The book is beautiful. The

Ribcage: Volume 1
7.5 x 7.5 inches, slightly shorter than the average trade paperback, but far wider.
Full color, glossy cover
145 pages
Sharp (oh, so sharp) black text on a high grade light cream paper.

Includes an introduction written specifically for this volume, all 53 Ribcage stories to date and one new story exclusive only to the book... Standing Where It's Sturdy and Safe. Table of contents, author's bio and all the usual. Finally the stories have been re-typeset and reordered from the order that they originally appeared on the site: a more logical and linear shuffling.

I am so very impressed with Lulu, the print on demand site that made this possible. They are top quality, right down to shipping. I paid a little extra for priority mail shipping and they had the book printed and to my door on the fourth day after my order, which is damn good for print on demand. On top of that, the book itself was encased in cardboard and then placed inside a gigantic, fluffy bubble mailer... so the book has no chance of getting bent in shipping.

What can I say, the little things impress me.

Anyhow, if you purchase the book... or if you just enjoy reading ribcage, drop by the book's page at Lulu and submit a review. The site is set up in much the same way as Amazon and a few reviews would bring more browsers to the book, expanding my audience. It would be much appreciated!