Blurb, a company that begin by producing limited print runs of graphics-heavy paper books before expanding into a digital publishing platform for self-published authors with a suite of user friendly tools, has been on a mission lately to acquire key products and support personnel to make their platform even more engaging, easy to use, and far-reaching. A release from the … [Read more...] about Blurb Adds Graphicly Team to Accelerate Growth
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The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
One of the iconic moments of recent comics history occurred at the February 2011 meeting of ComicsPRO, the association for comics retailers. During that meeting, DC co-publisher Jim Lee held up a sheet of typing paper and a piece of dental floss as a visual analogy for the relative sizes of the print and digital markets. If he did that today, he could replace the dental … [Read more...] about The Digital Comics Surprise: Sales Are Up, While Print Stays Stable
Graphicly Shifting their Business Model into Digital Distribution
Graphicly is getting out of the business of selling comics and digital content directly to customers. Today the company announced they were closing their own app store and retiring their existing lineup of applications. The company intends on helping publishers and authors to get their books distributed to iBooks, Amazon and Barnes and Noble. Graphicly is completly revamping … [Read more...] about Graphicly Shifting their Business Model into Digital Distribution
Aspen Comics Launches Digital Offerings on the Nook
Aspen Comics in conjunction with Graphicly are launching new titles on the Nook platform. These digital comic books will showcase the Nook Color and Tablets unique ability to display full color content. Aspect Comics hails from Culver City, Ca. and has been in the comic book industry for over nine years. The company was founded in January 2003 by superstar comic artist … [Read more...] about Aspen Comics Launches Digital Offerings on the Nook
Graphicly Launches Cross-Platform eBook Distribution
One of the key obstacles to digital publishing, especially for the indie author but also for publishers of graphics-intensive content, is the need to format their work correctly for the various devices on the market. Adjusting for file type and for screen size has led authors and publishers to favor one device, such as iStoryTime’s need to step away from Android and focus on … [Read more...] about Graphicly Launches Cross-Platform eBook Distribution
Graphicly Self-Publishing Comic Book Tools in Development
Have you ever wanted to develop and distribute your own comic book? Many talented artists the world over want to create the next Batman or Wolverine and now your dream is closer to reality. San Francisco based comic book company Graphicly has developed a new set of tools that will make the process of creating and distributing comic books easier than ever. Graphicly currently … [Read more...] about Graphicly Self-Publishing Comic Book Tools in Development