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xkcd To Be Released In Book Form

Posted by kdawson on from the my-normal-approach-is-useless-here dept.

History's Coming To writes "xkcd creator Randall Munroe has revealed on his blag that the acclaimed stick-figure comic will be produced in real dead-tree book form. Fantastic news for all fans of comedy, maths, science, and relationship screw-ups — especially given that the book will be sold in aid of the charity 'Room To Read.' Rumors that the book contains a joke in the ISBN remain unconfirmed." The NY Times article that Munroe links (registration may be required) is from April of this year, and I am amazed that this community didn't note the story at that time. The book will be published by breadpig, which was created by Alexis Ohanian, one of the founders of reddit.

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  1. Re:Limitations of Dead Tree by readthemall · · Score: 3, Informative

    From TFA: The title text will appear where the tiny copyright notice would appear on a traditional strip.

  2. Re:The Fans DID Notice It Though by SlashWombat · · Score: 4, Informative

    How does XKCD work as a book? Half of the joke is only seen when you hover over the cartoon. Sometimes the material is only understanable if you happen to understand the context, usually some obscure subject in mathematics, science, or tech.