Locust Moon’s 'Little Nemo' Kickstarter Now at $90K

Organized by Philadelphia comics shop Locust Moon and its small press imprint Locust Moon Press, 'Little Nemo: Dream Another Dream,' an ambitious Kickstarter project to fund a tribute book to Little Nemo creator Windsor McCay, has blown past its initial goal of $50,000 and raised $90,000 with two weeks to go. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Clancy Dackbulge and Senator Potato toast the Fairfax takeover | First Dog on the Moon

What is all the fuss about? This merger is just the next evolutionary stage. Inevitable reallySign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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OUP picks up Penguins from Brownlow and completes 26th deal for Isadora Moon

OUP has bought a new picture book by Mike Brownlow, author of Orchard Books’ Ten Little... series, while selling Harriet Muncaster’s Isadora Moon series into three languages Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ban Ki-moon memoir to John Murray

John Murray is publishing a memoir by the former secretary general of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales On Moon Lane to open second shop

The owner of Tales on Moon Lane, Tamara Macfarlane, will open a second bookshop in South London in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kickstarter Adds Subscription Fundraising Function

Looking to add a new fundraising facet to its crowdfunding platform, Kickstarter is launching Drip, a subscription service that will allow fans to provide recurring financial support directly to their favorite creators. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cats, comics, a dash of David Bowie are this Portland personal finance entrepreneur's Kickstarter success

If the idea of sitting through a personal finance course or reading personal finance book makes your eyes glaze over, then Lillian Karabaic may have a solution for you. It involves cats. It involves indie comic book illustrators. It involves Ziggy Starbudget (her David Bowie-themed alter... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2017-10-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Program Sending Booksellers to Int'l Book Fairs Winds Down Kickstarter Push

Bookselling Without Borders, which is sponsored by five independent publishers, is looking to raise $30,000 on Kickstarter. The funds will be used to send booksellers to three international book fairs next year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cain's novel gets kickstarted at FBF

Less than a fortnight after launching his novel on crowdfunding platform Unbound, rights to Matt Cain’s The Madonna of Bolton are being sold at the Frankfurt Book Fair. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Debut collection Moon Juice wins CLiPPA award

Poet Kate Wakeling has won this year's CLiPPA award for children's poetry for her debut collection Moon Juice, published by indie The Emma Press. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Weir's new novel set on the moon

Ebury is publishing a new novel from Andy Weir, author of The Martian, about a heist set on the moon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Century over the moon for guide celebrating women pioneers in space

Century has acquired Women in Space, a book by spaceflight expert Libby Jackson chronicling the lives of 50 inspirational women, including astronauts, scientists, engineers and other pioneers of human space exploration. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Small Press Three Rooms Landed William Least Heat-Moon's Debut Novel

Heat-Moon, author of the bestselling 1982 travel memoir 'Blue Highways,' struck a deal with small New York press Three Rooms to publish his first novel. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffin signs Darwin picture book after it raised £49k on Kickstarter

Puffin is to publish a picture book edition of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin of Species, retold by qualified molecular biologist Sabina Radeva, after the book raised more than £49,000 through a Kickstarter campaign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Using Kickstarter, Magnetic Press Plans Expanded ‘Black Comix’

The coauthors of 'Black Comix,' a pioneering 2010 African-American comics compilation, have tapped Kickstarter to fund an expanded version of the book, and teamed with Magnetic Press to release it to the trade. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A New Phase of ‘Goodnight Moon’?

“Good Day, Good Night,” a book by Margaret Wise Brown, will be published posthumously in October by HarperCollins. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2017-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kickstarter Hits $100 Million Mark for Publishing Projects

Since its launch in 2009, Kickstarter has raised over $100 million for publishing projects, $21 million of which was raised last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Black Comics Creators Fund Diversity on Kickstarter

African-American self-publishers are using Kickstarter to meet the demand for comics with diverse stories and characters. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Teamwork, and Kickstarter, Get Late Author's Book to Shelves

How the husband and daughter of food writer and historian Joy Santlofer helped complete Joy's book, 'Food City,' after she died suddenly in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Illustrator raises £25k on Kickstarter for Darwin picture book

Sabina Radeva, a molecular biologist-turned-illustrator, has raised more than £25,000 on Kickstarter to create a picture book adaptation of Charles Darwin’s On The Origin Of Species, despite only aiming for £1,900. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Kickstarter became one of the biggest powers in publishing

The crowdfunding site is now launching more books than all but the very largest publishers. Richard Lea finds out how a resource for small enterprises is making some big changesFour months after launching on Kickstarter, a children’s book that tells the stories of 100 inspiring women has raised... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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