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!
Tyler James
Tyler James is a comics creator, game designer, educator, and publisher residing in Newburyport, MA. He is the writer and co-creator of THE RED TEN, a superhero murder mystery, EPIC, a superteen action comedy, and TEARS of the DRAGON, a swords and sorcery fantasy. Tyler is the publisher and co-creator of ComixTribe, which is both a new imprint of quality creator owned titles, and an online community where creators help creators make better comics.
Follow him on Twitter @tylerjamescomics, or send him an email at tyler.james@comixtribe.com.
Tyler James's Latest Posts
Crafting a Log Line
Mark Bertolini (Breakneck, Ghostlines, Long Gone) is one of the hardest working writers in indie comics. If you’re unfamiliar with his work, just wait. The sheer volume of projects this guy is working on is staggering. This has been a break out year for Mark, with several of his creator-owned books published by 215 Ink […]
A Few Thoughts on Free Comic Book Day
The tenth annual Free Comic Book Day took place this past Saturday at retail locations all across North America. I took part in the event at Comically Speaking in Reading, MA, where I was able to keep my allergies at bay (damn you Spring!) long enough to have a great time. Since I’ve been prepping […]
ComixTribe / Red Handed Studios Free Comic Book Day Special!
Creator Owned Publishers Join Forces to Release Free Digital Crossover Comic To celebrate this weekend’s Free Comic Book Day event, creator-owned publishers ComixTribe and Red Handed Studios have joined forces to digitally release a crossover between their flagship titles. What happens when a teenage superhero whose only weakness is his libido teams up with America’s […]
Boston Comic Con Pictorial
A thousand words is what a picture’s worth, or so the saying goes. Well, today, it better be, because after the two day Boston Comic Con 2011, my brain is completely fried, and I’m afraid coherence of thought is far beyond me tonight. So, instead, I give you this, pictorial retrospective of ComixTribe’s first official […]
ComixTribe at the Boston Comic Con this weekend!
Come say hello to ComixTribe publisher Tyler James in artist alley at the Boston Comic Con! Mention ComixTribe and get a free gift!
Comic Book Project Management Tips
The indy comic creator wears a ton of hats. Scanning over my April “to-do” list, it’s shocking (and a little troubling) how few of the items on the list actually involve writing or drawing comics. Just today, for example, I’ve answered two emails regarding commission requests, sent an email to Tommy Patterson about a possible […]
A week with an iPad
I bought an iPad last week. (Well, technically, I bought it several weeks ago, but it didn’t ship until last Wednesday. Apparently, these things are popular.) Since my face has been buried in my shiny new toy for the majority of the past few days, I figured I might as well offer some quick hit […]
Comics Plotting Tools
One aspect to writing comics that can be tricky is figuring out how you go from a rough idea of what happens in an issue to a finished script. Now, all of our writing processes will be a little different. And you may even find your writing process varies from story to story. (I know […]
Steal This Distribution Plan!
The independent comic book creator faces no shortage of obstacles. One of the most vexing is distribution. How do you get your book in the hands of any and everyone who might enjoy it? How do you profit from your work so that you can keep doing it? How do you […]
State of the Site
Launching a website these days is easy. But launching a site that brings true value to its audience and maintains a high level of quality for its readers is a real challenge. As ComixTribe enters its fourth month of existence, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what we’ve accomplished thus far, and […]
Should I Do a Webcomic?
Happy Monday, everybody! Got a great question from a fellow creator the other day, and figured it was worth sharing my response here. So, once again, let’s crack open the Comix Counsel mailbag: I’ve been thinking about putting out a webcomic. I’m just nervous about the financial end of things. I have an artist […]
#Comicmarket Watch
Last Tuesday, comic book retailers, publishers, pros, and even few fans took part in a Tweet-splosion of chatter about the comics industry. Each Tweet was tagged with the #comicmarket hashtag, creating a stream of conversation, information and ideas that anyone interested in working in the the comics industry would find well worth following.
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