Comments on: Tom Richmond on why he did self-publishing

By: Dan Collins

Dan Collins — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 03:56:51 +0000

Tough but not impossible. The tech is there, we just need more practice. InDesign exporting requires some clean up codewise but I have the documentation to do it. Even a fixed layout for a landscape aspect across two pages. Whether this book or not, epub is the next step.

By: Tom Richmond

Tom Richmond — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 16:36:54 +0000

Epublishing…. not sure that is going to happen with this book. I researched and tried to set up the book so it could be exported as an ePub, but further research is not encouraging. The ePub format demands dynamic text wrapping and font resizing, and when you are talking about an art-instruction book that is very image-heavy, that becomes next-to-impossible. Haven’t given up yet, but it’s going to take a lot more work than just exporting the book.

By: Dan Collins

Dan Collins — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 03:44:50 +0000

Next up: Epublishing.

By: Rich Diesslin

Rich Diesslin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:56:15 +0000

It’s an awesome book. A+++ highly recommend. ;)

Keith, thanks for the insights on createspace POD publishing. Is your book full color?

By: Daniel Boris

Daniel Boris — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 17:45:02 +0000

Tom – I completely agree! And by the way, you rock, Sir!

By: Alex Hallatt

Alex Hallatt — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 23:59:57 +0000

Since I don’t have Tom’s readership, I’ve been teaching myself how to make epubs to put out my own ebooks. I experimented with a collection of human cull cartoons (making the world a better place by removing all the annoying people) which is up on lulu.com (http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/ahallatt).

Now I’m working on how best to format my Arctic Circle comic strips to put out an introductory collection as an ebook. If you have any suggestions, you can leave them at http://www.facebook.com/arcticcirclecartoons

It’s an exciting time to be a cartoonist, with all the new ways to get your work out there, even if you only have a niche audience.

By: Keith Brown

Keith Brown — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:07:02 +0000

I bought Tom’s book. Now I need another book to help me deal with the depression caused by Tom’s book. Heavy sigh…..
Lol.

By: Tom Richmond

Tom Richmond — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:43:23 +0000

Daniel- A collection of a comic is by definition not a “Hey, Look at Me!” book. It is a narrative collection with entertainment value beyond just showing how good you draw. That’s real content, whether it’s seen syndication, other publication, or not.

By: KEITH POLETIEK

KEITH POLETIEK — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 19:27:43 +0000

I’m making good money on my Adventures of Johnny Lazarus book series using CreateSpace.com which prints and sends copies to me on demand. A bit more for a book than self-publishing, but I didn’t have to put out $Thousands, just a few hundred to get a finished product (included ISBN and LLC numbers). Then they set up my books for sale through Amazon.com for me and ship me as many copies as I need, when I need them, to take on the road or sell through my website.
I paid just over $300 to get everything set up and a finished copy (took a few weeks to get a final proof going through their channels) but with shipping from them to me – I pay less than $3 per book on a book I now sell for $10. I paid $1.50 for books one and two, but had to print 5,000 to get that price, then I had to find a place to store two pallets worth of books while they sold. Wifey not happy!! I’ll eat the $1.50 per and know that I only need to have 2-3 boxes of books on hand at any one time. Worth a look, especially if you don’t have the name recognition of Tom Richmond.

By: dave nelson

dave nelson — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:03:32 +0000

Tom’s online resources have been so valuable to me that I would feel guilty not buying the book. Plus, the fact that it’s signed is the icing on the cake!