Comments on: WOWIO woes continue http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/ The News Blog of Comics Culture Sun, 8 Nov 2009 16:15:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Does Wowio mean "Wow, we owe"? | TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2285324 Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:59:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2285324 [...] Not that most authors are necessarily owed very much anymore. T. Campbell, writer for webcomics "Penny and Aggie" and "Fans," stated that his revenue has dropped by 97.3% since the new contract terms went into effect; other creators are reporting similar fall-offs, and many are jumping ship. For authors whose only source of income is advertising and other revenues from their work, this delay in payment can come as a heavy financial blow. [...] […] Not that most authors are necessarily owed very much anymore. T. Campbell, writer for webcomics "Penny and Aggie" and "Fans," stated that his revenue has dropped by 97.3% since the new contract terms went into effect; other creators are reporting similar fall-offs, and many are jumping ship. For authors whose only source of income is advertising and other revenues from their work, this delay in payment can come as a heavy financial blow. […]

]]> by: webcomic roundup: hip-hop in the stacks, wowio woes and outdoor fights | mindpollution.org http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2257247 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 02:06:54 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2257247 [...] Heidi MacDonald and The Beat are becoming a pretty great hub of information regarding the non-payment woes of webcomic publisher WOWIO. Noted webcomic guy T. Campbell has provided his own assessment of the situation with regard to the projects he’s not getting paid for, while ComicList provided the initial spark of info (gleaned via random twitterings) that ignited the blaze this time around. [...] […] Heidi MacDonald and The Beat are becoming a pretty great hub of information regarding the non-payment woes of webcomic publisher WOWIO. Noted webcomic guy T. Campbell has provided his own assessment of the situation with regard to the projects he’s not getting paid for, while ComicList provided the initial spark of info (gleaned via random twitterings) that ignited the blaze this time around. […]

]]> by: Blog@Newsarama » Blog Archive » Quote, Unquote http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2248853 Mon, 01 Sep 2008 02:02:13 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2248853 [...] “I have sympathy for some of Wowio’s employees, especially the editorial director, Kristin Ellison, because two years ago, I was in her shoes: stuck between a crowd of hungry, wronged freelancers and a failing, red-ink-soaked company. The next time I actually speak to her instead of just e-mailing her, my message is going to be simple: Get out now. In fact, that’s probably good advice for anyone involved with Platinum Studios properties in any capacity.” -T Campbell adding his voice to the chorus of concerns about the state of Wowio. [...] […] “I have sympathy for some of Wowio’s employees, especially the editorial director, Kristin Ellison, because two years ago, I was in her shoes: stuck between a crowd of hungry, wronged freelancers and a failing, red-ink-soaked company. The next time I actually speak to her instead of just e-mailing her, my message is going to be simple: Get out now. In fact, that’s probably good advice for anyone involved with Platinum Studios properties in any capacity.” -T Campbell adding his voice to the chorus of concerns about the state of Wowio. […]

]]> by: WOWIO Payment Problems | Digital Comic News http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2240169 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 16:01:14 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2240169 [...] You can learn more about the situation from the sites below: The Beat The Comics Reporter Newsrama The Comics List [...] […] You can learn more about the situation from the sites below: The Beat The Comics Reporter Newsrama The Comics List […]

]]> by: Lea Hernandez http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2235268 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:45:18 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2235268 God, I wish I had put Cathedral Child on Wowio when it was still bleeding money, especially since it got Boing Boinged. I would have made about $50,000. at least. Looks like, once again, Platinum has the Magic touch of Making Things S(t)ink. Rosenberg is delightfully consistent. God, I wish I had put Cathedral Child on Wowio when it was still bleeding money, especially since it got Boing Boinged. I would have made about $50,000. at least.

Looks like, once again, Platinum has the Magic touch of Making Things S(t)ink. Rosenberg is delightfully consistent.

