[nabentre] Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually Impaired

Fri Sep 11 20:22:23 UTC 2015

Thanks, Brandon.

I really appreciate the input. I'll certainly think about it.

May I ask: What IS your cup of tea?

Guy

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> Hi Brandon,
>
> Thank you for the kind words! Also, for posting at Audiogames.net
>
> To answer your questions, Manga is definitely in the plans. But it's a
> many-step plan, and Manga is the fourth step. There is so much great Manga
> out there, and some are really awesome. But before we get to getting the
> rights to really big brands, I want the store to be big, so that the brands
> can see that the blind and visually impaired have real buying power and are
> worth their trouble financially.
>
> I'll think about what what you say regarding the name. Right now, I'm not
> worried about the sighted being left out. I'm aiming for all the ones who
> have been left out of comics, the blind and the visually impaired, to know
> that finally there are comic books for them!
>
> Do check out the free previews, though, Brandon. Maybe you'll find that
> there are comics you'll like: http://comicsempower.com/buy-comics
>
> Have a great day!
>
> Guy
>
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> > Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 22:00:43 +0200
> > From: Comics Empower <comicsempower at gmail.com>
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> > Hi, everyone!
> > My name is Guy Hasson, CEO of New Worlds Comics. Just letting you all
> know
> > I created an online comic book store for the blind and the visually
> > impaired!
> > So if you think comics are for you - there's finally a way to read them!
> > This is for the geeks, the nerds, the book lovers, the sci-fi lovers,
> > adventure lovers, and lovers of an art that they can't enjoy, or anyone
> who
> > thinks they would love comics! Or for those who would just like to join
> the
> > conversations everyone else is having!
> > Have a great week!
> > Here's the link: http://comicsempower.com/
> >
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> > Message: 2
> > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:16:19 +0200
> > From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
> > To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
> > Subject: Re: [nabentre] Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually
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> > Hello Guy,
> > I am posting this at audiogames.net where there will probably be a great
> > number of people into this.
> > I am wondering if you have considered doing Manga as well? I don't like
> > comics, but I think I would really love English manga!
> > Also, I'm not 100% sure you should present these as accessible comics. I
> > think they should be audible comics, that way sighted people don't feel
> > left out.
> > Great job and thank you!
> >
> > Brandon Keith Biggs <http://www.brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
> > On 9/9/2015 10:00 PM, Comics Empower via nabentre wrote:
> > > Hi, everyone!
> > > My name is Guy Hasson, CEO of New Worlds Comics. Just letting you all
> > know
> > > I created an online comic book store for the blind and the visually
> > > impaired!
> > > So if you think comics are for you - there's finally a way to read
> them!
> > > This is for the geeks, the nerds, the book lovers, the sci-fi lovers,
> > > adventure lovers, and lovers of an art that they can't enjoy, or anyone
> > who
> > > thinks they would love comics! Or for those who would just like to join
> > the
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> > > Have a great week!
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> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 20:19:10 +0200
> From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
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>         Impaired
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> Hello Guy,
> If you are looking at this being a company only for blind people (Which
> I don't think it should be, just look at audible), you should just call
> yourself a distributor of comics who doesn't need them printed. I would
> need to talk to a copyright lawyer, but if someone told me they wanted
> to do that to something I wrote I would have no problem in saying yes.
> Selling my comics with no production costs on my end? :O
>
> I would like some more amusing, not superhero comics. Also, I think the
> music is a little long, I would only make it like 2-4 bars. But I am not
> quite your target audience so take my ideas with a grain of salt.
> Remember, 100 people who love your product is unbelievably better than
> 1000000 people who kind of like your product.
> Thanks,
>
> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://www.brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
> On 9/10/2015 3:02 PM, Comics Empower via nabentre wrote:
> > Hi Brandon,
> >
> > Thank you for the kind words! Also, for posting at Audiogames.net
> >
> > To answer your questions, Manga is definitely in the plans. But it's a
> > many-step plan, and Manga is the fourth step. There is so much great
> Manga
> > out there, and some are really awesome. But before we get to getting the
> > rights to really big brands, I want the store to be big, so that the
> brands
> > can see that the blind and visually impaired have real buying power and
> are
> > worth their trouble financially.
> >
> > I'll think about what what you say regarding the name. Right now, I'm not
> > worried about the sighted being left out. I'm aiming for all the ones who
> > have been left out of comics, the blind and the visually impaired, to
> know
> > that finally there are comic books for them!
> >
> > Do check out the free previews, though, Brandon. Maybe you'll find that
> > there are comics you'll like: http://comicsempower.com/buy-comics
> >
> > Have a great day!
> >
> > Guy
> >
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> >>     1. Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually Impaired
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> >>     2. Re: Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually Impaired
> >>        (Brandon Keith Biggs)
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> >> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2015 22:00:43 +0200
> >> From: Comics Empower <comicsempower at gmail.com>
> >> To: nabentre at nfbnet.org
> >> Subject: [nabentre] Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually
> >>          Impaired
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> >> Hi, everyone!
> >> My name is Guy Hasson, CEO of New Worlds Comics. Just letting you all
> know
> >> I created an online comic book store for the blind and the visually
> >> impaired!
> >> So if you think comics are for you - there's finally a way to read them!
> >> This is for the geeks, the nerds, the book lovers, the sci-fi lovers,
> >> adventure lovers, and lovers of an art that they can't enjoy, or anyone
> who
> >> thinks they would love comics! Or for those who would just like to join
> the
> >> conversations everyone else is having!
> >> Have a great week!
> >> Here's the link: http://comicsempower.com/
> >>
> >>
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> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2015 03:16:19 +0200
> >> From: Brandon Keith Biggs <brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com>
> >> To: NAB Entrepreneurs Mailing List <nabentre at nfbnet.org>
> >> Subject: Re: [nabentre] Comic Books for the Blind and the Visually
> >>          Impaired
> >> Message-ID: <55F0D9E3.6000306 at gmail.com>
> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
> >>
> >> Hello Guy,
> >> I am posting this at audiogames.net where there will probably be a
> great
> >> number of people into this.
> >> I am wondering if you have considered doing Manga as well? I don't like
> >> comics, but I think I would really love English manga!
> >> Also, I'm not 100% sure you should present these as accessible comics. I
> >> think they should be audible comics, that way sighted people don't feel
> >> left out.
> >> Great job and thank you!
> >>
> >> Brandon Keith Biggs <http://www.brandonkeithbiggs.com/>
> >> On 9/9/2015 10:00 PM, Comics Empower via nabentre wrote:
> >>> Hi, everyone!
> >>> My name is Guy Hasson, CEO of New Worlds Comics. Just letting you all
> >> know
> >>> I created an online comic book store for the blind and the visually
> >>> impaired!
> >>> So if you think comics are for you - there's finally a way to read
> them!
> >>> This is for the geeks, the nerds, the book lovers, the sci-fi lovers,
> >>> adventure lovers, and lovers of an art that they can't enjoy, or anyone
> >> who
> >>> thinks they would love comics! Or for those who would just like to join
> >> the
> >>> conversations everyone else is having!
> >>> Have a great week!
> >>> Here's the link: http://comicsempower.com/
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