Kraken Opus

Blood Edition of Tendulkar Opus worth $75000 Sold Out

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A limited edition book, the Tendulkar Opus has been republished with some of Tendulkar’s blood mixed in to the signature page “” mixed into the paper pulp so it’s a red resin – and is being released in February 2011 at a price of $75,000.

According to publisher Kraken Media’s chief executive Karl Fowler, It’s not everyone’s cup of tea, it’s not to everyone’s taste and some may think it’s a bit weird. But the key thing here is that Sachin Tendulkar to millions of people is a religious icon. And they thought how, in a publishing form, can one get as close to his/her god as possible?

This special blood edition will not only feature Tendulkar’s blood mixed in to the signature page, but also unpublished family pictures and some more thoughts from Tendulkar about his career. It consists of 852 pages, weighs a cool 37 kgs and is edged in gold leaf. However, only 10 copies with his blood mixed are being printed, all of which have been sold out already!

Proceeds from the sale of this special edition book will go towards Tendulkar’s charitable foundation to help build a school in Mumbai.

FYI: The publishers have also announced that 1000 copies of the “regular” edition of the book will be published. This regular edition will be signed by Tendulkar and include a DNA map, but no blood page and would be priced between $2000 and $3000.