Current Kickstarter Graphic Novel Pricing Trends

How are creator’s pricing their graphic novels on the Kickstarter platform currently? And what are some of the common trends specifically for graphic novel projects on Kickstarter? In this session, Tyler takes a deep dive into the top 20 most funded graphic novel projects on Kickstarter to glean insights about what’s working now for that sub-category.

Highlights of This Session Include:

3 Big ways the graphic novel category is different than the comics category on Kickstarter?
Hardcovers, softcovers or both? What are the most successful graphic novel projects offering their backers?
Why publishers are seeming to dominate the graphic novel category?
Plus: The most common ways creators are upselling their backers during graphic novel launches?

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