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Facebook to Jump to Real-World Bookshelves

Recent Harvard grads plan satirical look at web giant

By M. Morris,  Newser Staff

Posted Oct 1, 2007 4:26 PM CDT

(Newser) – The kudzu of the internet will spread beyond the virtual world to bookstore shelves next year with the publication of The Facebook Book, a satirical look at the social-networking phenomenon. The authors, both recent Harvard grads, say they plan a "fictional and fanciful" take on Harvard dropout Mark Zuckerberg's brainchild, the Crimson reports.

The humorous volume will dissect the site, categorize its users, and pass along anecdotes and urban legends. The New York Observer reports that Harry N. Abrams will publish the book, for which it paid "in the range" of $50,000—approximately half of 1% of Facebook's value, or about a year's worth of Harvard tuition and fees.

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The August, 20-27 double issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, August 13), The Facebook Effect looks at how Facebook, the wildly popular networking site is growing up and facing new challenges to become a fixture in the digital age; excerpts from the Newsweek/Kaplan How to Get Into College Guide, the...
The August, 20-27 double issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, August 13), "The Facebook Effect" looks at how Facebook, the wildly popular networking site is growing up and facing new challenges to...   (Associated Press)
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AddictingGames to Launch Facebook Application. (PRNewsFoto/Nickelodeon)   (Associated Press)
Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg smiles at his office in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 file photo. The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down Facebook.com, charging in a federal lawsuit that Facebook's founder stole their ideas while they...
Facebook.com's mastermind, Mark Zuckerberg smiles at his office in Palo Alto, Calif., in this Monday, Feb. 5, 2007 file photo. The owners of a rival social networking Web site are trying to shut down...   (Associated Press)
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