Oyster is shutting down and most of its staff’s leaving to join Google Play Books: Via Publishers Weekly: According to a report on the tech news site Re/Code, most of the Oyster staff, including CEO Eric Stromberg and Oyster cofounders Andrew Brown and Willem Van Lancker, are leaving the company to join Google Play Books.Continue reading “Popular Ebook Subscription Service, Oyster, Shuts Down”
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Drew Weing on The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo
First Second to publish Drew Weing’s The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo http://t.co/pqpeSkdYgw pic.twitter.com/xHMdwmgJXr — Heidi MacDonald (@Comixace) September 22, 2015 Do you read Heidi MacDonald’s The Beat? You should be reading The Beat. MacDonald is great at shedding light on kid-lit graphic novels and comics news, and is often the source I find these stories. She reportsContinue reading “Drew Weing on The Creepy Casefiles of Margo Maloo”
Bryan Cohen On How To Write Your Book Sales Description
On one of my favorite self-publishing podcasts, The Creative Penn Podcast, host Joanna Penn interviews Bryan Cohen, who runs the copywriting service for authors called Best Page Forward and is the co-host of the self-publishing podcast the Sell More Books Show with Jim Kukral (also one of my favorites!). Bryan Cohen is running a giveaway called The $1,000Continue reading “Bryan Cohen On How To Write Your Book Sales Description”
SDCC: Making Comics The ComiXology Way
#SDCC: The @ComiXology Way to #MakeComics: http://t.co/D0hHC3iWHh via @MarkWaid@alexdecampi@Reilly_Brown@C_Sheridan_Art#creatorowned — Patrick Weibel (@Weibart) July 15, 2015 Bleeding Cool has a short write-up of Comixology’s “Creating Comics the ComiXology Way” panel at San Diego Comic Con. There’s no transcript or video of the panel, unfortunately, but definitely check it out! The panel includes Mark Waid (Thrillbent), Alex DeCampiContinue reading “SDCC: Making Comics The ComiXology Way”
Trevor Mueller To Talk Self-Publishing Comics on #K8Chat
Learn about self-publishing comics with @TrevorAMueller on #K8Chat, Thursday 5/21 at 9pm ET! http://t.co/6bdeV83jRvpic.twitter.com/LF25Ov9hVB — Kate Tilton (@K8Tilton) May 19, 2015 #K8chat is a weekly Twitter chat where authors AND readers discuss book/publishing topics. Trevor Mueller joins this week’s chat to discuss self-publishing comics. Mueller is an advertising professional by day and comic book writer by night. Among his recent work isContinue reading “Trevor Mueller To Talk Self-Publishing Comics on #K8Chat”
Ebook Sales Climb For Self-Publishers As Traditional Publishers Raise Prices, Lose Market Share
Ebook sales are up for #selfpub, but down for traditional publishers. The latest in #authorearnings http://t.co/sVikKcNgcR — Bibliocrunch (@BiblioCrunch) May 6, 2015 The May 2015 Author Earnings Report has arrived. If you’re not familiar, AuthorEarnings is a website by authors and for authors, which gathers and shares information so that writers can make informed decisions, and the siteContinue reading “Ebook Sales Climb For Self-Publishers As Traditional Publishers Raise Prices, Lose Market Share”
Why The Reader’s Perspective Is Key To Print VS. Digital Comics
She Has No Head: Print or Digital? http://t.co/HJPJYXbEYX pic.twitter.com/3WC3a4UwZQ — Comic Book Resources (@CBR) April 21, 2015 Kelly Thompson’s latest “She Has No Head!” installment for CBR’s Comics Should Be Good blog tackles Print VS. Digital (from a reader’s perspective). Thompson raises some great points so make sure to read the full article and scroll through the commentsContinue reading “Why The Reader’s Perspective Is Key To Print VS. Digital Comics”
Support The Book of Mojo on Indiegogo!
Via Hitfix, Former Pixar and Dreamworks animators have teamed up to turn Everett Downing‘s self-published webcomic, The Book of Mojo, into a 3D animated short, and they need your help to fund the pilot episode! The story of “Book of Mojo” centers around Creepy, a homeless teenage witch in search of her missing father. Then Mojo, aContinue reading “Support The Book of Mojo on Indiegogo!”
Webcomic: Check Out “God of Love” by Giancarlo Volpe
God of Love cover art! Links to all 26 pages are provided in the Tumblr post below. http://t.co/wZZw4Oyqf4pic.twitter.com/D607uFcTJW — Giancarlo Volpe (@Giancarlo_Volpe) March 2, 2015 Producer, Director, Writer, Character Designer Giancarlo Volpe has worked on such acclaimed animated series as Avatar: The Last Airbender, Star Wars: Clone Wars, Green Lantern: The Animated Series, and King ofContinue reading “Webcomic: Check Out “God of Love” by Giancarlo Volpe”
Mashable’s Break Down Of “The ‘Avatar’ Social Media Relaunch”
The sequels to James Cameron’s Avatar won’t arrive until 2017, but the series’ social media feeds are evidently already relaunching this week in advance, according to Mashable. This apparent social reboot spans Twitter, Tumblr, Pinterest, SoundCloud and Facebook. Mashable has a very handy rundown of the social media outreach that’s planned: Avatar on Tumblr: As Mashable notes, it’s all aboutContinue reading “Mashable’s Break Down Of “The ‘Avatar’ Social Media Relaunch””
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