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Story of a Small Publisher is a website created by Sean J. Jordan to share his research as he begins the process of starting his own publishing company. Whether you're thinking about getting into publishing or just wanting to learn more about the industry, this site offers multiple resources that will help you out!

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[Resource of the Day] - Comics About Presidential Candidates? It’s Happening!

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Article: Presidental Candidates get the Comic Book Treatment
by: David Twiddy, Associated Press
Source: The Morning Call
IDW is one sharp publisher. They’ve carved a nice niche out in the comic book industry by producing primarily licensed books based on television shows, video games, and films. They picked up the Transformers license when Dreamwave dropped it a few [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Should Publishers “Go Green”? Or is it Just a Smokescreen?

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Article: As Environmentalism Grows, Online Publishers Go Green
By: Bob Tedeschi
Source: The New York Times
“Going green” is one of the latest trends in the business world — in the face of a recession, focusing on reusing and recycling just sounds like the right thing to do to most people, and many businesses are taking advantage [...]

[Resource of the Day] - How To Sell Christian Books

Thursday, July 17th, 2008

Today’s Article: Selling Books to the Christian Market
By: Bette Filley
Via: Independent Book Publishers Association
Believe it or not, my entire journey into the world of comic books and publishing began with a Christian comics-themed message board on Yahoo! Groups. There was a time when I was very serious about Christianity, and I wanted to produce books [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Is a Creative Commons License Practical For a Publisher?

Wednesday, July 16th, 2008

Copyright law is complicated, and it’s really showing its signs of age now that the Internet is in common use. I have a copyright notice at the bottom of every page of this site that states that this material is covered by US copyright law, and that it may not be reproduced for any reason [...]

[Resource of the Day] - What the Law Says About Fan Fiction

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

Article: Friction Over Fan Fiction: Is This Burgeoning Art Form Legal?
by Grace Westcott
Source: Literary Review of Canada Online
Unlike a lot of folks in the comic book industry, I’ve never been a big fan of fan fiction — writings by fans that take place in an established universe with established characters. But I’m not necessarily sympathetic [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Can Giving Away Ebooks Boost Sales of Print Books?

Monday, July 14th, 2008

Today’s Article: Neil Gaiman: Giving Away Ebooks Sold My Print Books
By: Cory Doctorow
Source: BoingBoing
I saw this piece on BoingBoing, but go ahead and check out Neil Gaiman’s blog as well to read more about this story. Basically, Neil Gaiman’s publisher, Harper Collins, decided to give away free ebook editions of American Gods via software called [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Why We Buy

Sunday, July 13th, 2008

Book: Why We Buy: The Science Of Shopping
by: Paco Underhill
Website: http://www.envirosell.com/

My recent article on consumer behavior has led me to start reading through some books on the subject. And while this might not seem to be an extremely important topic for a small publisher to consider, I’d suggest that understanding the way consumers examine products [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Why Cartoony Doesn’t Cut It For Kids

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

It might surprise you to know that from the ages of 8-12, most kids prefer photographs to comics, live-action television to cartoons, and non-fiction books to fiction books.
It surprised me when I first learned about it during my research for Army Ant Publishing. And I found out about it in the worst possible way, too [...]

[Resource of the Day] — The Changing Consumer

Monday, July 7th, 2008

Today’s article: The Changing Face of the U.S. Consumer
by Peter Francese
Source: Advertising Age.com
The other day, I posted up an article about rethinking WHY consumers buy. Today, I want to offer an article that talks about who these consumers are.
One of my frustrations in dealing with many small publishers is that they create products without deciding [...]

[Resource of the Day] - Rethinking Consumer Behavior

Sunday, July 6th, 2008

This summer, I’m finishing my undergraduate degree in Business Administration (with an emphasis on Marketing) and preparing myself for graduate school, where I’ll be working towards my Master in Marketing Research (MMR) degree. I actually only needed to take three classes this summer to get enough credits to move on, but I decided to add [...]

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