http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/ We want to make the world suck less. Breadpig donates all of its non-sustainable profits to organizations and individuals doing great things for the world. Think: Newman's Own for Nerds. Thu, 20 Oct 2011 04:00:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-127 The xkcd school in Laos is complete! Rejoice! | the breadpig blog Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:59:23 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-127 [...] since raising $32,000 from the fundraiser book tour, we’ve been keeping you abreast of construction as it’s progressed. And now it’s [...] [...] since raising $32,000 from the fundraiser book tour, we’ve been keeping you abreast of construction as it’s progressed. And now it’s [...]

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-113 $53,000 profit in 3 months… from books: Reasons to self-publish, or start your own niche publishing company (& reasons not to) | the breadpig blog Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:13:24 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-113 [...] From the 3-stop book tour alone, we raised enough to build “the xkcd school” in Laos; we’ll be visiting it in 2010 with a few books in hand to confuse the schoolchildren with.  On top of that, in a little over three months of sales, Breadpig earned $53,000 in profits (all for Room To Read, of course). We’re coming up with some fun ways to let you, the breadpig legion, decide what literacy & education projects it’ll be used on.  In the meantime, we’d like to show you exactly how we did it. [...] [...] From the 3-stop book tour alone, we raised enough to build “the xkcd school” in Laos; we’ll be visiting it in 2010 with a few books in hand to confuse the schoolchildren with.  On top of that, in a little over three months of sales, Breadpig earned $53,000 in profits (all for Room To Read, of course). We’re coming up with some fun ways to let you, the breadpig legion, decide what literacy & education projects it’ll be used on.  In the meantime, we’d like to show you exactly how we did it. [...]

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-255 ashley Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:23:52 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-255 I love that you guys did this!! it is so cool to see such a real and concrete difference made in the world - thanks in part to webcomics! go xkcd and breadpig!! I love that you guys did this!! it is so cool to see such a real and concrete difference made in the world – thanks in part to webcomics! go xkcd and breadpig!!

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-257 Alexis Ohanian Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:11:56 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-257 Breadpig is going to do a proper site inspection once classes get underway in 2010. Keep an eye on the blog for the video/photos. We'll bring along a few xkcd books, too, just to see what kind of reaction they elicit... Breadpig is going to do a proper site inspection once classes get underway in 2010. Keep an eye on the blog for the video/photos. We'll bring along a few xkcd books, too, just to see what kind of reaction they elicit…

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-260 Alexis Ohanian Sat, 12 Dec 2009 03:11:17 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-260 I approve! The world needs more book hugging anyway. I approve! The world needs more book hugging anyway.

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-103 Meet Randall and grab a signed copy of xkcd: volume 0 in Cambridge, MA on 17 Dec | the breadpig blog Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:07:29 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-103 [...] tour shortly after the release of xkcd: volume 0 that raised enough money to build breadpig’s xkcd school in Laos. And we’re grateful to all of you who showed up to support xkcd and this [...] [...] tour shortly after the release of xkcd: volume 0 that raised enough money to build breadpig’s xkcd school in Laos. And we’re grateful to all of you who showed up to support xkcd and this [...]

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Project Update: The xkcd school in Laos is nearing completion! | the breadpig blog Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:29 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-97 [...] xkcd blag, Randall chose the following dedication to be inscribed on the plaque at the entrance of the xkcd school in Laos; we think it turned out quite [...] [...] xkcd blag, Randall chose the following dedication to be inscribed on the plaque at the entrance of the xkcd school in Laos; we think it turned out quite [...]

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-256 angkasuwan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:12:10 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-256 school looks nice. great for the kids. school looks nice. great for the kids.

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-259 Cameron Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:52:44 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-259 Like you weren't going to hug something from Randall tight anyway :) Like you weren't going to hug something from Randall tight anyway

]]> http://breadpig.com/blog/2009/10/02/we-did-it-you-raised-enough-money-to-build-our-xkcd-school-in-laos/comment-page-1/#comment-278 me! Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:53:07 +0000 http://breadpig.com/blog/?p=778#comment-278 Thats what SHE said Thats what SHE said

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