Sat, 25 May 2013 10:32:47 -0700 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.1.4 & Feed Publisher http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279156#Comment_279156 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279156#Comment_279156 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 07:42:30 -0800 warrenellis The coming year or two is going will have controversial claims of publishers calling themselves the “real” #1 (and #2, and #3) publisher in comics due to digital and GN’s, and it might be very tricky to sort that all out. Ironically, we may be heading into a digital dark age in terms of understanding what the developing market really looks like.

So. Bleeding Cool is proposing to create its own digital chart for comics based on the Nielsen ratings system. Creating a large population of digital comics readers and simply asking them what they read that week. And how much they paid.

It will be incredibly flawed, even more so when it starts. It will be self selecting rather than representative, it will rely on honesty and diligence and it will have no chance of reflecting actual numbers. Hopefully that will improve in the weeks and months to come. And if it falls apart, then it will have to be abandoned.

But for a first time we’ll be able to see digital trends.

Bleeding Cool is inviting digital comics readers to get in touch... ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279164#Comment_279164 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279164#Comment_279164 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:28:01 -0800 mister hex http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279165#Comment_279165 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279165#Comment_279165 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:33:22 -0800 warrenellis
I mean, I don't disagree that there are questions to be asked here. But all you're really doing is demanding to know why people are talking about washing machines when there are perfectly good rocks down by the river. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279172#Comment_279172 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279172#Comment_279172 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 09:51:06 -0800 Will Ellwood Plus, the whole enterprise seems a bit sketchy from the start. Computers and anything digital are the realm of planned obsolescence - will I be able to "read" a digital file from, say, ten years ago? What happens if I drop my "device" in a snowbank or a toilet?

Well print editions of comics/books aren't in print forever either, and aren't as tolerant to inclement weather as, say, fire baked clay tablets or etching you message into a desert or mountain side.

This is a good thing Bleeding Cool are doing. It is good that it accepts there are flaws in their methodology, but it as a start it is a good one. Its success or failure will hopefully prompt other initiatives to chart what comics are selling without looking directly at reported download numbers. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279188#Comment_279188 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279188#Comment_279188 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:30:05 -0800 3millionyears http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279192#Comment_279192 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279192#Comment_279192 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:10:58 -0800 Oddcult
Does it include strips like XKCD and Sinfest etc?

How will piracy be handled? ie - Do illegal scans count? Or distributed versions of paid-for comics obtained for free? ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279194#Comment_279194 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279194#Comment_279194 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:14:54 -0800 warrenellis http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279197#Comment_279197 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279197#Comment_279197 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:32:26 -0800 3millionyears http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279218#Comment_279218 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279218#Comment_279218 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:49:44 -0800 Rich Johnston
Not sure how I'll deal with all-you-can-eat subscription models. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279220#Comment_279220 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279220#Comment_279220 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 15:03:47 -0800 Rootfireember What happens if I drop my "device" in a snowbank or a toilet?

Unless it's printed on waterproof paper (god that was fun stuff to play with a while back!) chances are your printed material won't do so well in a swimming pool, snowbank, or toilet. At least if your 'device' is in a case, chances are the damage can be minimized (A bag of rice can do amazing things), or you might have a backup elsewhere. ]]> http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279238#Comment_279238 http://freakangels.com/whitechapel/comments.php?DiscussionID=9429&Focus=279238#Comment_279238 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 18:31:28 -0800 Sonny