Individual Books (updated)

As I said in my last post, the cost of the books concerns me. The fact that The Gnomes of New Hope is a graphic novel increases the cost significantly over a regular book without illustrations and even an illustrated book with artwork every so often. This collection has illustrations on every one of the nearly 900 pages. When I decided to put an illustration on every page, I was somewhat concerned about the cost and effort to do that, but it felt very much like if I didn't it would come off as a rather half-assed effort, falling short of really being complete. I had no idea of how much work it would take to complete that task. Forgetting about the fact that I still need artwork, the layout, proof-reading and corrections have been a monumental task!  

As it stands now, the three volume set is being printed and I have purchased all the ISBN"s for the entire product line. That amounts to twenty products; the Gnome-Sized Books and The Big People Books in hard copy, both individual and Boxed Set, the Three Volume Hard Copies of The Big People Books (not yet a boxed set) and the e-Storybook. You can read details about those different products in this blog.

I have changed the pricing since my last post, mainly because the price needs to be set once the ISBN's are properly registered to the titles and go into the international catalogues. So, these prices are the most that I dare set as the MSRP. I figure the distributor and retailers can discount the books if they want to, but my wholesale price is set, primarily by the cost of printing. I am assuming a keystone and I am assuming that IMS Publishing will implement fulfillment.

So the revised MSRP is as such; 

Individual Gnome-Sized Books - @$8.95 (Boxed Set: TBD)

 Individual Big People Books - @$29.95 (Boxed Set: TBD)

Gnomes in a Gnutshell E-Storybook - $49.95  

1 year subscription  (Gnomes in a Gnutshell retail package will be released after it is infused with animations and which will lead to an animated feature film).

The books will also be available in a Three Volume Set, sold by volumes. 

Volume One, Book One; An Introduction to The Gnomes of New Hope 100 pages ($29.95 MSRP)

Volume Two, Books Two thru Four; Act One Scenes One thru Nine of Zach & Zebby's Grand Adventure, 286+ pages ($39.95 MSRP)

Volume Three, Books Five thru Seven; Act Two of Zach & Zebby's Grand Adventure, 402+ pages ($49.95 MSRP)

The books will have a scheduled release, determined by the distributor. 

image.of.the.mind.studios@gmail.com will perform fulfillment to distributors who will then provide product to retailers. IMS will provide signed and numbered hand stitched limited editions. The MSRP does not apply to Limited Editions.

TBD= to be determined

Further Notes;

In the instance of the Boxed Sets, they will not be available until after the books are finished with all the artwork. That has been discussed elsewhere, but the first four books are done, with Book Five being incomplete because The Gnomic Tales was never illustrated, having not been intended as part of the collection. Book Five is Scene Ten plus The Gnomic Tales. Those Tales in Book Five are summaries of the larger stories.

It seems like the books will be released in intervals so that the first books to be released will create the income necessary to finish the artwork and further develop the animations for the e-Storybook. A few versions of the narrated e-Storybook are done, but the details of delivering it on line still need to be worked out.

Well, that's all for now. AG