We are now accepting comic book and graphic novel product submissions.

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Do you want to sell your product to both readers and comic shop retailers?

Would you like to be part of a non-exclusive distribution model that gives you flexibility and adaptability?

Is your comic or graphic novel finished, printed, and ready to be sold today?

Or -- is your comic close to completion and you're interested in using Alterna's Printing Partnership Program to get your single issue comic printed?

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Alterna Distribution may be right for you.

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What we need:

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Vendors provide us with a 60% discount and we will pay for the books within 14 days of delivery.

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Books must arrive in new resellable condition. We'll only pay for what we can sell; make sure to ship securely.

Vendors are responsible for shipping costs.

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Comics that use our Printing Partnership Program will receive a proportionate discount on printing in lieu of payment for books upon delivery.

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We require 5 preview pages for each issue/book.

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A spreadsheet for metadata (title, price, genre, etc.) will be provided to you upon submission approval.

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Barcodes are not required but we do recommend them.

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Front or back cover pricing, genre, and age rating are not required, but we do recommend their placement.

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If your product is ready for sale, we require a sample copy of the printed book in order to ensure printing quality standards for customers and retailers.

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If you are submitting a comic series, we only need one issue to be sent in to us.

This issue will serve as a representative of printing quality for the series as a whole.

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If you are printing with Alterna's Printing Partnership Program, we do not require a printed sample.

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What we do:

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We will place a small initial order (20-100 copies) based on how many copies we believe we can sell.

 

When we have 10% of your initial order left, we'll contact you to place a reorder.

If a title sells through quickly, we may place a larger reorder to meet demand.

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Your comic will be perpetually listed on our site as long as we have books in stock.

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Products will be sorted and searchable by publisher, genre, age rating, and format.

Visit AlternaAccess.com for an example of what to expect from Alterna Distribution's site.

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We sell to thousands and have access to a growing network of comic book retailers (currently 200+ retailers are on board).

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Participating retailers will have their own directory page.

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Retailers will receive their own unique discount code. No minimum orders required.

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Comics are partially returnable for retailers. Retailers will receive trade-in credit for unsold titles that are older than 6 months but not older than 1 year. Credit value will be determined based on the condition of the book(s) upon reception.

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Customers will be able to see which stores are stocking which titles. This will help vendors to direct potential readers to their local store(s) and it will help retailers make a sale on a title.

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Titles being distributed through Alterna Distribution will not contain any Alterna branding or receive editorial suggestions.

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All titles are welcome for submission.

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Fill out the form below, and if your product is completed and ready for sale,

please mail one copy of each title to:

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Alterna Distribution

PO Box 282

Newfields, NH 03856