Libros Muertos: Mystery 13-Pack of Undead Books

$13.00 $75.00

The Road to Perfection is Bumpy

Despite their simple appearance, making books can be tricky. A corner isn't cut quite right. Maybe the wrong color of staples is in the stitcher. The foil press misses a color. On personalized books, sometimes it takes a few test prints to get the logo placed just right. Flaws happen. Thankfully, they're rarely fatal.

The guts of a book aren't usually affected by these little flaws, and I hate to throw away perfectly usable books, even if they are a bit ... odd-looking.

New Life for Dead Books

So over the last few years, I've taken these dead books, or "libros muertos," as I've come to think of them, and banished them to a kind of printer's purgatory.*

Today, I'm unearthing some of these buried treasures and bringing them back to life in a very limited offering. I've taken each book, and given it new life with a distinctive, colorful, and often very shiny "libros muertos" foil stamp in at least three colors ... sometimes many more. Think of them as factory seconds, with a lot more flavor.

13 Books for 13 Bucks

Purchase a pack today, and you'll receive 13 books in a stylish, silkscreened marigold-colored envelope for just 13 bucks. Thirteen must be your lucky number, because normally 13 books would cost you $75+. What's the catch?

Mysteries Await

Which books? Coffee journals, maybe. Possibly some beer journals? Who knows?! The choice of contents will be up to me, but I reserve the right to include a special surprise in a few envelopes that may not even BE a book. Only the undertaker ... er, designer ... knows for sure.

I do promise that you'll get at LEAST six different kinds of books in your pack going forward - thanks for the feedback, Matthew.

* Okay, it's just an empty cardboard box in my studio, but you'll admit "printer's purgatory" sounds a lot more interesting.

Meh

I ordered 2 sets hoping for a nice variety. My 26 books consist of 8 cider books, 10 cheese, and 8 coffee roasting logs

Fair feedback, Matthew, and I'm sorry to disappint. Ideally, there is a bit more variety, and I will pledge to mix it up a bit more going forward. On the flip side, $13 is still a pretty good deal for 13 books, even if some aren't your favorite? Or at least, that's my hope. And, as Sean said, my hope is that you find something new to be weirdly obsessed with! Thank you for the honest feedback - it helps me get better. - Dave

A bit disappointed but still worth the money

I don't mind seconds and I realize it's a "mystery pack", but I'll admit that I was disappointed that of the 13 books, there were 8 duplicates of 3 different books. That said, I think the price was worth it in the end.