Comments on: About JP

By: nycbucky

nycbucky — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:21:45 +0000

Hey Lisa! Thank you so much for coming and supporting Alphabet City.
The iPhone app you are referring to is Swipe from AppNinjas – http://appninjas.com/
I’ve really had a great experience with it. From what I remember, the app Swipe itself is free or relatively inexpensive. But then you do have to set up a merchant account with a credit card clearing house. The appninja/swipe folks will walk you through the whole process that involves a lot of paperwork, bank details, etc. Basically, they don’t want just everyone being able to process credit cards – which makes sense. There’s a basic $10/month fee and then you pay a percentage per transaction that is usually around 15 cents + 2% — it varies b/c it depends on the type of credit card people use (cards that earn frequent flier miles have a slightly higher rate, for example). But it always seems pretty low to me. One thing to keep in mind, is that in months where you don’t generate at least $25 in additional transaction fees, you pay a $25 fee to maintain your service – for a minimum total of $35 per month. It all seems good to me.
Let me know if you have any other questions – and I hope to see you soon!
Best,
Jon Paul

By: Lisa O'Neill

Lisa O'Neill — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:23:11 +0000

Howdy Jon Paul,
What fun meeting you a few weeks ago at Tammy’s in Austin! A fascinating life that’s really just begun. Love seeing genuinely nice, talented people succeed.
Wanted to ask about the phone app you were using to process book sales. As I mentioned, I’m working w/a lovely woman-web entrepreneur-journalist-author (more dashes, believe me) who should know about this as she gets on the book signing trail. Know you’re busy, but if you get a chance to respond, I’d be most thankful. Also, love to exchange any insider tips (for PR gal in restaurant, beauty & women’s issues) inside CN sometime…
Have a fantastic tour; sounds like you already are.

By: nycbucky

nycbucky — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:47:52 +0000

It’s actually the only reason I agreed to go on a date with him. You can read the excerpt from the book in the link on the Book page!

By: Texan

Texan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:43:24 +0000

So your name is Jon Paul and your partner is Juan Pablo……isn’t that a little too precious?

By: Jodi Carlton Kronbach

Jodi Carlton Kronbach — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 19:42:28 +0000

Jon Paul…I have read the kindle version of Alphabet City and as Gayle King would say, Loved, Loved, Loved it…I have just bought two copies on Lulu – one for me to have as a keepsake for my fun NYC summer and 1 for my friend, Shay, who was there with me at the time…Hope to see you on the ‘book tour’ this summer because I know you’ll make a Texas stop…if you do, I’d be happy to make your mom’s famous queso and some pigs in a blanket