Other very different bestsellers that have risen to success and critical acclaim through nontraditional channels are Mark Z. Danielewski’s experimental online novel House of Leaves and Chris Ware’s originally self-published Jimmy Corrigan: The Smartest Kid on Earth, which is one of the most celebrated in a recent surge of graphic novels.
I had no idea House of Leaves was originally online! I always thought of it as one of those must-read-physically books