Comic books accounted for 10% of the books sold in 2021 in physical and online bookstores and in large-scale retail in Italy. One book in ten in terms of copies, almost 6% of the total volume of the trade market (novels, non-fiction, manuals and children’s books). And the figures for the first four months of 2022Continue reading “Free, syncretic, transmedial: why we like comics (and manga) so much”
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Academic conference on digital comics – Comics strike back at the University of Ghent
On 12 to 14 July, the conference Comics strike back: digital comics, digital audiences, digital practices will take place in hybrid format. Organised by the University of Ghent and SNIF Studying’n’ Investigating Fumetti¸ it will feature an international crowd of academics debating various aspects of digital comics readership. Eudicom is one of the partners ofContinue reading “Academic conference on digital comics – Comics strike back at the University of Ghent”
Webinars are now available on the website
Dear Publisher, Eudicom is a pan European project supported by the European Commission to strengthen the digital distribution of comics (www.eudicom.eu). E-Comics digital sales remain very low in most European countries despite the growing use of digital platforms to access entertainment…meaning that room for growth is very high and should be supported! The main objectiveContinue reading “Webinars are now available on the website”
Eudicom invites you to its fourth Webinar – 18th of December 2021 (2-3.30 pm)
Dear Publisher, Eudicom is a pan European project supported by the European Commission to strengthen the digital distribution of comics (www.eudicom.eu). E-Comics digital sales remain very low in most European countries despite the growing use of digital platforms to access entertainment…meaning that room for growth is very high and should be supported! The main objectiveContinue reading “Eudicom invites you to its fourth Webinar – 18th of December 2021 (2-3.30 pm)”
Eudicom invites you to its third Webinar – 18th of November 2021 (2-3.30 pm)
Dear Publisher, Eudicom is a pan European project supported by the European Commission to strengthen the digital distribution of comics (www.eudicom.eu). E-Comics digital sales remain very low in most European countries despite the growing use of digital platforms to access entertainment…meaning that room for growth is very high and should be supported! The main objectiveContinue reading “Eudicom invites you to its third Webinar – 18th of November 2021 (2-3.30 pm)”
Second Eudicom Webinar
Dear Publisher, Eudicom is a pan European project supported by the European Commission to strengthen the digital distribution of comics (www.eudicom.eu). E-Comics digital sales remain very low in most European countries despite the growing use of digital platforms to access entertainment…meaning that room for growth is very high and should be supported! The main objectiveContinue reading “Second Eudicom Webinar”
Eudicom invites you to its first Webinar – 22nd of September 2021 (2-3.30 pm)
In order to support European comics publishers to move into digital distribution and otpimize their digital strategy and sales, we have developed a series of webinar. Those webinars are developed for the comics publishers’ needs, where they are able to learn and discuss with experts about digital sales strategy for comics. Eudicom is very happyContinue reading “Eudicom invites you to its first Webinar – 22nd of September 2021 (2-3.30 pm)”
Qualitative Interviews to Comics publishers in Europe – EUDICOM EU partnership
E- Comics: Changing publishers’ mindset to move from irrelevant sales to a growth digital strategy During the initial months of the project, more than 30 qualitative interviews have been conducted by the consortium partners about the digital comics market in Europe. 11 countries have been covered by the partners and included comics publishers of differentContinue reading “Qualitative Interviews to Comics publishers in Europe – EUDICOM EU partnership”
Eudicom Webinar at Angoulême Session
On 29 January 2021, the European Distribution of E-comics Conference was held at the Angoulême Rights Market. Representatives of the EUDICOM consortium and the European Commission introduced the EUDICOM project, dedicated to the distribution of e-comics in Europe. The conference highlighted the activities of the EUDICOM project for the next 18 months with a panContinue reading “Eudicom Webinar at Angoulême Session”
Mitkus Studios – Lituania
We meet with Tomas Mitkus of Mitkus studios, a creative venture dedicated to comics, design, research, and other media activities. Tomas works in animation and cinema as well as being a researcher in visual communication and nonverbal communication. According to Tomas, the Lithuanian comics market is indeed very small. Not many publishers are dedicated toContinue reading “Mitkus Studios – Lituania”