Indie graphic novel publishers Secret Acres and Alternative Comics have signed with Consortium for distribution; the Minneapolis-based distributor has been very proactive in courting new graphic novels publishers as clients. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strategies include everything from setting timers to taking nature walks to listening to black metal.Since April, Samara, Russia-based designer Yevgeny Yermakov has been asking designers a series of five questions--about work habits, favorite books, career challenges, and creativity--and... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2014-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Japanese bookstore chain is adding western comics and graphic novels at its New York City store with plans to also host events and add related pop culture merchandise. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bendis, Fraction, DeConnick Signing in Portland, OR; The Wrenchies Release Party in Portland, OR; Boston Comic Con in Boston, MA; Jim Woodring in Seattle, WA Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While there were fewer manga-related panels than ever on the programming schedule at Comic-con International, there was still lots to see on the floor and publishers reported strong sales at this year's show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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More than 130,000 fans surged through the halls of the San Diego Convention heading for the San Diego Comic-Con International and PW was there to bring back the news and images of the show. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Major book publishers such as Penguin Random House and HarperCollins are once again investing heavily in promotional materials for the five days of Comic-Con International: San Diego, held at the San Diego Convention Center. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Amazon purchased Comixology, it was a herald of change: iOS users lost the ability to purchase comics in-app, Android users were gifted with a new purchasing system and, now,the digital book seller is going DRM-free. Sort of. Comixology CEO... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With its purchase of Perseus’s distribution lines—Publishers Group West, Consortium, Legato, and PDS—expected to close this week, Ingram Content Group is poised to become the largest independent distributor in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Once again, Image Expo gave the publisher an opportunity to show off new projects while contrasting—and criticizing—conventional comics publishing with Image’s lineup of new and original creator-owned works. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The traditional kickoff night for Comic-Con attracted the usual mob of fans looking to get their first glimpse of a show floor full of comics, games, TV shows and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Humble Bundle, the pay-what-you-wish online venture that distributes bundles of DRM-free digital content, is launching two separate bundles featuring comics from Robert Kirkman's Skybound imprint and IDW's Transformers series. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Simon & Schuster has entered into a sales and distribution agreement with Regan Arts, the new publishing and multimedia unit at Phaidon headed by Judith Regan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the rate of sales growth for digital comics has declined, pop culture trade news site ICv2 reports the category is 10x the size of the e-comics market in 2010. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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J.H. WIlliams III in Merced, CA; Corinne Mucha in Chicago, IL; Comic-Con International: San Diego, CA Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Effective immediately, Midpoint Trade Books will distribute for Vancouver-based independent, Influence Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Following the purchase of Globe Pequot Press by Rowman & Littlefield, National Book Network (NBN) will distribute Globe Pequot Press, associated imprints and distribution clients beginning August 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow has created a new board book, published by Unicef, that will be given to new parents in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Colleen Coble, whose new novel, about a heart transplant recipient who has violent flashbacks that are memories of her donor’s murder, knows cell memory is real--she watched a friend's personality change after a transplant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by book format comics with $415 million in sales, the North American comics and graphic novel marketplace generated $870 million in sales in 2013, according to a new estimate by ICV2 and Comichron. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Secret first launched earlier this year, the only subscribers who could see your anonymous missives on the app were folks who were somehow connected to your phone's address book -- they were either your friends, friends of friends or friends of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2014-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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