Comments on: The exploding book http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/ by Jeff Jarvis Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:53:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: robert http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2515 robert Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:01:49 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2515 Lulu is an interesting enterprise pointed in this direction. http://www.lulu.com/ Proclaiming self publishing... Lulu is an interesting enterprise pointed in this direction.
http://www.lulu.com/

Proclaiming self publishing…

]]> By: Alan Kellogg http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2391 Alan Kellogg Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:19:44 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2391 Argh! Try <a href="http://www.detwillerdesign.com" rel="nofollow">Detwiller Design</a> instead. Argh!

Try Detwiller Design instead.

]]> By: Alan Kellogg http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2390 Alan Kellogg Fri, 19 Aug 2005 04:18:22 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2390 On a related note, a number of on-line cartoonists have had their work published in print form thanks to the popularity of the strip on-line. While Phil Foglio of Studio Foglio is now making his comic book, Girl Genius available for free on-line as well as selling copies in print. Meanwhile a number of small RPG publishers have gone the ransom route. They solicit donations for projects. The ransom gets raised the project is done and made available for free. Thus the ransom meme. (Yes, I do use 'meme' properly, as in a thought or idea that catches on and is propagated throughout the culture.) One person using this method of getting his projects paid for is <a href="http://www.detwiller.design.com" rel="nofollow">Dennis Detwiller.</a> Check in <b>Insylum</b> entries on his blog. On a related note, a number of on-line cartoonists have had their work published in print form thanks to the popularity of the strip on-line. While Phil Foglio of Studio Foglio is now making his comic book, Girl Genius available for free on-line as well as selling copies in print.

Meanwhile a number of small RPG publishers have gone the ransom route. They solicit donations for projects. The ransom gets raised the project is done and made available for free. Thus the ransom meme. (Yes, I do use ‘meme’ properly, as in a thought or idea that catches on and is propagated throughout the culture.)

One person using this method of getting his projects paid for is Dennis Detwiller. Check in Insylum entries on his blog.

]]> By: Marc Orchant http://www.buzzmachine.com/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2361 Marc Orchant Thu, 18 Aug 2005 20:33:29 +0000 http://www.buzzmachine.com/index.php/2005/08/18/the-exploding-book/#comment-2361 Jeff: Seth is actually selling the galleys (at a nominal cost) and is asking that people NOT buy them unless they are in a position to distribute them to people who are likely to buy at least 10 copies of the book when it is published. Jeff: Seth is actually selling the galleys (at a nominal cost) and is asking that people NOT buy them unless they are in a position to distribute them to people who are likely to buy at least 10 copies of the book when it is published.

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