Once in a bookworm's life, he or she hoped nothing but to be able to take a shower or plunge into the pool with a book on hand to either sate their admittedly insatiable thirst for books (their content and smell) or simply prove to themselves they can soak up and dip into a good book all at once.
This long-evasive and abandoned feat isn't so impossible anymore, all thanks to Bibliopath, a Netherland-based organization who knows the pain of being deprived of gorging a perfectly good book when engaged in an activity that has to do with water.
Bibliopath took this project to Kickstarter to get the word out, and, at the same time, raise enough funds to make it happen. As of this writing, the company already netted 141 backers and €5,409 since they launched the campaign on June 14.
Couple Jasper Jansen and Wing Weng set up a goal of €9,000 and have 15 days left to be able to take the next step. Those who want to be one in the book-waterproofing crusade can visit their Kickstarter page for more information on how to take part.
"The books will be made of synthetic paper made from polypropylene, which is fully waterproof but feels like real paper at a thickness of just 0.085 mm," Bibliopath detailed on its Kickstarter page.
"No trees are used in the production of the materials, which is fully recyclable (in case it is incinerated with the trash it will be completely burned without any toxic byproducts)," the company continued.
The group has picked the iconic works of laureates Shakespeare, Twain and Yeats to be the first content to grace the waterproof books. They are working on bringing more fan-favorites to the fold as it goes along.
Fans of Mark Twain will enjoy a total of eight stories penned by the literary legend with tales such as "How to Tell a Story," "A Dog's Tale," "The Californian's Tale," "A Helpless Situation," "The Five Boons of Life," "Extracts from Adam's Diary" and "Eve's Diary."
Also, another one of Bibliopath's project will be a 104-page book of waterproof goodness containing the poetry of William Butler Yeats. His time-withstanding poems such as "Cloths of Heaven," "A Poet to His Beloved" and "The Second Coming" will get impermeable versions.
Lastly, a 190-page waterproof copy of "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare is also getting a waterproof treatment. Bibliopath is also printing a limited edition copy of Sun Zi's 2500-old narrative, "Art of War," which won't be reprinted after its Kickstarter drive.
The group plans to take orders for the waterproof books next month and bring them to the book lovers' shelves in October.
Huffington reports that this is not the first attempt to make waterproof books. In 2000, Mary Anne Moharanj released "Aqua Erotica" while divers have used underwater books for years.