Garen Ewing points us to his brother Murray who has posted up a two part look at the advantages and perils of self publishing, detailing the various steps he took, from trying to find an affordable way to create print-ready PDF pages to sourcing a publisher for his Alice at R’lyeh booklet that was also affordable but suitable, then after actually going through the stress and expense of publishing jumping through the hoops of publicising the booklet in the hopes of generating some sales and the various promotional strategies he used (or didn’t use).
(a brace of Alice at R’lyeh by and (c) Murray Ewing)
It’s quite honest stuff and I’m sure many of our friends in the vibrant small press scene in many countries will recognise and empathise with Murray on many points, while to complete newbies contemplating making that first mini comics or booklet there’s some valuable experiences to learn from here; part one is here and part two here.
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:35 pm
@murrayewing ‘s self-publishing articles featured on the @fpinternational blog: http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/b.....ublishing/
August 3rd, 2010 at 4:47 pm
RT @garenewing: @murrayewing ‘s self-publishing articles featured on the @fpinternational blog: http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/b.....ublishing/