Wow. This is great. I've been working on an ebook myself as I both need the supplementary income and have the expertise in a certain niche to do it.

I tried kick starter, but they rejected me. Apparently they don't allow any sort of how-to materials. I hadn't realized it was so easy to sell as a per-release. This is actually really encouraging and I think I may borrow your entire layout!

Oh, and that sounds like one heck of a week. Glad to hear your spirits are still high.

edit: Where did you put the link to your mailing list in the "tip of the iceberg" piece you linked to?