May 1st is Free Comic Book Day this year. It’s been a looooooong time since I’ve kept up with comics, but some of the coolest publishing experiments are coming out of that area of publishing apps, e-readers, digital art and… free comic books! So this Saturday, comic book stores all over the country will host special events and have some free comics to give away.
I remembered I wanted to remind both of my blog readers of this fact after running across this Crankshaft comic over on Sam’s Book Chase blog…
How cool is that? It’s fun when the rest of the world notices what’s going on in the publishing world.
Books truly are the foundation for. . . Props to the shop. . . Look at how resourceful. . .
A photo is worth a thousand puns. I have been in many shops that this very same structural support could have been in. They always are the fun ones.
This came via email from the thereifixedit.com site. You can waste an entire day clicking through that site. You have been warned!
I was tipped off to the St. Francis of Assisi, Indian Springs event via email from a local Birmingham bookaholic. Here’s the deal for all those in and around Birmingham, AL. It boasts 5,000+ used books that have been donated for this fund-raiser.
1. Friday Night – Preview Sale with Wine and Cheese – 5p-8p – $5 admission :: All hardbacks are $1 and all paperbacks are .50 cents.
2. Saturday – The Book Sale – 9a-4p – Free Admission :: Same price as above, but they have a special “Stuff a Sack” sale planned for 2p-4p which lets you walk out with as many books as you can cram in half a sack for $5 or a full sack for $8.
I have no idea what they’re raising money for, but there is not much that is as fun as cramming as many books into a sack as you can for $8. Though $1 hardbacks comes awfully close.
I’m tempted to use some old school blinking text and neon colors to highlight this event! The weather is going to be great and the attending panelists, authors and speakers is just as good. You can get the full schedule here (it is a PDF download). I’ve already heard from some folks on Twitter that they will be going. So I hope to meet some folks that I’ve been following for a while. Folks start walking around early but it doesn’t officially kick-off until 10a.m. and it’s FREE!
If you want to keep up you can follow the festival on their site, Facebook, blog or Twitter feed. I’ll try and share some pictures throughout the day, while we’re there. Hope you can make it!
Books, Publishing and Birmingham
