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books with spines	title	who	what	when	print	electronic	url	interactivity
	2002: A Palindrome Story in 2002 Words	Nick Montfort & William Gillespie	A collaboratively-authored narrative palindrome	2002	A book designed by Ingrid Ankerson with plates by Shelley Jackson	The palindrome is online with extensive notes	/2002	Deep Speed / Reifier
	This curiously beautiful volume is the definitive edition of 2002: a Palindrome Story. ISBN: 0-9724244-9-0. 4 by 4 inches. 24 pages. Perfect bound with vellum plates and wraps. Distributed by Spineless Books. 01-10-2002 $16.
	Drawn Inward	Mike Maguire	Poetry, Palindromes, Word Palindromes, Redividers, Poems About Trains	2003	Book designed by Nick Montfort	HTML	/drawn inward	Deep Speed
	Drawn Inward is a collection of poetry comprising four sections: Word Palindromes, Charades, Palindromes, and Poems about Trains. ISBN: 0-9724244-3-1. 6 by 9 inches. 52 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 12-21-2003 $10.01.
	Fourier Series	Joshua Corey	A poetry cycle	2005	A beautiful book with a spine and French Revolution folds	PDF, MP3	/fourier series
	Fourier Series won the Fitzpatrick-O'Dinn Award for Best Book Length Work of Constrained English Literature. ISBN 0-9724244-4-X. 7.5 by 9 inches. 102 pages. Perfect bound, with French Revolution folds. Distributed by Spineless Books. 07-05-2005 $16.
	here/gone: AN ABC FLIP BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS	Karen Green	52 phosphorescent paintings zipping and unzipping the alphabet	2008	An invertible bi-directional 52-page full-color artist's book in paperback or hardback		/heregone
	This invertible flip-book consists of two opposing narratives, each 26 mixed media artworks corresponding to the letters of the alphabet. ISBN 978-0-9801392-4-2. 8.5 by 8.5 inches. 52 color pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 10-12-2008 $26.
	Johnny Werd	Q. Synopsis	A novel	1991-2004	A novel paperback and hardback, cover by Andrew Byrom	Frustrating excerpt & confused appendices	/werd	Pure entertainment
		Experimental novel retelling the story of a boy and his fire. Cover by Andrew Byrom. ISBN 0-9724244-1-5 Cloth $25 / ISBN 0-9724244-2-3 Paper $9.95. 5.5 by 8.5 inches. 136 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 21-01-2003.
	Keyhole Factory	William Gillespie	Fiction	2010	A black hardback	Flash: Morpheus Biblionaut by Travis Alber and Aaron Miller	http:// morpheus11 .com	Interactive flash fiction
	Interlocking stories describe the tragic trajectory of a world off the edge from dissociated perspectives. Cover art by Scott Westgard. ISBN: 978-0-9801392-6-6. 6 by 9 inches. 410 pages. Case laminate hardback. Distributed by Ingram. 11-11-2010. $28.
	Letter to Lamont	William Gillespie	Fiction	2005	A green paperback	HTML	/letter to lamont
	A surrealist feast for romantic fools pours through your letterbox. Cover art by Scott Westgard. ISBN: 0-9724244-5-8. 6 by 9 inches. 88 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 07-03-2005. $10.
	Lost Ciizen	William Gillespie	Poetry	2008	Light blue paperback		/lostcitizen
	Lost Citizen: Selected Poems 1995-2003 is a survey of the millennial poetry of William Gillespie, edited by Stephanie Strickland. Cover art by Scott Westgard. ISBN 978-0-9801392-0-46 by 9 inches. 63 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 02-20-2008. $10.
	Mars Needs Lunch	Jimmy Crater	Fiction	2006	Crimson paperback	Flash	/mars
	"as men busied themselves with making their bread they were scrutinised and studied... as narrowly as a man with a microscope might scrutinise yeast." ISBN: 0-9724244-8-2. 6 by 9 inches. 48 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 01-04-2006. $10
	Mr. & Mrs. Hide	Natalija Grgorinic & Ognjen Raden	A collaborative novel	2009	Mustard paperback	PDF excerpt / movie / radio interview	/hide
	A writing duo from an unnamed country immigrate to Los Angeles and have trouble assimilating California, and, at times, each other. ISBN: 978-0-9801392-1-1. 5 by 6.75 inches. 204 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 02-14-2009. $14
	Steal Stuff From Work	Jasper Pierce	A novel and handbook	2008	A red or blue paperback and black hardback	PDF excerpt / bookglutton / interview with the author	steal stuff from work .com	Pay yourself
		Steal Stuff From Work is a novel about bad waiters who take things too far. ISBN 978-0-9801392-2-8 paper $11.11. 6 by 9 inches. ISBN 978-0-9801392-3-5 Cloth $25. 132 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 01-09-2008.
