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!
Tag: Comix Counsel
UPDATED! Barcodes, ISBNs, UPCs, Oh My!
Tyler James updates his incredibly useful, frequently referenced, terribly BORING post on Barcodes for Comics. Get your popcorn ready!
A Creator-Owned Sales Monster in the Making
Tyler James breaks down Spencer and Rossmo’s new series, BEDLAM, which has all the key elements of a sure fire creator-owned sales monster.
Hard Numbers, Hard Lessons
Tyler James talks hard numbers and lessons learned from them relating to the Diamond release of SCAM #1. Pull up a chair, small-press folks!
Don’t Let Comics Ruin Your Life
Creating comics is a wonderful, rewarding pursuit. But it can also be an all-consuming passion that, if left unchecked, can ruin relationships, finances, or your life. Tyler James discusses.
Tips for Submitting to Diamond
Tyler James spills the beans on how ComixTribe put together a successful submissions package to get their books distributed by Diamond Comics.
We Are a Tribe
Some thoughts on Free Comic Book Day, one of the great annual celebrations of our tribe.
An Open Rejection Letter
Tyler James is talking rejection in today’s Comix Counsel. Get the tissues.
Talking Graphic.ly with Micah Baldwin
Tyler James reports on his call with Graphic.ly CEO Micah Baldwin about the changes at the digital comics distributor.
UPDATE: To Graphic.ly or Not to Graphic.ly, That is the Question…
UPDATE! Cool news on this post. Make with click! Tyler James posts a special Comix Counsel with thoughts on the Graphic.ly shake up, and a SPECIAL OFFER for folks on the fence about whether or not to use the new service.
Tabling at Your First Comic Convention
Each year, thousands of hopeful young creators take the plunge and table for the first time at a comic convention. Tyler James shares some tips and insight for tackling your first con!
What’s ComixTribe’s Submissions Policy
Thinking about submitting your book to ComixTribe? Tyler James shares some frank thoughts about where ComixTribe is, where it’s headed, and what it can and cannot do for you and your pitch.
What is the Ceiling on DIY Distribution?
Last week was a good week for ComixTribe. SCAM #1 by writer/artist Joe Mulvey, our first release of 2012, generated an incredible amount of buzz with its debut on January 25. Despite a first printing of just 777 copies and being available in just a few dozen comic shops in North America, SCAM #1 was […]
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