]]> by: The Gigcast - Your Webcomics Podcast » Blog Archive » Webcomic Wire - 8/29/08 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2233983 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:28:16 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2233983 [...] Wowioes, not your father’s breakfast cereal. Here’s what T Campbell is saying and Comics Worth Reading as well.  Platinum and Wowio as yet have not responded to my inquiry. [...] […] Wowioes, not your father’s breakfast cereal. Here’s what T Campbell is saying and Comics Worth Reading as well.  Platinum and Wowio as yet have not responded to my inquiry. […]

]]> by: Fleen: Enjoy Our Semi-Abusive Opinion Mongering » Link Love http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2232673 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:03:27 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2232673 [...] Mr T in the pages of The Beat on waiting for WOWIO to cough up monies owed. For the record, have any WOWIO creators gotten paid for Q2 yet? I ask because we’re 2/3 of the way through Q3 and I haven’t heard of anybody getting paid since Platinum took over the checkbook. [...] […] Mr T in the pages of The Beat on waiting for WOWIO to cough up monies owed. For the record, have any WOWIO creators gotten paid for Q2 yet? I ask because we’re 2/3 of the way through Q3 and I haven’t heard of anybody getting paid since Platinum took over the checkbook. […]

]]> by: Scott Christian Sava http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2232619 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:54:53 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2232619 Dumok... The problem isn't finding another place to SELL the PDFs. There are tons of them out there. What Wowio did was offer them for FREE. That was the genius of it. It was free to readers and we got paid $.50/download. Now if someone...ANYONE came up with a working FREE and SPONSORED download system like Wowio...I'm there. But paying for content online...especially webcomics is just silly. Dumok…
The problem isn’t finding another place to SELL the PDFs. There are tons of them out there.

What Wowio did was offer them for FREE.

That was the genius of it. It was free to readers and we got paid $.50/download.
Now if someone…ANYONE came up with a working FREE and SPONSORED download system like Wowio…I’m there.

But paying for content online…especially webcomics is just silly.

]]> by: Journalista - the news weblog of The Comics Journal » Blog Archive » Aug. 29, 2008: Dullsville, my sweet Dullsville http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2231457 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:03:04 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2231457 [...] [Top Story] Heidi MacDonald and Newsarama have testimony from what I believe to be the first creators to come forward and publicly discuss Wowio’s late Q2 royalty payments. [...] […] [Top Story] Heidi MacDonald and Newsarama have testimony from what I believe to be the first creators to come forward and publicly discuss Wowio’s late Q2 royalty payments. […]

]]> by: Dumok http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230508 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 00:01:26 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230508 Meant to say Extremely Picky people Meant to say Extremely Picky people

]]> by: Dumok http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230504 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:59:59 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230504 A Suggestion that I would offer is to work with drivethrusomics.com. They sell pdf files of comics and you can set your own price and you can advertise it yourself. Look with direct marketting being hard enough as it is, don't rely on companies that don't know how to run their business. Drivethrucomics is affiliated with RPGNow.com and they've been in business for quite a while. And trust me Gaming Geeks are extremely people. Click on that link and e-mail them about submitting content to sell. A Suggestion that I would offer is to work with drivethrusomics.com. They sell pdf files of comics and you can set your own price and you can advertise it yourself. Look with direct marketting being hard enough as it is, don’t rely on companies that don’t know how to run their business. Drivethrucomics is affiliated with RPGNow.com and they’ve been in business for quite a while. And trust me Gaming Geeks are extremely people. Click on that link and e-mail them about submitting content to sell.

]]> by: michael http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230371 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:40:17 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230371 That's too bad, I liked T's and Gisele's comic book work. That’s too bad, I liked T’s and Gisele’s comic book work.

]]> by: Wowio Merges With Platinum, Now Late on Payments | For The Love of Comics http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230043 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:29:32 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230043 [...] Thanks to ComicList for the initial report of this story. and TheBeat for following up with a letter from an individual publisher that adds insight and context. [...] […] Thanks to ComicList for the initial report of this story. and TheBeat for following up with a letter from an individual publisher that adds insight and context. […]

]]> by: News Story Followup: Webcomics, Middleman, Expensive Printing » Comics Worth Reading http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230006 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:59:25 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2230006 [...] Update: Wowio publisher T Campbell goes into detail and recommends people get out now. [...] […] Update: Wowio publisher T Campbell goes into detail and recommends people get out now. […]

]]> by: Charles LePage http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2229947 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 18:17:39 +0000 http://pwbeat.publishersweekly.com/blog/2008/08/28/wowio-woes-continues/#comment-2229947 "ComicList". :) Thanks for the mention and the link, and thanks for the further information on this situation! “ComicList”. :) Thanks for the mention and the link, and thanks for the further information on this situation!

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