Predictions for 2011
As the digital publishing landscape changes, I’d like to offer a few predictions for the coming year. Feel free to add your own.
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As the digital publishing landscape changes, I’d like to offer a few predictions for the coming year. Feel free to add your own.
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Just a quick reminder to update the year on your copyright notice.
And stop writing “2010” on those checks!
Thank you.
I was doing a little looking back today, and it really hit me hard.
This site. What we do here. What this has become.
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As we near the end of the first year of Webcomics.com, I’d like to take a moment to talk about endorsements — both from me and from members. It’s an issue that has been raised throughout the year, and I think it’s important that you know some of the inner workings of the site — and the reasons behind why things happen as they do.
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Next week, we’re going to workshop a few of your ads. So if you have an ad that you’d like some feedback on, please post it here (or post a link to it). We’re talk about what you’re doing right and discuss where improvements can be made. Submit any kind of ad — leaderboard, skyscraper, square — and try to find ways you can get the most for your ad dollar.
I might not be able to hit every one, but I’ll try to select a representative sample that will have take-away information for everyone.
I tried this last year, and, to be honest, I think it was a flop. Looking back, I wonder whether I did a very good job of communicating the concept.
See… here’s the problem. Everyone one makes resolutions this time of year.
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Last week, Mark Waid announced that he was leaving his position as Chief Creative Officer of Boom! Studios to focus on independent digital publishing.
This announcement is of special interest to Webcomics.com members who remember Waid foreshadowing a foray into digital publishing in his keynote address at this year’s Harvey Awards ceremony. As you may recall, his comments were reported grossly out of context, and Webcomics.com offered a detailed clarification to the misinterpretation. Among the points that he made that night:
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If you have a question for the Mailbag, please feel free to use the Question? button at the top of the site.
Q. I’m nearing the end of the second year of my webcomic. I’ve been thinking about compiling my first book. Unfortunately, Lulu, with whom I hoped to publish, says it costs $13.60 for a (pretty weak) 32 page book in color!
My question is: How could I ever turn a profit with that? Can you recommend any publishing alternatives (self-publishing or otherwise) that might help me?
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Q. I’ve been doing my comic for a little over a year now, and during that time I’ve changed my font once, the font size a couple of times, and most recently… I’ve decided to go to ALL CAPS for the dialog.
I want to go back through and redo all the dialog and corresponding word balloons, so they still fit the changed text. The reason for this is to have a consistent look for an eventual print product.
Since the comics have been on the web for months, should I also change the copies that are on the web? Should I do it as soon as I’ve completed the update to the files or would it be better to wait? Is there a good reason to keep the “as is”?
I’ve gotten better at balloon placement/creation during the course of my comic, so there are some earlier comics that are pretty “meh” to downright dreadful in terms of word balloons.
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Like the Ghost of Christmas Yet-To-Come, it’s time for a midnight visit from one of Webcomics’ perennial boogie-men, Net Neutrality. From The Raw Story:
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