I love creating my books, but I know I'm not doing everything I could to maximize the experience. Between having less than no head for business & an almost pathelogical fear of techno crap, I'm sure I'm wasting alot of the potential of my DD experience (& probably the whole range of possiblities for getting some attention for my books).

I've thought about self-publishing my books & offering them through their respective DD sites, but I don't know how to go about that. Do I go through a print on demand place? If so, how many copies do I preprint? If POD isn't the answer, what are some other options? Is selling the books really worth all the hassle I imagine it could be?

Regarding the sites themselves, should I create banners? Should I put more effort into designing my pages (buttons & such)? Is activating the forums a good idea? Does any of this really make *that* much difference?

I just wanna tell my stories. Making it big recently doesn't seem that important to me, but I find myself wondering what I should be doing (with my sites & such) that I'm not.

Any suggestions?

Thanks,
Chip

I'm not the "sharpest" knife, either.


Sheesh.


Later,
Chip

By the title, I thought this thread was about:


:)

Print on demand means not having to preprint any copies. Companies like Lulu.com print one at a time as ordered. The downside is that this generally makes them too expensive for most readers to buy and you don't make much of a profit. The main benefit is that it lets you have some hardcopies for personal promotion until you can afford and justify the expense of going with a full-service printer (if you're inclined to take that direction).

The degree of effort you put in to creating banners and such depends on how much you care about attracting readers. You can't rely on readers accidentally finding your comic. You have to let people know it exists and give 'em a reason to check it out. As comics readers are visual people, the art and images in banners will attract more clicks than just a title.