	Story of the Sparrow	Raymond Federman	Folk tale	2002	The Story of the Sparrow: limited edition of 26 copies signed by Federman	The Federman Collection	/namredef	Listen to Federman
	A story by Raymond Federman with an original intervention by Spineless Books, printed on acid-free lingin-free Canson Mi-Tientes paper in an edition of 26 copies, signed by Federman, lettered A-Z. 5 by 8 inches. 4 pages. Pamphlet. Distributed by Spineless Books. $26.
	The Story That Teaches You How To Write It	William Gillespie	Simultaneous essay and story: theory and practice of experimental fiction	2005	A purple book with a spine	PDF excerpt	/don quixote	Teaches you how to write it
	On the left-hand pages in numerous forms a story of students in love. On the right-hand pages an essay explaining the forms used. ISBN: 0-9724244-0-7. 6 by 9 inches. 80 pages. Perfect bound. Distributed by Ingram. 13-03-2005. $10.
	Table of Forms	Dominique Fitzpatrick-O'Dinn	An exploration of new poetic form & constraint-driven literature	1996-2006	A blue paperback and hardback	HTML	/table	Teaches you how to write it
		Collection of experimental, ludic, constraint-driven poetry; puzzle book; and writing manual. Cloth: ISBN 0-9724244-6-6 $25. Paper: ISBN 0-9724244-7-4 $25. 6 by 9 inches. 136 pages. Distributed by Ingram. 12-31-2006.
	Transcriptions from a Blank Book	Dirk Stratton	a poem		Tall book published by Dandelion	HTML	/transcriptions
	Transcriptions From a Blank Book, by Dirk Stratton. 4.25 x 11 inches. 24 pages. Saddle-Stitched chapbook. Published by Dandelion Press. 2007. $4.
	The Unknown: an Anthology	Authors Unknown	The red herring of the award-winning hypertext novel	1998-2002	A book of poetry & fiction	The Great American Hypertext Novel	unknown hypertext .com	Many readers got to drink with the writers around the turn of the millennium
	With Hidden Noise	Dirk Stratton	A story about the most cerebral art theft of the Twentieth Century	2001	Limited signed edition of 26 copies	HTML	/with hidden noise	Don't try this at home
	A story about a dada art theft published in an edition of 26 signed copies lettered A-Z. 8.5 by 8.5 inches. 26 pages. Spiral bound. Distributed by Spineless Books. 20-02-2002. $7.
	Bang Utot	Dave King, Rick Burkhardt, Joe Futrelle	Authentic psychedelic art-folk	1986 / 2009	CD		/daveking
	Bang Utot, by Dave King, is folk rock with excursions in blues piano and the Casio SK-1 sampling keyboard. Digitally remastered by Paul Kotheimer. CD. 12 songs. About 45 minutes. $10.00. Published by Invertebrate Records.
Books Distributed by Spineless Books Function Industry Press Books The Bermuda Love Triangle, by Tom Grothus. ISBN 0-930257-06-5. 4.75 by 3.5 inches. 48 pages. Perfect bound. Published by Function Industries. 1988. $6. Invisible Seattle, by Seattle. ISBN 0-930257-05-7. 5.5 by 8.5 inches. 246 pages. Perfect bound. Published by Function Industries. 2007. $20. Notebook, by Tom Grothus. 4.75 by 3.5 inches. 16+ pages. Perfect bound. Published by Function Industries. 1988. $4. NeoPepper Chapbooks Without Weight of Light, by Guy Bennett. 6 by 9 inches. 35 pages. Saddle-stitched chapbook. Published by NeoPepper. 2006. $10. Dead Aria, by William Gillespie. 6 by 9 inches. 38 pages. Saddle-stitched chapbook. Published by NeoPepper. 2007. $10. Here, Hunger, by Sarah Lilius & Erin M. Bertram. 6 by 9 inches. 32 pages.Saddle-stitched chapbook. Published by NeoPepper. 2007. $10. A Sequence / A Series, by Dirk Stratton. 6 by 9 inches. ISBN: 978- 0-9788407 -7-8. Invertible saddle-stitched flipbook. 33 pages. Published by NeoPepper in a limited edition of 50 numbered copies. 2008. $11. Welcome Home, by Samuel Wharton. 6 by 9 inches. 32 pages. Saddle-stitched chapbook. Published by NeoPepper. 2007. $10. Cybernetics Texts SOLD OUT SOLD OUT SOLD OUT Cybernetics of Cybernetics. 8.5 x 11 inches. 497 pages. ISBN 0964704412: Perfect bound, $100. Political Faces of Slovenia. Niko Tos, Karl H. Müller [Ed.] 6 by 9 inches. Case laminate hardback with illustrations. Published by Editions Echoraum (Vienna); distributed by Spineless Books. 2007. $33. Preface by Janez Potocnik [European Commissioner for Science and Research.] An Unfinished Revolution? Heinz von Foerster and the Biological Computer Laboratory (BCL), 1958–1976. Albert Müller & Karl Müller, eds. 6 by 9 inches. Case laminate hardback with illustrations. Published by Editions Echoraum (Vienna); distributed by Spineless Books. 2007. $39. Experience and Action. Richard Jung. 6 by 9 inches. Case laminate hardback with illustrations. Published by Editions Echoraum (Vienna); distributed by Spineless Books. 2007. $33. The Importance of Being Ernst: Festschrift for Ernst von Glasersfeld . Ranulph Glanville & Alexander Riegler [Ed.].6 by 9 inches. Case laminate hardback with illustrations. Published by Editions Echoraum (Vienna); distributed by Spineless Books. 2007. $39. Gordon Pask, Philosopher Mechanic: An Introduction to the Cybernetician's Cybernetician. Ranulph Glanville & Karl H. Müller [Ed.]. 6 by 9 inches. Case laminate hardback with illustrations. Published by Editions Echoraum (Vienna); distributed by Spineless Books. 2007. $33. Spineless Books Online Literature Electronic Literature F.U.Q.
