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Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?
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It's a crowd source funding place, you can present your case for needing funds to complete a project, they have a zines category and an art category. Money needed can be as low as $200, and if you…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Bucket Siler Nov 4, 2012.
How does a Distro work?
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I'm new here, haven't picked up the relevant info on that part of zine making & selling yet. (ie: still working in my own vaccuum, LOL!)
Started this discussion. Last reply by NicoleIntrovert Jan 15, 2010.
What's an average 'print run'?
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I know it depends on the zine, but what's considered an average print run on zines?And I know a person can always print more, but how much do you think would be 'too many'?Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Erin H Jan 14, 2010.
Low Cost Production?
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I've used Office Depot to do two issues of my comics in zine format, each one had 10 standard pages folded in half, printed double sided, and a card stock cover. I got a better deal by buying my own…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Elaine Jan 7, 2010.
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Elaine replied to Hannah / Frothy Press's discussion Pricing Zines"Do you use card stock covers on them then? How many pages are in them? Just curious.
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Bucket Siler replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"I've used Kickstarter to raise the funds to print two of my zines--my newest one, Further Distractions, that just came out last week (yay!), and the comic zine I made with Frey Anya, Everything Good and Beautiful. Both times I made my goal.…"
Elaine replied to Felicia D's discussion Historical Zines?"The SCA has newsletters in the form of zines across much of this country. It's all medieval stuff though, nothing US oriented."
Elaine replied to kira hysteria's discussion PO boxes prices"$20 for six months is too expensive? That's less than $4 a month.
I've used my home address for years, nothing bad ever happened. The problems come in when you move and the old address is on your work."
Elaine replied to bobby madness's discussion Seeking Insight on Disabled Life"???
It's got a huge following. What advice did I give you? All I pointed out was that artistic ability often doesn't come into play with those who follow a creation."
Elaine replied to bobby madness's discussion Seeking Insight on Disabled Life"That.....sounds sort of snarky. There are all levels of artistic ability. If the cartoonist likes the look of their comic, they like it. If others like it, then isn't that the whole point?
Look how simple Simon's Cat is…"
Elaine replied to Ashley Braden's discussion How to start a zine?"Some people print them on the copiers at work (technically stealing), or use their own home printer and scanner. It's more ethical to find a printer that charges low cost for double sided and just go that 'make it at work when…"
Elaine replied to bobby madness's discussion Seeking Insight on Disabled Life"Yeah, I do comic zines too, what's to be sorry about?"
zeraph dylan replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"I am doing a campaign on Indiegogo right now. It is for the expansion of the distro and paying for hosting for a year, which doesn't fit very well with Kickstarter's rules-- or I would have gone with Kickstarter.
Indiegogo requires a…"
Elaine replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"That's...... dissapointing to hear. "
Tiffany Daniels replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"I think like Ricardo says if you don't have some campaign behind you mainly use it to bug the hell out of your friends for donations. We tried (and failed) to do one a while ago for a 500 print run bimonthly, and those that pledged to donate…"
b stein replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"I have supported a few kickstarters
The ones that seem to do the best are like this one, (http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/433544158/year-one) where most of the folks who supported it basically PRE-ORDERED the finished product.It also did not…"
Ricardo Feral replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"We did one very early on when kickstarter was new and novel- we barely made our goal of $2500 which kept us printing for a year. It seems like it's a lot harder for small campaigns to succeed- now they mostly promote the really big…"
Tee Rex replied to Elaine's discussion Has anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?"I haven't and probably wouldn't because I have such tiny print runs that I can cover the costs myself but I have seen zines/comics with larger print runs have success. Here's a couple that I know of that have succeeded:
Year One -…"
Elaine posted a discussionHas anyone made use of Kickstarter yet?
It's a crowd source funding place, you can present your case for needing funds to complete a project, they have a zines category and an art category. Money needed can be as low as $200, and if you don't get enough pledged then no money is transferred. I've been considering it for a while but don't have my act in gear yet to get everything together for the printer, so haven't taken the first step on this. Just wondering what others' experiences are with using the site. I know there's also…See More
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- At 10:22am on November 27, 2009,
Bradley Adita said… - the link below: just click the link i posted below and then click thto add the group. Plus once you do that you can check out the other groups on here and join the ones that you are interested in!
- At 10:11am on November 27, 2009, Bradley Adita said…
- At 10:11am on November 27, 2009, Bradley Adita said…
- cool! hey any chance you want to join me in the pop punk zinesters group? Im looking for some more friends there
- At 9:11am on November 27, 2009, Bradley Adita said…
- thanx for being my friend on WMZs!
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