FAKE 2.0: Paperback available now
The US/Canada version of FAKE is now available in trade paperback. FAKE is now thinner, lighter, more flexible, and less expensive, and I like to think of this edition as the "new and improved" version. Look for it anywhere books are sold.
The paperback cover is essentially the same as the one on the hardback, with the addition of this blurb on the back:
"FAKE is the real deal--a vivid and illuminating sprint through the murky waters of online auctions, greed, and the makings of a con. Kenneth Walton's story is a rapid-fire read for all, and a compelling primer for anyone thinking of buying or selling something valuable over the Internet."
-- Franz Wisner, New York Times bestselling author of Honeymoon with My Brother.
I met Franz (who coincidentally once lived in my neighborhood) and his brother Kurt at the Book Group Expo in San Jose last summer, and he later (very generously) offered to read my book and offer his opinion. His book, by the way, is a great read, and was a big hit after he was interviewed on Oprah and the Today Show. At the very least, it's an entertaining and inspiring story of a life transformed, and if you're lucky, it may prompt you to re-evaluate your own life and make some big changes. Check it out.
The version of FAKE I'm really looking forward to is the Japanese hardcover, which should be out soon. It is, at this point, the only foreign-language edition of the book, and I'm strangly enchanted by the idea of gazing at 90,000 words I wrote translated into a language I can't read. I have no idea how it will look -- I've heard very little from the publisher -- but I'll post photos as soon as I have one in my hands.
The paperback cover is essentially the same as the one on the hardback, with the addition of this blurb on the back:
"FAKE is the real deal--a vivid and illuminating sprint through the murky waters of online auctions, greed, and the makings of a con. Kenneth Walton's story is a rapid-fire read for all, and a compelling primer for anyone thinking of buying or selling something valuable over the Internet."
-- Franz Wisner, New York Times bestselling author of Honeymoon with My Brother.
I met Franz (who coincidentally once lived in my neighborhood) and his brother Kurt at the Book Group Expo in San Jose last summer, and he later (very generously) offered to read my book and offer his opinion. His book, by the way, is a great read, and was a big hit after he was interviewed on Oprah and the Today Show. At the very least, it's an entertaining and inspiring story of a life transformed, and if you're lucky, it may prompt you to re-evaluate your own life and make some big changes. Check it out.
The version of FAKE I'm really looking forward to is the Japanese hardcover, which should be out soon. It is, at this point, the only foreign-language edition of the book, and I'm strangly enchanted by the idea of gazing at 90,000 words I wrote translated into a language I can't read. I have no idea how it will look -- I've heard very little from the publisher -- but I'll post photos as soon as I have one in my hands.
