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Say Hello to XKCD Preschool and XKCD Library!
About a year ago, we asked you, our faithful Breadpig legion, to decide where we should donate $53,000 of profits from the XKCD book sales. We’re now proud to show you where your money has gone: into a cheerful new preschool in Sri Lanka and an awesome new library in Nepal!
May 19, 2011 | 12 comments | View Post
Sri Lanka: Leading by Example
First, an update from Sri Lanka! Here are some pictures from the construction site of the Tharumal Singhithi Preschool that is being partially paid for with money from sales of XKCD, Volume 0. One day soon, this building will look like this and be full of happy children!
Next, the continuation of the (now very …
Jan 19, 2011 | 4 comments | View Post
Order Breadpig goodies for Xmas soon!
Order before Sunday, December 19th to get your Breadpig and XKCD goodies shipped by Christmas!
Dec 17, 2010 | 0 comments | View Post
Laos: The Kengthan Incomplete Primary School
Breadpig takes an epic journey to visit the Kengthan Incomplete Primary School, the school that was built with profits from XKCD: Volume 0.
Oct 08, 2010 | 19 comments | View Post
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
Secret xkcd meetup in SF a success!
Were you in Golden Gate Park (SF) last Saturday? If so, you joined a couple hundred elite xkcd fans who braved the cold June afternoon to meet Randall Munroe.
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
ThinkGeek now carrying xkcd: volume 0
It’s a little known fact that monkeys and breadpigs are naturally quite amicable with one another. Less known is that monkeys can be found riding breadpigs during their lunchbreaks as a means of sport, similar to that one Harry Potter plays with brooms. One result of this is the success of LOLmagnetz …
Mar 18, 2010 | 8 comments | View Post
The xkcd school in Laos is complete! Rejoice!
With over 25,000 copies of xkcd: volume 0 sold so far, breadpig is thrilled to announce that the xkcd school is complete! Thanks to all of you who helped get us here.
Mar 15, 2010 | 9 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
Reasons to self-publish, or start your own niche publishing company (or not)
Like any good uncorporation, breadpig aims to do things a bit differently. Last year, we published a tutorial for how LOLMagnetz generated $30,000 in profits (for charity, but profits nonetheless). Now we’re doing it for xkcd: volume 0.
Feb 17, 2010 | 9 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
The reviews are in, xkcd: volume 0 is a winner
Thursday Dec 17th in Cambridge, MA is your last chance in 2009 to meet Randall Munroe for a book/poster/raptor-signing. It’s a free event, so please drop by.
Dec 16, 2009 | 3 comments | View Post
Meet Randall and grab a signed copy of xkcd: volume 0 in Cambridge, MA on 17 Dec
XKCD VOLUME 0: THE SIGNING
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 26-100, 6:00 – 8:00 PM
We had an extremely successful book 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 …
Dec 11, 2009 | 10 comments | View Post
