Mouse Books

A project in Chicago, IL by Mouse Books
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Mobilizing Literature
Backers: 1080
Average Pledge Per Backer: $50

Funded: $53,868 of $10,000
Dates: Jun 6th -> Jul 18th (42 days)
Project By: Mouse Books
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Latest News

WWWWOOOOOOOOOOOOTTTTTTT!!!!!!!

July 18th - via: kickstarter.com
WE DID IT!!!!! Thanks to all who helped make this campaign an incredible success! For those of you who have never been on the creator side of a kickstarter, let me tell you it is a grueling, and at times, emotional process. Our team was boosted by... (Read More)

1,000 Mouse Backers!!!!

July 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi Everyone, The reason our team decided to launch Mouse through Kickstarter is because we wanted to build a community of people around this idea. Today, we hit a huge milestone of eclipsing 1,000 BACKERS!!!!  We got to this far because of YOU -... (Read More)

Stretch Goal 1.5

July 10th - via: kickstarter.com
7 days to go. Let's turn the heat up on this thing while you all wait for Montaigne to arrive shortly. (Hundreds of copies are in the mail...if you haven't sent us your address, please do!)  See below for 3 ways to win awesome Mouse prizes as we... (Read More)

Pocket-sized Dostoyevsky? Chicago's latest Kickstarter hit offers classic lit to go

July 7th - via: chicagotribune.com
Mouse Books is working to provide lit in bite-size form (Read More)

Win FREE Mouse Books

July 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Some of you may have already seen our Instagram challenge. For those who haven’t, now is your chance to win TWO FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS to Mouse Books (and help our Kickstarter even more than you already have!) Prize: Two free one-year... (Read More)

The Dark Night of the Soul + Test Blog Post

June 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
1) The Dark Night of the SoulIt happens to everybody...but you never think it will actually happen to you... Your kickstarter campaign starts with a burst of energy and then you hit the DREADED PLATEAU!!!!  In the last two days backers have slowed... (Read More)

New Stretch Goal - Illustrated Episode from Arabian Nights!!!

June 20th - via: kickstarter.com
MOUSE COMMUNITY, TWO IMPORTANT UPDATES: 1) Montaigne proofs from printer arrived today and we approved them. Copies coming Friday or Monday and we'll ship as soon as we have them.  IF YOU WANT A COPY MAKE SURE WE HAVE YOUR ADDRESS!!!!! Message me... (Read More)

KNOW AN ARTIST? WE NEED A MOUSE ILLUSTRATOR!

June 15th - via: kickstarter.com
MOUSE PEOPLE, We have an exciting idea for a HOT stretch goal, and would like to engage and ARTIST from the MOUSE backer community for a special commission! We will pay a modest fee for services.If that is YOU or you know someone who might be... (Read More)

500!!!!!!!!!!!!

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
INSIDE COVER OF THE DEAD WE MADE IT TO 500!!!!!!!  THANKS TO ALL WHO JUMPED IN AND HELPED SPREAD THE WORD!!!WE ARE ALSO GOING TO SAIL PAST THE STRETCH GOAL.  "SHARING EDITION" WILL GO TO PRESS TOMORROW!!!!  PLEASE KEEP SPREADING THE WORD AND A... (Read More)

THE DEAD Podcast Posted

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
We posted a podcast of the Mouse Team's in-house podcast.  Check it out if you are interested!!!https://soundcloud.com/user-982203375/mbc-podcast-of-the-dead  (Read More)

3 NICE MOUSE UPDATES

June 13th - via: kickstarter.com
UPDATES FOR MOUSE PEOPLE1. We have shipped about 1/2 of THE DEAD already and will ship the other 1/2 in the coming days. I'm catching some serious sass from our fulfilment manager... 2. IMPORTANT - BEFORE WE PRINT the next book, we'd like to... (Read More)

WE DID IT !!!!!!!......and.......LET'S TALK FRIENDSHIP

June 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Mouse Backers,TWO AWESOME UPDATES:1: WE HIT THE GOALLLLL!!!!!!!I am so thrilled to announce that we made it to our $10,000 goal TODAY, just THREE DAYS into the campaign!  The story of the hitting the goal is very cool. I was at lunch with one of the... (Read More)

MOUSE MAIL!!!!

June 7th - via: kickstarter.com
  MOUSE BACKERS, THREE things to be excited about right now: 1) We sent the first batch of Joyce's The Dead to the Day 1 backers who submitted addresses.  Watch. Your. Mailbox. 2) WE HIT 50% OF OUR FUNDING GOAL in just over 24 hours.  Almost up... (Read More)

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