“Report from the Desert”, first issue of my publishing project Greyscale Press, is now available from Amazon.com, as well as from Lulu.
Some more information on this one: Greyscale Press is an experiment in online publishing. It uses several print-on-demand services to get the books edited in very little print runs. It focusses on electronic text material — sort of “found objects” or “ready mades” — that is quickly converted and formated, then turned into a PDF and printed…
The editorial focus is on self-published sites and blogs, manifestos, manuals, technical documentation, ISO standard regulations, RFCs, IRC chatlogs, court transcripts …
The first item in this collection is “Report from the Desert”, a strange piece of litterary fiction that I found completely by chance on a derelict blog: http://reportdesert.blogspot.com/
As you can see, the text is anonymous and there is no way to trace the author — the blog went dead just after this “Report” was published. It’s a quite fascinating read, and offers several meta-levels of reflection on the act of writing in the digital era.
More volumes are upcoming in the near future!
Some links:
Greyscale Press – Homepage
Order from Amazon.com
Order from Lulu.com
Excellent book. Read it a few weeks ago, very mysterious and geeky.
Wake up outside.