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...seemed like folly. Twelve years ago Jeff Smith decided to write, draw and self-publish "Bone," an all-ages, black and white humor/adventure series. Not only did he have no experience at producing a regular comic book, the popularity of such titles had long since bottomed out with the end of the Mutant Turtles. In spite of these challenges, "Bone" proved to be so polished and enjoyable the series grew into a beloved, multiple-award winning favorite of kids and adults. Earlier this year, after 55 issues, Smith concluded the epic story. Newly collected into one volume, "Bone...
There's a financial upside for e-authors as well. Those who self-publish get every penny of sales, while those who work with e-publishers typically get royalties of 40% to 70% of sales. Compare that with the less than $10,000 the average author gets as an advance on a conventional first novel. Angela Adair-Hoy of Booklocker.com an e-publishing firm in Andover, Mass., says sales of the three nonfiction titles she has self-published average $4,000 a month...
...American publishing circles, adjectives like "controversial" and "thought-provoking" are compliments, especially when they refer to the works of a foreign novelist forced to self-publish, or to tell her story abroad. In Singapore, when the same adjectives are affixed to a manuscript, its chances of publication are zero to none...
...Harvard, like Jones, who have larger plans for their work. They want their work to be read by more people than just their T.F. They want their work to be in the public eye. A small minority of Harvard students either offer their work to publishers and producers or self-publish and perform their writing...