You looked after me when I got there and treated me like a friend, not an employee. You refused to say “he works for me” you always said, “he works with me.”
Fun game: Go to the fundraising page, wait one second and refresh. Crazy how fast this is getting funded. This is going to be a new defining moment for crowdfunding and companies like Kickstarter, Watsi, etc.
One way to get around this is to offer an incentive to people who've purchased your book to give you their email address, for example, a workbook; and link to the email signup landing page within the book.