G'day! (Fanboy Goes Aussie)

Well, it's official, I guess -- I'm now an "internationally published author."

Just yesterday, my friendly neighborhood mail delivery person dropped off a beaten-all-to-hell box on my doorstep. This box looked like it had been through a war. Either that, or it had traveled from the other side of the planet.

Guess which it was?

Since it wasn't the special Baghdad version of Fanboy, there's only one other possibility: It was my comp copies of my Australian edition! Whoo-hoo!

I can only assume that this means that the book will be on store shelves in Australia very soon. I expect an influx of Australian IP addresses to this site any minute now. Don't disappoint me, Australia. 

Other than the fact that it's in paperback and slightly smaller than the American edition, there's not much that immediately tips you off that this is a foreign edition. Then you start to notice little things -- like the single quotation marks on the cover blurbs. The new publisher name/logo. Even the spine is slightly different. (It has my full name, not just my last name.)

Inside, there are almost no differences, as I'm told the book was reproduced directly from the American files. A typo I found in the American hardcover has been corrected. (Huzzah!) The indicia page has been replaced entirely with a new Australian indicia page. (Which means that the dedication originally on the American edition is now gone, alas.) And there are some ads in the back for some other Pan MacMillan titles, including a little something called The Book Thief.

Yeah, that's right -- Markus Zusak rides on my coattails. You heard it here first, people.

All in all, it's a nice package, and it's very cool to see my very first foreign edition! Thanks to Anna and the rest of the crew Down Under for making this happen.

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Re: G'day! (Fanboy Goes Aussie)
By: Robin Brande on Tue May 01, 2007, 14:03:11

That is SO cool, BL. Now you can be an international man of mystery.

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Re: G'day! (Fanboy Goes Aussie)
By: Barry on Tue May 01, 2007, 14:33:06

Ha! Yeah, because I'm SO mysterious...

At least I have better teeth than Austin Powers.

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Thanks
By: Michael on Mon May 14, 2007, 00:49:06

hey man great book trying to get a copie free for the next one. IT would be really get if u write sequel to "The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl" would be really great or at lest put fanboy and goth girl in the the next book like at lest tell use are they friends, boyfriend and Girlfriend any thing man would be great get back to me on this later i tryed to leave a comment on ur fanboy web site it doesnt work but hey man again a sequel would be so great to read thanks bye

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Re: G'day! (Fanboy Goes Aussie)
By: Barry on Mon May 14, 2007, 08:50:44

Thanks for the comments, Michael! Here's a little secret -- Kyra DOES show up for just a split second in my second book. :)