Laos: Room to Read Country Office
On our second day in Laos, the Breadpig gave to us–a visit with the Room to Read country director Somphet Phongphachanh at the Vientiane office!
Tag: "xkcd book"
XKCD: Volume 0 now on sale at Amazon!
But the next time you’re about to checkout with your Amazon cart full of 3 Wolf Moon Shirts, consider adding the special breadpig-published paperback from Randall Munroe.
Aug 20, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
How Should We Donate $53,000 of xkcd Book Profits?
2009 was a very good year for Breadpig and thus a very good year for our partner non-profits, Room to Read in particular, thanks to the success of xkcd: volume 0.
May 10, 2010 | 22 comments | View Post
Did you hear? The xkcd book puzzle was finally solved! (no spoilers)
But if you want spoilers, we’ve got the link to the xkcd forum thread!
Mar 22, 2010 | 55 comments | View Post
Featured Breadpig Bookseller: Bookshop Santa Cruz Loves xkcd
We received these photos from Bookshop Santa Cruz, an independent bookseller (rocking since 1966!) that’s been featuring the breadpig-published xkcd: volume 0 for the last couple of months.
Mar 04, 2010 | 3 comments | View Post
Step by step guide on how to publish a book
If you’re planning on using this information to build a competing geeky book publisher to rival breadpig, more power to you!
Feb 19, 2010 | 18 comments | View Post
Breadpig is a PyCon 2010 sponsor! Stop by if you’re in Atlanta for the Python-fest
Steve and I had the privilege of giving a keynote at last year’s PyCon. Watch the video for Steve’s gripping account of the switch from Lisp to Python, see him artfully respond to questions about why reddit’s search is so unsatisfying, and hear me get asked if I’ll sponsor PyCon …
Feb 10, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Project Update: The xkcd school in Laos is nearing completion!
After selling out (yay!) of the xkcd book, we had some printing delays over the last few weeks (sorry!) that have held up shipping for some of you. All books should have now been shipped, but if something seems very wrong, please forward your invoice to us.
After getting your feedback on the xkcd …
Nov 19, 2009 | 12 comments | View Post
5,469 xkcd books sold in first week
Thank you! I’m not sure if this would rank xkcd: volume 0 on the New York Times bestseller list, but we’re certainly pleased with your response to the book. Our events in New York, San Francisco, and Silicon Valley were all packed with eager xkcd fans and we hope you had …
Sep 23, 2009 | 0 comments | View Post
xkcd: volume 0 is now on sale
It’s out! xkcd: volume 0 is available for $18. We came in $1 under our target price. There’s also an option to get your copy with an autograph from Randy (ideal if you can’t make our initial fundraiser book tour). [Sorry for not making it more clear in this entry, but …
Sep 15, 2009 | 9 comments | View Post
xkcd Book? The Internet Approves
Did you hear? The Internet was buzzing yesterday about the New York Times’ announcement of xkcd’s book deal. The breadpig couldn’t have been more pleased. Now we need get those books ready for the summer. Thanks to all of you who helped spread the word, left encouraging comments, or already started …
New York Times Announces Latest Breadpig Project: The xkcd Book
The book is out – get it here!
Here’s the New York Times article.
The breadpig is thrilled to be working with xkcd on this venture and we’re expecting the book to hit the virtual shelves of the xkcd store this summer.
If you’d like to be notified, sign up for the breadpig mailing list (your information …
Apr 20, 2009 | 44 comments | View Post
