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Post by ironhold on Dec 2, 2019 22:20:39 GMT
We've had discussions all over, so now I'm just starting a dedicated one.
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The publisher who was handling Alterna Comics' single issues has broken contract, so to help pay for the cost of getting a new print service up and running they're having a "flash" sale on Indiegogo.
They're only after a thousand bucks, and so stretch goals should be kicking in shortly. What's more, 10% of the take is going to charity and if they cross the goal it'll be 100 comics to Toys For Tots.
Most of the items for sale are graphic novels, either anthology books or full-series collections; either sales of graphic novels are slow, or they're wanting this to be a jumping-on point for people.
It's called "Twelve Days of Alterna".
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Post by ironhold on Dec 2, 2019 22:24:30 GMT
Also in the news?
Writer Donnie Cates kicked off a firestorm recently when a post he made condemning comic book piracy got people trying to explain why they pirate, leading to an explosion as people went back and forth.
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Post by the light works on Dec 2, 2019 23:44:30 GMT
I'll bite: how do you pirate print media? do people actually go into kinkos and print copies to give away?
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Post by ironhold on Dec 3, 2019 17:55:32 GMT
I'll bite: how do you pirate print media? do people actually go into kinkos and print copies to give away? You get digital images of it and upload it to the internet. It's easier if you get a digital copy and can crack the security encoding, but there are people dedicated enough to scan printed pages. |
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Post by the light works on Dec 3, 2019 18:01:31 GMT
I'll bite: how do you pirate print media? do people actually go into kinkos and print copies to give away? You get digital images of it and upload it to the internet. It's easier if you get a digital copy and can crack the security encoding, but there are people dedicated enough to scan printed pages. seems a lot to me like going to extra effort to do something wrong, just to do something wrong. |
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Post by ironhold on Dec 3, 2019 18:24:23 GMT
You get digital images of it and upload it to the internet. It's easier if you get a digital copy and can crack the security encoding, but there are people dedicated enough to scan printed pages. seems a lot to me like going to extra effort to do something wrong, just to do something wrong. It varies from person to person as to why they do it. For example, here in the US comic book prices are up to $5 an issue on average, with some special editions hitting $8 to $10. Because of this, a lot of people would rather kick a buck or two over to a pirate to read it than pay cover price. Other people do it because certain material isn't available in certain countries, so they know that the people in those countries will pay for even raw uploads that haven't been translated yet. For example, it can be a year before issues of some Japanese comics get translated into English, so people will pay the pirates to gain access to the current Japanese comics. |
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Post by ironhold on Apr 22, 2020 16:54:17 GMT
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Post by the light works on Apr 22, 2020 17:18:52 GMT
well, congrats on that. closes I came was having someone quote from a poem I'd used online a year or so earlier, without knowing it was mine. |
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Post by ironhold on Apr 22, 2020 21:14:13 GMT
well, congrats on that. closes I came was having someone quote from a poem I'd used online a year or so earlier, without knowing it was mine. Thanks. |
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Post by ironhold on Jul 28, 2020 22:29:43 GMT
IDW Publishing.
One of their top editors resigns his post.
Five days later, his replacement is put on administrative leave, no explanation why.
Wow.
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