglio cogliere questa opportunità accogliere favorevolmente tutta gente meravigliosa dell'Italia a Level26.com. L'Italia era una delle prime versioni che internazionali abbiamo avuti per il libro, e stava adattando poiché non solo è l'estremità del libro impostato a Roma ma ero egualmente in Italia quando ho cominciato scrivere il libro. Avendolo venga cerchio completo e ricevere la mia copia dell'edizione di lingua italiana del libro era un momento molto fresco.

Un attimo fa, ho chiesto ai miei delegati di eseguire un concorso chiamato “avvistamenti di Sqweegel.” La maggior parte “degli avvistamenti” erano negli Stati Uniti ma amerei ottenere le foto del libro in Italia. Così, prenda una maschera del libro nella vostra città o ad un punto di riferimento vicino ed inviili qui alla pagina di osservazioni. Non può aspettare per vedere dove Sqweegel risulta dopo!

Inoltre, Matt Blackerwolf, un ventilatore dall'Italia qui su Level26.com mi ha inviato questa illustrazione che impressionante di Sqweegel ha un e come ringraziamento voi, sto montrandolo qui sotto. Credimi, questi stanno appendendo sulla mia parete.

I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the wonderful people of Italy to Level26.com. Italy was one of the first International releases we had for the book, and it was fitting since not only is the end of the book set in Rome but I was also in Italy when I started writing the book. Having it come full circle and receiving my copy of the Italian language edition of the book was a very cool moment. 

A while ago, I asked my Deputies to run a contest called “Sqweegel Sightings.” Most of the “sightings” were in the U.S. but I would love to get photos of the book in Italy. So, take a picture of the book in your town or at a nearby landmark and post them here to the comments page. Can’t wait to see where Sqweegel turns up next!

Also, Matt Blackerwolf, a fan from Italy here on Level26.com sent me this awesome Sqweegel artwork he put together and as a thank you, I’m showcasing it here below. Believe me, these are hanging on my wall.

Zuiker

(Es tut mir leid, wenn mein Deutsch nicht perfekt ist) Ich möchte diese Gelegenheit wahrnehmen, alle wunderbaren Leute von Deutschland zu Level26.com zu begrüßen. Das Buch war am 28 November 2009 und Dank aller großen Leser dort, Level 26 ist ein Verkaufsschlager. Seit es veröffentlicht wurde, habe ich einige große E-Mail von der deutschen Gemeinschaft der Level 26 empfangen, sie sind in den Foren besetzt gewesen und es oben geplaudert, und helfen, diese Gemeinschaft weltweit wachsen zu lassen.

Vor wann, bat ich meine Abgeordneten, einen Wettbewerb laufen zu lassen, der genannt wurde “Sqweegel Anvisieren.” Die meisten “Anvisieren” waren in den U.S., aber ich würde lieben, Fotos des Buches in Deutschland zu erhalten. Machen Sie ein Foto des Buches in Ihrer Stadt oder an einem nahe gelegenen Markstein und geben Sie sie hier zur Kommentarseite bekannt. Kann nicht warten, um zu sehen, wohin Sqweegel herauf als Nächstes sich dreht!

I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the wonderful people of Germany to Level26.com. The book was released on November 28 and thanks to all the great readers there, Level 26 is a best seller. Since it was published, I’ve received some great emails from the German Level 26 community, they’ve been busy in the forums, chatting it up, and are helping to make this community grow worldwide.

A while ago, I asked my Deputies to run a contest called “Sqweegel Sightings.” Most of the “sightings” were in the U.S. but I would love to get photos of the book in Germany. So, take a picture of the book in your town or at a nearby landmark and post them here to the comments page. Can’t wait to see where Sqweegel turns up next!

Zuiker

I want to take this opportunity to welcome all of the wonderful people of France to Level26.com. The book was released two weeks ago and we’re already a bestseller, #9, in France thanks to all you guys in the wonderful country of France. Over the last couple weeks I’ve been doing several interviews for French newspapers and TV stations. It’s been so great to see the response from you guys. Every day I’m receiving versions of the book in different languages and everyday my L26 Inbox is filled with people writing me from all over the world. So, keep it coming! I love hearing from you.

(Je fais des excuses si mon Français n'est pas parfait.) Je veux saisir cette occasion d'accueillir tout le peuple merveilleux de la France à Level26.com. Le livre a été libéré il y a pendant deux semaines et nous sommes déjà un best-seller, #9, dans grâce de la France à tous vous des types dans le pays merveilleux de la France. Au cours des dernières semaines de couples j'avais fait plusieurs entrevues pour les journaux et les stations de télévision français. Il a été si grand de voir la réponse de vous des types. Chaque jour je reçois des versions du livre dans différents langages et journalier ma boîte de réception L26 est remplie de personnes m'écrivant à partir de partout dans le monde. Ainsi, continuez-le venir! J'aime avoir de vos nouvelles.

The pictures you see above are of the ads, which blanket their major commuting station, the equivalent of Grand Central Station in New York.

We’re going to be welcoming Level 26ers all week as the response to the book from overseas has been amazing. Stay tuned to see where else Level 26 is available.

Zuiker

As many of you know, Apple officially announced the long rumored iPad on Wednesday. One of the obvious questions is “Will Level 26 be available on the iPad?” My answer for you is “We’re working on it.” It’s still very early in the process but we are looking into what we would need to do in order to get it on there in some form or another.

What excites me most about the launch of the iPad is that when I started developing Level 26 two years ago, I was working with a new medium, the Digi-Novel, without having a method of delivery. Sure, you had the physical book, and then log on to view the cyber-bridges, but I was really hoping that, down the line, we’d have something that was all-in-one. The iPhone app is closer to that but it’s still an iPhone with a 3.5 inch screen.

What do you guys think of the iPad? Would you like to see Level 26: Dark Origins on it? I feel like it’s the culmination of what I set out to do when I first started this Digi-novel journey and I can’t wait to see it realized.

Zuiker