The Future Of Publishing. - Page 2

morriss003 · 11-13-2011, 02:14 PM

The difference between comics and the written word is the manner in which the brain processes an image and a word. That said,I suspect that comics are more likely to be serialized, however as ereaders and tablets saturate the populace, there is a greater chance of interesting enough people in a serial story to make it economically viable, especially if the story is accompanied by ads. BTW, can anyone give me one word that categorizes both ereaders and tablets?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 11-13-2011, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by morriss003

BTW, can anyone give me one word that categorizes both ereaders and tablets?

Electronic.

brianj6 · 11-18-2011, 10:46 AM

I like the concept. It would be fun to write dor something like this!

Brian January

apbschmitz · 12-01-2011, 06:48 PM

As it turns out, I just started reading Great Expectations, which was serialized over nine months or so, two chapters a week. It's interesting to see how the arc of the story works. So far no dull moments, starting from page one, where an escaped convict threatens to cut out poor Pip's heart and liver if he doesn't come across with food and a file to cut a manacle. I'm only 15 percent into it, but there is no shortage of surreal plot twists. Not to mention regularly scheduled cliff-hangers to keep you turning the pages. It's like a primer on how to write a serialized novel.

brianj6 · 12-18-2011, 12:07 PM

That's why Dickens was such a superstar in his own day! I really do think it's a good idea!

Brian January

Namekuseijin · 12-19-2011, 09:58 AM

how about serial tweets?

Steven Lyle Jordan · 12-19-2011, 03:38 PM

What? A sentence at a time? I think that might be pushing it...

Although...

If an author had 2 or more twitter accounts, and their story was laid out as a twitter exchange between the accounts... that might be an interesting storytelling format.

jrlewis · 12-26-2011, 01:54 PM

I think the comparison to comics is apt. A lot of comic fans (like me) no longer buy the monthlies. We wait for the trade paperback graphic novel collection instead. We want the whole story in one package, instead of fragments of stories in multiple packages. So it is possible that we're moving away from serial content, culturally speaking.

Steven Lyle Jordan · 12-27-2011, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by jrlewis

I think the comparison to comics is apt. A lot of comic fans (like me) no longer buy the monthlies. We wait for the trade paperback graphic novel collection instead. We want the whole story in one package, instead of fragments of stories in multiple packages. So it is possible that we're moving away from serial content, culturally speaking.

I'm like that, too... which makes it doubly frustrating that digital comics services like Comixology will only serve comics collections one issue at a time, often at their full digital price (no discounted amount for a full collection), which can make a digital collection more than buying the print collection. Not cool, and not very attractive for collectors like me.

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11-13-2011, 02:14 PM	#16
morriss003 Evangelist Posts: 438 Karma: 3409790 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Maui Device: kindle	The difference between comics and the written word is the manner in which the brain processes an image and a word. That said,I suspect that comics are more likely to be serialized, however as ereaders and tablets saturate the populace, there is a greater chance of interesting enough people in a serial story to make it economically viable, especially if the story is accompanied by ads. BTW, can anyone give me one word that categorizes both ereaders and tablets?

11-18-2011, 10:46 AM	#18
brianj6 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: chicago, IL Device: kindle	I like the concept. It would be fun to write dor something like this! Brian January

12-01-2011, 06:48 PM	#19
apbschmitz Lord of Frogtown Posts: 149 Karma: 1154748 Join Date: May 2011 Location: St. Paul MN Device: Kindle	As it turns out, I just started reading Great Expectations, which was serialized over nine months or so, two chapters a week. It's interesting to see how the arc of the story works. So far no dull moments, starting from page one, where an escaped convict threatens to cut out poor Pip's heart and liver if he doesn't come across with food and a file to cut a manacle. I'm only 15 percent into it, but there is no shortage of surreal plot twists. Not to mention regularly scheduled cliff-hangers to keep you turning the pages. It's like a primer on how to write a serialized novel.

12-18-2011, 12:07 PM	#20
brianj6 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10000 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: chicago, IL Device: kindle	That's why Dickens was such a superstar in his own day! I really do think it's a good idea! Brian January

12-19-2011, 09:58 AM	#21
Namekuseijin affordable chipmunk Posts: 1,290 Karma: 9863855 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Brazil Device: Sony XPeria ZL, Kindle Paperwhite	how about serial tweets?

12-19-2011, 03:38 PM	#22
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	What? A sentence at a time? I think that might be pushing it... Although... If an author had 2 or more twitter accounts, and their story was laid out as a twitter exchange between the accounts... that might be an interesting storytelling format.

12-26-2011, 01:54 PM	#23
jrlewis SF/F Author Posts: 160 Karma: 349656 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: USA Device: Adobe Digital Editions	I think the comparison to comics is apt. A lot of comic fans (like me) no longer buy the monthlies. We wait for the trade paperback graphic novel collection instead. We want the whole story in one package, instead of fragments of stories in multiple packages. So it is possible that we're moving away from serial content, culturally speaking.