Should I Sell Out? (Patreon)
Published:
2015-04-06 22:41:36
Imported:
2026-06
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What do you guys think... (and please don't share this outside of here) :)
This might sounds strange but here goes... I have been talking with a giant Korean company that has a massive webcomic presence in Korea called Webtoons.com. They are trying to get their foot into the American market and they are actively seeking American content to put on their site. They are offering to pay me enough money monthly to make me consider their deal.
The thing is, they want me to put Sithrah on their website instead of on my website at Sithrah.com. They also want full digital rights for 2 or 3 years. But they said I could keep this Patreon going like it has been and keep full ownership of the books and everything else I'm doing with Sithrah. They just want the digital publishing rights.
Since my focus is on getting books finished this is looking like a great way to help me be able to work on Sithrah full time. When I add the money from Patron and what they are offering, I could potentially pay all my bills once I move to Idaho and that would mean I could probably do 2 books a year and finish Sithrah all that much faster. :)
They will not touch the book rights, or my publishing rights. They only want digital exclusivity for a few years all around the world. So, if I sign contracts with them then, you would have to goto Webtoons.com to read the web version of SIthrah and it would be updated weekly. But I would still be able to post the book spreads here along with everything else I'm showing you guys. :)
It would also make sure that you can get Sithrah on a schedule too. Haha.
Anyway, there are lots of questions I still have with them. I'm talking to a few friends who are already on the platform and they seem to love it.
I could still do it without this company but it would just be slower and more random.
So... that's where I'm at. What do you guys think I should do?