New e-Book Makes Condom the Butt of Jokes

St. John's, Canada, April 03, 2008 --(PR.com)-- It’s a world first. A cartoon collection ebook being marketed on the internet is aiming to make condoms a laughing matter. The Condom, by the award-winning Canadian designer and cartoonist Marin Darmonkow, is a collection of full color cartoons featuring the humble condom as a central character. The humor is a mix of double entendres, puns and visual gags. And while making people smile is the goal, Darmonkow says keeping it inexpensive and within the bounds of good taste were also very important.

The downloadable ebook is only USD3.99 and can be purchased online.

“People hear ‘condom’ and automatically start thinking x-rated,” Darmonkow says, “but in these days of safe sex, I wanted to help make the condom easy to talk about. And what better way than through humor?” Everyone knows it well – it’s healthy to laugh: you get rid of built-up energy and stress.

Darmonkow points out the cartoons are “good, clean fun.” “We’ve come a long way since sneaking into the drugstore or gas station rest room to buy condoms. These days – they are a pretty mainstream item. I hope my e-book will continue this trend.”

In order to reach as many people as possible, The Condom is being marketed online as an ebook. Traditional publishing and distribution methods are time consuming and expensive. Darmonkow decided to take advantage of the many opportunities on the internet to self publish.

“If I did this the traditional way, the book would be in the $15 range. Using the internet – people can download and enjoy The Condom for less than it costs to buy a 3-pack of them.”

The ebook can be downloaded at www.taboook.com and Amazon’s ebooks arm www.mobipocket.com.

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