• gonickl (9/16/2010)


    I think it's interesting that the sheepization, I mean monetization proposals here were all based on making a tangible object, until I suggested a subscription model. People are so used to getting their bits for free! At this end, it's the same amount of work either way.

    Yes it is.

    gonickl (9/16/2010)


    On the level of compensation, oh yeah, a million times a dollar a week sounds pretty good.

    We author types wish!!! @=) It's no wonder people think writing is nifty gig. TV shows like "Murder She Wrote" and "Castle" certainly add to the stereotype.

    gonickl (9/16/2010)


    how on earth creative people, er "content providers", can make a living from digital output. At present, the internet seems to want to be supported by advertising, which is different from some other publishing media, in particular books. Even cable TV is subsidized by subscriber fees. Magazines and newspapers have always ridden on the backs of their advertisers, though not entirely, since we all did use to pay for those paper objects too. Broadcast TV is all ads all the time.

    The IAMTW has been having that discussion a lot lately. So as SFWA (both writing organizations). Publishing houses have been trying to push the traditional 10-15% royalty for writers, while I believe Amazon is going for a 35% royalty model on $1.99 or $2.99 e-books. Which means the writers still get practically nothing. So the writers have been pushing back. In the past few months, several authors have published $8.99-$9.99 e-books. We'll see how that goes.

    But, on that note, you really should look at translating the comic into iBook, Nook, Kindle format. For a single paged comic, I'm sure you could get .50-.99 cents per download easy. And that would give you a bigger audience than SSC.

    As a fellow writer, I'd definitely be willing to shell out for a subscription.

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