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TXTreader #3
VideoGame Reader

A *Mega-Zine* with 200+ pages and 12 zines-as-signatures, perfect bound with an open spine.

Description

TXTreader is a platform for errant thoughts, dumb jokes, and approximated projects by a range of contributors.

This edition of the reader is devoted to video games, the worlds they create, and how we process them.

Intender to be quick studies rather than "finished" pieces, we ask each contributor to limit their work to an evening or weekend and around sixteen (or so) pages.

Featuring Works by...

1. Alick Shiu
2. Kasey Edgerton
3. Taehee Whang
4. Maya Filmeridis
5. Jack Nachmanovitch
6. Chelsea Cater
7. O.K. Fox
8. Davis Fowlkes
9. Michelle Selwa
10. Tracy Ma & Wilson Cameron
11. John Irving
12. Various Villagers

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Selected preview spreads by Alick Shiu, Tracy Ma & Wilson Cameron, John Irving, Kasey Edgerton, Taehee Whang, Maya Filmeridis, O.K. Fox, Jack Nachmanovitch,

Covering Topics Like...

Do NPCs Dream of Victory Road?, Leveling Up in a Holistic Way, Video Game Bosses/Policing and Crisis in the Green Hill Zone, The Last People on the Server, 90's Dark-Souls Forum Walkthroughs as a Site for Poetry, The Reflection/Refraction of Self in Avatar Form, Cooperative Gaming as Bonding, Who is the "REAL" Monster You Fight in a Game?, What Games Form us? Art Gatherings on Animal Crossing, and More.

Preorder Notes

All books ship on December 10th 2020 by USPS Media Mail to allow extra time to reach their destinations within what is likely to be a very busy shipping season. Any order placed after that date can't be guaranteed they will deliver on time.

200+ Pages, 12 Color Risograph.
Joy-Con Cover Flaps
Multiple paper stocks.
Open-spine perfect bind on stapled signatures.
First Edition 300

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Important Shipping Details

*Normal* Shipping Schedule:

We ship orders roughly bi-weekly; the first and third week of every month. Please plan accordingly! Unfortunately we do not have the ability to meet the expectation of amazon-speed order fulfillment. We are a small team trying to make this happen. We might make a mistake on your order. Please email us if this is the case. We will try to make it right. Thanks for understanding!

Covid-19:

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, shipping and email response times may be delayed. As a result of numerous factors, we are not able to make it to studio as often and have numerous other responsibilities and concerns to field. We are working through TXTbooks concerns as best as we can.

Shipping Methods:

We ship via USPS Media Mail in the United States for bound publications, USPS First Class for posters and other non-bound materials.
International shipping is slow and expensive, as you probably know. We ship via USPS then international affiliates handle once in destination country.

Packaging Notes:

Zines are mailed in stay-flat mailers.
Prints are mailed in stay-flats (letter) and mailer tubes (tabloid).
Stickers are mailed in envelopes.

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