founded chicago illinois u.s. 2005 founder jonathan messinger and zach dodson headquarters chicago illinois usa products books website featherproof.com featherproof books is a small independent publisher based in chicago illinois . it was founded in 2005 by jonathan messinger and zach dodson . they publish perfect bound novels short story collections and other works and offer mini books of short stories and novellas for free download . the publisher employs a dose of humor in their work 1 the founders stating that they are dedicated to the small press ideals of finding fresh urban voices ignored by the conglomerates . 2 featherproof books started in march 2005 using funds raised from the sale of zach dodson s car . 3 featherproof s first title was the enchanters vs. sprawlburg springs by brian costello 4 released in december 2005 with the second sons of the rapture by todd dills having been released in 2006 . 5 contents 1 books 2 mini books 3 contributors 4 references 5 external links books edit publications have included the enchanters vs. sprawlburg springs by brian costello isbn 978 0 9771992 0 4 degrees of separation edited by samia saleem isbn 978 0 9771992 2 8 hiding out by jonathan messinger isbn 978 0 9771992 3 5 this will go down on your permanent record by susannah felts isbn 978 0 9771992 4 2 boring boring boring boring boring boring boring by zach plague isbn 978 0 9771992 5 9 am pm by amelia gray isbn 978 0 9771992 7 3 the karaoke singer s guide to self defense by tim kinsella isbn 978 0 9831863 0 4 sons of the rapture by todd dills isbn 978 0 9771992 1 1 the universe in miniature in miniature by patrick somerville isbn 978 0 9825808 1 3 daddy s by lindsay hunter isbn 978 0 9825808 0 6 scorch atlas by blake butler isbn 978 0 9771992 8 0 the awful possibilities by christian tebordo isbn 978 0 9771992 9 7 mini books edit mini books are a series of self contained short stories and novellas published periodically . these stories are available online to be downloaded printed by the reader and folded into pocket sized books . the small size makes them suitable for commuters 4 and the editors aimed to combine both the free and easy distribution provided by the internet with their love of paper and the physicality of books . 6 the free mini books allow the publisher to work with authors outside of those they publish traditionally . 3 featured stories have navigated such diverse topics as failed love competitive familial golf games and vampires in graveyards . 7 contributors edit contributors have included citation needed ambrose austin kate axelrod kyle beachy blake butler tobias carroll pete coco brian costello elizabeth crane mary cross paul fatturoso jeb gleason allured abby glogower laura bramon good amelia gray mary hamilton andrea johnson rana kelly heidi laus ryan markel jonathan messinger anne elizabeth moore kerri mullen susan petrone jay ponteri samia saleem kevin sampsell fred sasaki timothy schaffert patrick somerville zach stage and scott stealey . references edit larimer kevin 2006 . featherproof books using a dose of humor to sell fiction . poets & writers . 34 5 58 68 . hospodka john august 31 2006 . three questions for jonathan messinger featherproof books . gapers block . retrieved 2008 06 03 . a b ostdick nick january 13 2008 . a review of messinger s hiding out 2007 . decomp february 2008 . retrieved 2008 06 03 . a b breyne tiffany 2006 . featherproof offers light and enchanting reads . columbia chronicle . retrieved 2008 06 03 . rooney megan r. january 23 2006 . entrepreneurs take a fresh approach to books . the daily nebraskan . retrieved 2008 06 03 . pearson laura february 25 2008 . preserving our independents featherproof books . is greater than . retrieved 2008 06 03 . bond veronica november 8 2006 . feature featherproof books light reading series . gapers block . retrieved 2008 06 03 . external links edit featherproof books featherproof on myspace retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title featherproof books & oldid 743336513 categories companies based in chicagobook publishing companies based in illinoissmall press publishing companiespublishing companies established in 2005hidden categories all articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from july 2012 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 04 56 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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