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
Hodgepodge: SCAM Sells Out, Creative Differences, Procrastination, and More
Happy Monday everyone! Rather than one focused topic, I’m going to do a number of quick hits today of things that are on my mind. Give it a read, and weigh in on the comments below. 1) SCAM #1 Sells Out Related Posts:UPDATED! Barcodes, ISBNs, UPCs, Oh My!A Creator-Owned Sales Monster in the MakingHard Numbers, […]
Tackling The Short
Thinking about writing a short comic? Here are 4 actionable tips and an ton of resources worth looking at to write better short comics.
Setting Your #MakeComics Goals for 2012
Tyler is ready to share his 2012 #makecomics goals with you, and reviews the tips for effective goal setting.
Coming Up Short on Your Goals…Now What?
The Holiday Season is over, and the reflecting on past goals and setting of future goals season is upon us. Tyler James looks back on his 2011 goals, and looks ahead to the future.
Digital Pricing Dilemmas
Tyler James digs deep into the hot topic of digital pricing strategies, and offers up some ideas about how ComixTribe might handle it’s digital release in 2012. Grab a chair and dig in!
Does the World REALLY Need New Characters?
In this week’s ComixCounsel, I explore whether the world really needs our wants our new ideas, creations, and characters. Let’s get a conversation started!
Offering Sketch Covers
I opened the old ComixTribe mailbag the other day and received this question from Jamie Gambell, a hardworking creator, friend of ComixTribe and writer of the new series THE HERO CODE with Jonathan Rector: Hi, Tyler. I’ve been considering offering up sketch covers, and was curious to know how yours have been received? Related Posts:UPDATED! […]
Ten Lessons Learned Exhibiting at New York Comic Con
Well, it’s more than a week after New York Comic Con and I think I’m finally recovered from that gauntlet of a convention. Here are a TEN things I learned (or relearned) at the show this year.
Proofing a Book
Today’s topic couldn’t be any less sexy if it tried. There is absolutely nothing interesting about the process of proof-reading your book and double-, triple-, and quadruple-checking your files before sending off to print. However, the single most annoying thing about printing books is plunking down a decent chunk of change for a print run […]
How many books should I print?
Continuing his Preparing for a Big Con series, Tyler James discusses the challenges of determining how many books to print for a show.
Preparing for a BIG Con (Part I)
Two months out from the 2011 New York Comic Con, Tyler James shares tips and approaches for tackling a BIG con.
Recharging the Batteries
It’s often said that there is no one way to break into a career in comics. And as the joke goes, breaking into comics is like breaking out of jail- once one person finds a way to break in, that way is sealed up, and no one else can do it the same way. I’ve […]
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