electronic literature	title	who	what	when	print	electronic	url	interactivity
	11, 112, 006, 825, 558, 016 Sonnets	William Gillespie & William Shakespeare	11, 112, 006, 825, 558, 016 Sonnets	1999	After Queneau's	CGI		Dynamic
	20-Consonant Poetry	You	A form of serial poetry, based on 12-tone music	1993-?	Has to happen	Poetry + Art MP3s	/20	Jade Quill
	Book Views		Views on recently read books	2002-?		HTML	/book views	Read
	Car Alarms of Providence		Music with kinetic poetry	2003		Flash	/providence caralarms
	DownCity Poetry	Archive of a Providence Poetry Reading Series	Audio	2005		MP3s	/downcity poetry	You had to be there
	Eclectic Seizure	Eclectic Seizure Radio Theater Collective.	Radio show	1990-?		MP3s, Essays, scripts	/eclectic seizure
	The Ed Report	Ed Commission	Serial fiction for the Web	2000	Probably illegal	HTML	edreport.com
	Mark Enslin						/enslin
	The Executor	William Gillespie and Nick Montfort	Kinetic fiction	2005		Java / Processing	/executor
	Flat Books	Rick Burkhardt & Andy Gricevich, Mark Twain, et al.	Flat books	2002-?	Limited Edition oddities		/flat books	Mail art
	From the Editors' Skulls	-Ed.	Rants	2002-?		HTML	/skull
	Gadsby	Ernest Vincent Wright	A Novel of Over 50,000 Words Without the Letter "E"	1939	Happened once, will happen again	HTML	/gadsby	Write a lipogram
>KLANG	Klang Association	Ernst Klang	Online reading machine	2005		FLASH	klang association . org	Gamma testers wanted
	Letter to Linus	William Gillespie	A hypercube	2001		HTML	/letter to linus
	Listen		Audio	1991-		MP3s	/ears
	Literature Laboratory		Literature Laboratory			HTML	/litlab	Writing experiments you can attempt
	Experiments	Bernadette Mayer	Writing experiments	timeless		HTML, MP3	/mayer	Write
	McCaffery Archive	Larry McCaffery	Avant-Criticism	Canonical, baby, timeless	Old school	HTML	/mccaffery	Borrego
	Mechanics and Kinematics of Web-Work Plot Construction	Harry Stephen Keeler	Writing Manual for Web-Work Fiction	1928	Appeared in print in 1928	HTML	/keeler	Learn to write unpublishable fiction
	Oblique Strategies	Brian Eno	Artistic prompts	?		CGI		Compose
	Rock Geek Chic	William Gillespie & Crystalline Scoggins	rock scholarship	2008-		HTML / MP3	rock geek chic .com	sit back and listen
	Trade Names	William Gillespie, Nick Montfort	A strip book, homage to Queneau	2002	Limited signed edition of 58 copies	HTML	/trade names	Arguably
	Theory of the Unknown	William Gillespie	Literary Criticism and Theory	1995-?		HTML	/theory	Read a book
	Tongues: A Parent Language	Johanna Drucker	A letter-pressed accordion book	1982	Very rare	Quicktime	/drucker	Techniques in visual and textual composition you can adapt
	The Whole University Catalog	Heinz von Foerster and his students	An authentic zine and time capsule expressing the spirit of college life in 1969	1969	Very rare	PDF	/whole university	Take drugs, listen to the Beatles, and do engineering equations
	Wordwork		An electronic literature laboratory	1999	Over it	HTML	word work .org	Does dynamic count as interactive? Does multisequential?
	Newspoetry	Associated Poets (AP)	Poetry about events in the news	1996-2005			www. newspoetry .com	Write it

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