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Technically, that book was not "self-published," rather it was published by my company, breadpig (which also publishes xkcd, SMBC, and some other fun things lik

Technically, that book was not "self-published," rather it was published by my company, breadpig (which also publishes xkcd, SMBC, and some other fun things like Story War!). If you're inspired, you can buy the book here: http://breadpig.com/products/to-be-or-not-to-be http://breadpig.com/products/to-be-or-not-to-be It'll be available in bookstores nationwide soon enough!

MaxGabriel 13y ago
Did you work with Ryan North at all? If so, what was that like? He seems pretty zany
- kn0thing 13y ago
  Employees did, but having spent time with Ryan, I can assure you he's as zany as you'd imagine. But even taller. And a wonderful person.
justcuri0us 13y ago
How do you define "published by"? I define it as paying for production, and distributing the product..
- mehwoot 13y ago
  I always thought the publisher was the person who organised actually making and distributing the media (book in this case). I don't think they have to pay for it to be made.
- kn0thing 13y ago
  Responsible for: paying* + coordinating the people who get produce the product (this includes the author herself, the designers providing art, the person doing the layout, the editor, and the printer - down to helping the authors choose paper stock); distributing the product - we do direct sales, as well as have the contract with PGW, a distributor, that lets us get into bookstores (sad but true, we had to get one before Barnes and Noble would stock xkcd: volume 0); we have a warehouse in Austin (Hi Amplifier!) that handles all the fulfillment for kickstarter rewards, we manage that relationship to make sure every address-change is accounted for and everyone gets their perks; in the case of this kickstarter, we're also the ones coordinating with manufacturers to make everything from bookmarks to plushie-skulls; we do a wee bit of promotion, but that's how we can afford to give authors (75%+) of the profits -- they already bring their fans with them. This is a bit old, but still pretty accurate -- I published a step-by-step guide to do what breadpig does, so anyone can replicate it, because that's how we roll. http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863073-reasons-to-self-publish-or-start-your-own-niche-publishing-company-or-not http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863073-reasons-to-self-publi... http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863065-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-publish-a-book http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863065-step-by-step-guide-on... Sorry for the mega post but I know how much work Christina (runs breadpig ops) put into pulling this off and I feel like an article that doesn't even mention that isn't doing it justice. Obviously the story here is Ryan, which made this amazing thing possible, and he deserves 99.9% of the credit for the product and campaign, but it's not quite as simple as "self-published." *We paid for printing up-front with xkcd's book and a couple of SMBC's, but thankfully kickstarter came along and we've since adapted the business because we now have the pre-order dollars from backers.
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MaxGabriel 13y ago

Did you work with Ryan North at all? If so, what was that like? He seems pretty zany

kn0thing 13y ago
Employees did, but having spent time with Ryan, I can assure you he's as zany as you'd imagine. But even taller. And a wonderful person.

justcuri0us 13y ago

How do you define "published by"? I define it as paying for production, and distributing the product..

mehwoot 13y ago
I always thought the publisher was the person who organised actually making and distributing the media (book in this case). I don't think they have to pay for it to be made.
kn0thing 13y ago
Responsible for: paying* + coordinating the people who get produce the product (this includes the author herself, the designers providing art, the person doing the layout, the editor, and the printer - down to helping the authors choose paper stock); distributing the product - we do direct sales, as well as have the contract with PGW, a distributor, that lets us get into bookstores (sad but true, we had to get one before Barnes and Noble would stock xkcd: volume 0); we have a warehouse in Austin (Hi Amplifier!) that handles all the fulfillment for kickstarter rewards, we manage that relationship to make sure every address-change is accounted for and everyone gets their perks; in the case of this kickstarter, we're also the ones coordinating with manufacturers to make everything from bookmarks to plushie-skulls; we do a wee bit of promotion, but that's how we can afford to give authors (75%+) of the profits -- they already bring their fans with them. This is a bit old, but still pretty accurate -- I published a step-by-step guide to do what breadpig does, so anyone can replicate it, because that's how we roll. http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863073-reasons-to-self-publish-or-start-your-own-niche-publishing-company-or-not http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863073-reasons-to-self-publi... http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863065-step-by-step-guide-on-how-to-publish-a-book http://breadpig.com/blogs/news/5863065-step-by-step-guide-on... Sorry for the mega post but I know how much work Christina (runs breadpig ops) put into pulling this off and I feel like an article that doesn't even mention that isn't doing it justice. Obviously the story here is Ryan, which made this amazing thing possible, and he deserves 99.9% of the credit for the product and campaign, but it's not quite as simple as "self-published." *We paid for printing up-front with xkcd's book and a couple of SMBC's, but thankfully kickstarter came along and we've since adapted the business because we now have the pre-order dollars from backers.

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