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Practical tips for creators, publishers, and game designers bringing their projects to life through print.
Book Marketing: Six Steps For Creating A Winning Plan
Six Steps For Creating A Winning Plan Let’s face it, we live in a world rife with distraction. In order to stand a chance against the millions of other books in the world (Google counted 130 million in 2010), you’ll...
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Offset vs. Digital Printing
Confused about the difference between offset vs. digital printing? We can help clarify. Catalogs and magazines have remained a powerful marketing tool for brands and businesses. Even today in the world of ecommerce, companies like Anthropologie...
Board Game Industry Statistics
The board game industry has seen a major shift in recent years. Independent developers have shaken up the market, gaining traction for their games through crowdfunding and social media platforms. Now more than ever, the options...
The Self-Published Author’s Guide to Finding a Children’s Book Illustrator
Combining narrative and imagery unlike any other medium, children’s books have the potential to captivate and inspire readers both young and old. Finding an illustrator to bring your vision to life, however, can be a different story entirely. We’re here...
First-Class Mail
postage is determined by your project’s size, shape, and weight making this the best shipping option for lightweight packages. Comics, catalogs, and magazines are typical printed work we ship via First-Class Mail domestic as it must be no...
Media Mail
is based on weight and size not destination, making this option the most cost-effective shipping service for most domestic (United States) shipments. However, if your package weighs less than 8 ounces it’s less expensive if you ship using...
Selling Your Game Post-Kickstarter: 13 Essential Next Steps
You put a lot of work into your Kickstarter campaign, and it paid off — you met your funding goal. But the campaign ending isn’t the finish line. Now it’s time to turn a successful crowdfunding campaign into a sustainable...
After Your Campaign Closes: Staying in Touch and Shipping Kickstarter Rewards
Once your campaign wraps up, it’s time to produce your game and ship your Kickstarter rewards! Despite the best of intentions, only 65% of Kickstarter projects ship on time, the remainder led astray by unexpected manufacturing, packing, and shipping delays....
Design Your Kickstarter Page for Success
Crowdfunding a creative project takes time and patience — but if you design your Kickstarter page well, you dramatically increase your chances of success. Most Kickstarter campaigns don’t fund — but the ones that do almost always have a well-designed...
Stretch Goals: What Are They, And Do I Need Them?
While creators and backers alike celebrate Kickstarter’s all-or-nothing funding model, there’s no clear consensus on stretch goals. Some backers love getting a “vote” in the final product. Others see them as overreach. Some creators view them as unpredictable budget busters,...
Kickstarter Reward Ideas
If you need great Kickstarter reward ideas, we’ve got you covered. Choosing the right rewards is one of the most critical decisions you’ll make — Harvard Business Review research shows that too many choices paralyze buyers and make them less...
Crowdfunding Toolkit for Games
Crowdfunding can be overwhelming for first-time creators – that’s why we’ve put together a crowdfunding toolkit to help you plan, launch, and execute your campaign. Crowdfunding is an excellent way to get your game funded, build a list of pre-orders,...
Beyond Printing
PrintNinja has plenty of resources that go beyond the printing basics. Here, you’ll find a variety of helpful tools to help you with everything post and pre-printing. These resources will be especially helpful to you as you move into the...
Determine Your Kickstarter Funding Goal
If you’re struggling to set a realistic Kickstarter budget, you’re not alone — it’s one of the most important (and most stressful) parts of crowdfunding. The majority of Kickstarter projects deliver later than expected, and a major reason is underestimating...
Warehousing and Fulfillment
PrintNinja is proud to partner with an experienced and award-winning order fulfillment company, eFulfillment Service to offer warehousing and fulfillment to PrintNinja customers. We chose EFS as a partner because of their friendly terms for new customers, straightforward and competitive pricing, and stellar...