The Pointless Book Explained
| The Pointless Book |
| Author: | Alfie Deyes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
| Subject: | Activity book |
| Published: | Dorking |
| Publisher: | Blink Publishing |
| Pub Date: | 2014 |
| Media Type: | Print |
| Pages: | 192 |
| Isbn: | 9781905825905 |
| Dewey: | 828.9202 |
The Pointless Book is a 2014 activity book by British vlogger, YouTuber and presenter Alfie Deyes.
Background
Deyes runs a number of popular YouTube channels. The book contains 'pointless tasks' such as baking a cake of mud or creating a time capsule and contains interactive features.
The book sold 30,000 copies in its first two weeks,[1] and was top of The Times of London Bestseller list[2] and a bestseller overall for 2014.[3] The book was praised for its range of activities by fellow YouTubers, however similarities with Wreck This Journal were noted[4] and was reviewed in The Guardian.[5]
A signing at a bookstore in Piccadilly Circus in London was attended by 8,000 'screaming fans' and resulted in road closures and police helicopters being used,[6] forcing Deyes to reschedule another event at ExCeL London[7] while more than 1000 attended a signing in Birmingham.[8]
Notes and References
- News: Alfie Deyes: Prince Pointless hits the spot for YouTube kids . https://web.archive.org/web/20150317110917/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/comment/profiles/article1461448.ece . dead . March 17, 2015 . The Sunday Times . 2014-09-21 . 2015-06-18.
- Web site: Tony Mulliken . Alfie Deyes' The Pointless Book sails into the Sunday Times Bestsellers list at No.1 - Midas PR Agency London . Midaspr.co.uk . 2015-06-18 . 2015-05-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150511164411/http://www.midaspr.co.uk/news-stories/alfie-deyes-pointless-book-sails-sunday-times-bestsellers-list-1/ . dead .
- News: Sian Cain . Bestselling books of 2014: did the booksellers get it right? | Books . The Guardian . 2014-12-24. 2015-06-18.
- Web site: TenEighty Book Club: The Pointless Book ‹ TenEighty — YouTube News, Features, and Interviews . Teneightymagazine.com . 2014-09-16 . 2015-06-18.
- Web site: Alfie Deyes, the 21-year-old king of YouTube: 'He's normal, not like celebrities' | Life and style . The Guardian . 2015-02-16 . 2015-06-18.
- Web site: Rockett . Karen . YouTube blogger Alfie Deyes mobbed by 8,000 screaming fans at book signing - Mirror Online . Mirror.co.uk . 2014-09-20 . 2015-06-18.
- Web site: Alfie Deyes event rescheduled for ExCeL . The Bookseller . 2014-09-19 . 2015-06-18.
- Web site: Stacey . Alison . 'Pointless' Alfie Deyes' Birmingham book signing causes crazy scenes in city centre . Birmingham Mail . 2014-11-14 . 2015-06-18.
