Comments on: Tons of Reviews of the Kindle DX http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Scott Bieser http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-83490 Scott Bieser Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:14:33 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-83490 As an experiment, I reformatted a mini-comic I drew up last year (a political satire titled "The Last Sonofabitch of Klepton") for the Kindle and put it into the Kindle store. Sales have been a bit lackluster, but then I only promoted it minimally, and since it skewers both liberal and conservative sacred cows, the appeal is admittedly narrow. It looks pretty good, but to get the thing to work in this format I had to cut the original pages down to 1-3 panels per Kindle screen. Or, about a third of the content you can comfortably fit on an ordinary comic-book page. Also, Amazon sets a lower limit of 99 cents per book. I think something this short (it was originally 16 pages prior to the re-formatting) would do better if I could've charged 49 cents. So, my publisher and I are now in the process of reformatting a longer comic (120 pages) which we hope to get up in July and we'll see how that goes. As an experiment, I reformatted a mini-comic I drew up last year (a political satire titled “The Last Sonofabitch of Klepton”) for the Kindle and put it into the Kindle store. Sales have been a bit lackluster, but then I only promoted it minimally, and since it skewers both liberal and conservative sacred cows, the appeal is admittedly narrow.

It looks pretty good, but to get the thing to work in this format I had to cut the original pages down to 1-3 panels per Kindle screen. Or, about a third of the content you can comfortably fit on an ordinary comic-book page.

Also, Amazon sets a lower limit of 99 cents per book. I think something this short (it was originally 16 pages prior to the re-formatting) would do better if I could’ve charged 49 cents. So, my publisher and I are now in the process of reformatting a longer comic (120 pages) which we hope to get up in July and we’ll see how that goes.

]]> By: Scott Metzger http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82712 Scott Metzger Mon, 11 May 2009 03:55:06 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82712 "Apple will probably have a vastly superior “anti-Kindle” within a year or so" That's what I'm waiting for. “Apple will probably have a vastly superior “anti-Kindle” within a year or so”

That’s what I’m waiting for.

]]> By: Dave Stephens http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82709 Dave Stephens Sun, 10 May 2009 20:35:53 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82709 Kindle is cool - it really should be in color, but I know that would kill the profit margin for 'em. Apple will probably have a vastly superior "anti-Kindle" within a year or so, maybe even next month if my 'spidey-sense' is correct... That said, I wonder what the method is of prepping cartoons for the iPhone and iPod Touch would be? Kindle is cool – it really should be in color, but I know that would kill the profit margin for ‘em. Apple will probably have a vastly superior “anti-Kindle” within a year or so, maybe even next month if my ‘spidey-sense’ is correct…

That said, I wonder what the method is of prepping cartoons for the iPhone and iPod Touch would be?

]]> By: frank white http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82699 frank white Fri, 08 May 2009 18:31:39 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82699 Thanks Bobby! Thanks Bobby!

]]> By: Steve Greenberg http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82698 Steve Greenberg Fri, 08 May 2009 18:12:05 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82698 I just did a cartoon on Kindle, and newspapers' hope for it: http://www.greenberg-art.com/.Toons/.Toons,%20Media/Kindle.html I just did a cartoon on Kindle, and newspapers’ hope for it:
http://www.greenberg-art.com/.Toons/.Toons,%20Media/Kindle.html

]]> By: peckinpaw http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82693 peckinpaw Fri, 08 May 2009 16:00:36 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82693 I think the screen flipping is going to be a problem for comics. The rescaling of the image worries me. I think the screen flipping is going to be a problem for comics. The rescaling of the image worries me.

]]> By: Bobby Timony http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82692 Bobby Timony Fri, 08 May 2009 15:57:58 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82692 I've got a couple comics available on the Kindle. You just need to format them for the screen size, and save them as a Greyscale Gif, with 16 or less shades of grey. Crunch them until they're less than 64K. The current Kindle is 450X550 pixels, but the new one will be 824x1200, which of course is much nicer for comics. After you crunch your pages into the proper format, stick them in a folder and make a simple HTML document that lists them in the right order. Compress this, along with your Gif files into a Zip file. Next, go to Amazon's Digital Text Platform site (you can Google it), set up a free account and upload your comics. Make sure to check the preview for any errors, and your done. Amazon will take a 65% cut, so factor that in when you set the price. I’ve got a couple comics available on the Kindle.

You just need to format them for the screen size, and save them as a Greyscale Gif, with 16 or less shades of grey. Crunch them until they’re less than 64K.

The current Kindle is 450X550 pixels, but the new one will be 824×1200, which of course is much nicer for comics.

After you crunch your pages into the proper format, stick them in a folder and make a simple HTML document that lists them in the right order. Compress this, along with your Gif files into a Zip file.

Next, go to Amazon’s Digital Text Platform site (you can Google it), set up a free account and upload your comics. Make sure to check the preview for any errors, and your done.

Amazon will take a 65% cut, so factor that in when you set the price.

]]> By: frank white http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2009/05/08/tons-of-reviews-of-the-kindle-dx/#comment-82691 frank white Fri, 08 May 2009 15:04:14 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=4640#comment-82691 How does an average webcartoonist put his or her cartoons on one of these devices for distribution and monetizing the content? How does an average webcartoonist put his or her cartoons on one of these devices for distribution and monetizing the content?

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