How to Sell Your Small-press Book to Retailers Part 3 – 21 Tips from Actual Comic Book Retailers
21 tips on selling your small press books to retailers… from the mouths of retailers themselves!
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Do The Work You Like
It’s damned difficult to find the work you love. Damned difficult. Sometimes, we have to find the work we like, and do that instead. Especially as comic book creators. Related Posts:No Related Posts
You Have To Ship
There is nothing more important than shipping a product. Shipping, no matter how “good” or “bad” the product, separates you from those who are just talking about being a creator. Shipping a product means you have something to show. Shipping a product means you’re no longer a wannabe. The wannabes are still on message boards […]
Working Smarter?
Your audience doesn’t want to be bored. Neither does the prospective publisher. If you have to dig past your first issue in order to find something interesting in order to pitch a publisher, then you haven’t worked hard enough on your story. Related Posts:No Related Posts
B&N Week 196: What Are You Doing To Bring Fun & Games To Comics?
We’ve got another Tuesday upon us! The sun is shining once again in Tucson, and the heat won’t hit in the triple digits anymore. [You’re all going to be envious of me in a couple of months, when I’m still talking about 80 degree weather ] We’ve got a short discussion this week. This week’s […]
Knowing Better
There’s the hard way, there’s the smart way, and there’s the strange way. Lots of creators go the hard way, thinking it’s the smart way. Then they run into a wall, understanding that it’s wrong. A lot of creators stop right there, never trying anything else. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Bucky Dead Is Now…?
If you’ve been in comics for a while, there were three truths that we always knew: Related Posts:No Related Posts
Simple Tips For Your Card
Don’t print a lot of them, unless you’re getting a break on the price. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Are You The “Comic Guy” In Your Office?
You know exactly what I mean. Related Posts:No Related Posts
TPG Week 195: Nothing Learned (and it’s brutal)
Welcome back, one and all, to The Proving Grounds! This week, we have someone who’s no stranger here: Luke Noonan! He’s been here twice before. We also have Samantha LeBas in purple, I’m frantic in red, and we’ll see what Luke does with an established character in Related Posts:TPG Week 279: Choose Your Own LoD!TPG […]
Put Your Focus Where It Counts
It’s pretty easy to say, but it can be a challenge to put into practice. Related Posts:No Related Posts
Industry Standards
In comics, this is a myth that somehow keeps being perpetuated. Related Posts:No Related Posts
B&N Week 195: What Are Your Mobile Tools?
It’s another Tuesday! Today’s been a gray day outside. The monsoon season has extended itself, and we’ve gotten a lot of rain here. More than usual for this time of year, but I don’t think records have been broken yet. Approached, maybe, but not broken. Oh, well, one has: a hurricane/tropical storm has affected our […]
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