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Exhibit 8-4: Comic Book Pricing<br />
Comic Book Pricing (assume 96 pages in full-color, 6"x9")<br />
Product Price (USD) Price (SGD)<br />
Hardcopy at Amazon Createspace* $16.00 $19.20<br />
Amazon KDP (35% royalty rate)* $2.99 $3.60<br />
Smashwords (60% royalty rate on average) $2.99 $3.60<br />
8.4.2. Service Description<br />
Services include drawing caricatures, storyboards, illustrations and advertising campaigns<br />
using my comics or characters. All deliverables are in digital format either in tiff or jpeg, unless<br />
requested by clients. All artwork, except for caricatures, will have a sketch or sketches for<br />
pre-approval before inking and coloring. Amendments and changes should be requested by clients at<br />
this stage and included in the commission. Changes requested after the final artwork is completed<br />
are subject to additional alteration fees. Rates can be raised or lowered depending on individual<br />
requirements, urgency and order backlog.<br />
Exhibit 8-5: Rate Card (Year 1)<br />
Rate Card (Year 1)<br />
Service<br />
Charge (SGD)<br />
Caricatures (Face only) 18<br />
Caricatures (full-body) 25<br />
Storyboards (up to 20 panels) -B&W 300<br />
Illustrations/Comic strips (simple) 200<br />
Illustrations/Comic strips (complicated) 300<br />
Advertising campaigns (package of 4 comic strips) 600<br />
8.4.3. Competitors<br />
General humor category in comics has been saturated and dominated by big players like<br />
Garfield and Peanuts. So Evacomics seeks to enter through a niche position on Japanese themes and<br />
cultural comparisons. My main competitors include other comics about life in Japan and can come<br />
from either Japanese or foreign artists. Fortunately, although there are already some comics about<br />
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