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Digital Publishers

Founded by gamers, fiction lovers, & someone

with previous experience starting a business

Welcome

HCS consists of two editors (Marta &

Mary) several writers (Norm, Raymond,

Jason, Margaret, & Gwendolyn), and a

few artists (Belit, Jason, Javier,

Michael, Kurt, & William)

What we Publish• Speculative fiction (The combination of sci-fi,

fantasy, Mystery, & associated miscellaneous

“weirdness”)

• Gaming (general, pathfinder, Traveller, and anything

else I can get ahold of

• Graphic Novels (Set both in my world of Children

of the sun and other settings)

• Art, art, and more art! Did we mention Art?

How we Publish• Through various websites (not just our own such as

rpgdrivethru.com, amazon kindle, sony reader, apple

ipad, barnes & noble nook, studio2publishing, paizo,

steve jackson games, green ronin, blackwyrm, noble

knights, lulu, blurb, createspace, bookemon.com, and

memory press (the last 5 being print on demand sites

allowing people to print them if they want

• Published in following formats: (PDF), Epub, Mobi

Why we Publish Digitally

• In 2010 EBooks' net revenue was

$2.8 billion

• The Amazon Kindle, Apple Ipad,

Barnes and Noble Nook, & Sony

Reader sold 2 million units & they

all either use PDF or Epub formats

Target MarketThe National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) reports

that the overall rate of adults reading novels and

short stories has increased. The largest increase

is the young adult population between 18 and 24,

and fiction accounts for a great deal of that

growth. Therefore, we have a great potential for

new customers in the young adult market.

Products

The Comics IndustryThe Overview of the U.S. Comic Book & Graphic Novel

Market 2010-2011 reports, “The comic industry,

particularly the graphic novel segment, has been a

market largely untapped by traditional book publishers.

However, a growing number have come to embrace the

industry, with both publishers and retailers realizing

this diverse market offers significant and numerous

opportunities.”

Digital Demand Is Growing

The industry expects digital sales to increase in

2012. This shows an increasing demand for digital

content as well as graphic novels. Here are some

popualar movies made from graphic novels:

Hellboy, wathmen, kick-ass, johah hex, 30 days of

nights, cowboys & aliens, sin city, tintin, the walking

dead!

Graphic NovelsInteractive stories for mature

people featuring adult situations,

language, and themes

Warning: They’re not for

children!

Interactivity

Interactive stories for mature people featuring

adult situations, language, and themes

Interactivity Our WayNotice the TV.

In the future it

will also be the

computer

This is a rendering of a 3d interior

Interactivity Our WayClick on the

tv/computer

with the

cursor!

The product will be a pdf on a computer or an epub on a

tablet/e-Reader

Interactivity Our Way

This is just a initial interpretation of what the computer

interface looks like. Don’t get too attached to it!!!!!

A computer

interface opens

up

Interactivity Our Way

The Reader can

select items on

the interface

Interactivity Our Way

Including a database the reader can access for crew files, ships

schematics, general news of the universe, a universe

encyclopedia, and “secret” files for different organizations

Gaze of Darkness

A twelve part story about mankind’s escape

from tyranny, 1200 years in the future. Humans

no longer live in the sol solar system, and

they struggle to survive evil stemming from

all parts of the universe. Just like today,

humans must fight their own demons as well.

Gaze of Darkness

The main hero Xavier a

naval interdiction unit

officer

Bob The super

soldier

Naval Interdiction Unit

officer

Gaze of DarknessOleg: evil

Pirate

commander

Admiral

Rodgers,

retired

Gaze of Darkness

Bloody Bart The psychopathic

pirate leader

Items Requesting

•Website upgrade: $200

•3d tech consultant: $100

•Artwork: $200

Credits

Many thanks to • http://www.publishers.org/bookstats/formats/• http://gizmodo.com/5478842/giz‐explains‐how‐youre‐gonna‐get‐screwed‐by‐

ebook‐formats

• & Joe Sweeney for his fine impersonation as a pirate!!!!