xkcd–the book
Randall Munroe–NASA engineer turned webcomic artist slash geek evangelist–is finally releasing a book of his opus, xkcd. Yes, a DEAD TREE compilation.
The print xkcd book is not being published through a traditional company but rather by breadpig — which was created by Alexis Ohanian, one of the founders of the social-news Web site reddit. The site has sold high-concept merchandise like refrigerator magnets or T-shirts, but never a book. (Its profits go to the charity Room to Read.)…We never made any projection — 10,000 seems like a good run,” Mr. Ohanian said, adding that this lack of research “is laughable from the perspective of anyone who knows the book industry. It’s what makes sense…The book…will not initially be sold in bookstores, and probably never in the big chains. Instead, it will be sold through the xkcd Web site. (NY Times article)
Isn’t that sweet? He’s not in it for the money. Then again, he never was to begin with. In any case, I poked around the site and there seems to be no word about it yet. And once I iron how transaction details, I’ll order one. It’ll go for USD 19 but I don’t how much it’ll cost for international shipping.
Like the strip, Munroe is releasing the book under a creative commons license–(non-commercial) copying and distribution is allowed as long as the original source is credited.
