Rick Smith
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Posted: Nov. 14 2005,18:22 |
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Hi,
Yes - like others who have made similar moves in the last few months, I, too, found printing single issues more trouble than they're worth: from distribution ennui, to wallet-crunching printing costs, to gaining readers through an antiquated system (for an independent book, that is), to the fact that the format isn't cost effective, Shuck will not see see publication in pamphlet format.
The stories will be serialized and archived on the web for free, and then will find their way to print in the form of graphic novels. The 'Shuck the Sulfurstar' graphic novel (which is now up to page 54 at http://www.sulfurstar.com) will arrive late in 2006 and run around 350 pages.
I should have learned from the sales and promotional efforts of the 'Shuck Unmasked' trade that came out in 2003 - which were more successful than the sales of the pamphlets.
Publishing in the book format will also alleviate administrative efforts, as I will only have to deal with distributors and printers once, as opposed to 12 or 13 times.
So keep reading the stories as they are posted on the web (at one page a day) and then look for the book after the story is complete.
Thanks for reading!
Rick
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