Todd Allen looks further into the merger of Webcomics Nation and ComicSpace:
It’s especially coy, talking about books with [Webcomics Nation's Joey] Manley.
“We’re not talking about that right now,” was Manley’s initial response.
Upon further questioning, he gave in a bit and added “We’re not a publisher, we won’t be a publisher. Our merchandise will be with the same strategy as being a service provider, not being a publisher.”
Then [Venture capitalist and investor in the new site, Alan] Greshenfeld chimed in with “We’re much more interested in being a facilitator than a publisher.” And suddenly we’re back to the theme of empowering people. You have to give to the man, he knows how to stay on message.
As with all of Allen’s columns for CBR, it’s well worth a read.
