Yaoi Press

Dutch Yaoi Con

2010-03-16T14:39:00.000-07:00

M.A. Sambre, artist of Dark prince and the upcoming sequel Bastard King, was the guest of honor at last weekend's Yaoi Con in the Netherlands. She also ran a table selling Yaoi Press graphic novels and merchandise.

"Yaoi press is well known in Netherlands and a lot of people had our books or had completed the series they like at the Con," Sabre said. She also reported that the first year con was well attended with lots of cosplayers and the staff did a great job. She felt she was very well cared for.

This convention sounds like a great success! It's wonderful to see what a global phenomenon yaoi is.

The Yaoi Review Funny Dialogue Contest

2010-02-05T00:16:00.000-08:00

The Yaoi Review is offering different prizes in their latest contest. Half a page of Bastard King (upcoming sequel to Dark Prince) is one of the strips available for captioning. Have a look. CONTEST #4: Funny Dialogue Contest

iPad Follow-up

2010-02-03T13:38:00.000-08:00

This post is a follow-up to Deb Aoki's great iPad article on About.com. I gave this quote: "I'm not as hopeful about the iPad as I was this morning. The iTunes store just rejected Zesty, our tamest graphic novel, without citing a reason. We thought this could be a bright spot for us akin to our sales on Amazon Kindle, but we're very discouraged right now."

I would be the last person to sneer at any digital method that gives our readers a way to purchase our books. I've been lauding how wonderful Kindle has been for Yaoi Press for some time now on Twitter. We've had great success offering our titles online with Netcomics and Digital Manga.

I will continue to pursue all platforms for digital distribution because that's where the business has been going for years now. It makes sense for publishers. The archaic book store returns model is crippling the industry. Printing costs continue to rise. Shipping and warehousing physical books is an enormous expense both for the publisher and the consumer, and limits access geographically. All these ancillary expenses takes away income that could be given to writers and artists who desperately need it.

It's true that the Kindle app store gives us defacto iTunes distribution, but this has been for tiny-screened iPhones. The iPad may change things, but it was just released and most of our audience (under 26 and living with parents) don't have the money to run out and buy one.

What they all have is cell phones, because it's considered a necessity. Their cost tolerance is very high for cell phone technology. For instance, a college student I knew who lived with her parents earned $200 a month at a weekend job. She spent $90 a month for her cell phone plan.

We still have the tiny screen to contend with. I don't know how the Kindle app works on the iPhone, but full pages where people have to zoom in and out to read it is what we were trying to avoid. I see someone buying one manga with this small screen hassle and then giving up on them.

We were reformatting our books for viewing on the iPhone. Our provider warned us Apple was strict. This is why we picked Zesty as our first title to launch.

Zesty is not yaoi as many people define it. There are no sex scenes. It's kisses and comedy.

People who've read Zesty may be saying, "I bet it was the 'strictly dickly' line." We took this line out for our submission to Apple:

Original Graphic Novel -

iTunes:

Our provider warned us they were fickle about what they accepted and rejected. He cited one book that was rejected because it showed a character smoking.

What he described to me was similar to my experience with Canadian Customs. One time they rejected a case of Cain vol. 3 (Mature Readers), the next day they allow in cases of Happy Yaoi Yum Yum (Adults Only). It depends on the customs agent on duty and how deep they dig.

I wish I had an iPhone so I could see if any gay themed media is accepted. Please comment if you have an answer for me.

I accept every restriction to keep titles out of the hands of children. I support these restrictions. They enable parents to be able to decide what their kids should have access to. New platforms need to enable parents to restrict their children's access to what content they choose. The medium itself should not act as parents for their users.

Auctions for Haiti

2010-01-16T18:22:00.000-08:00

Hello All,

Please consider bidding on one of these auctions supporting the Haiti relief effort:

Yaoi Merchandise Bundle

***New 1/20/10 Artwork Auctions for Haiti***

If you're not in the position to be spending money you can still help by spreading awareness. I'd appreciate promotion for the auctions, but there are other ways you can use your blogs, web sites, journals, or gallery pages to help.

Promote this Google link. People can donate to Unicef or CARE directly from that page, and they've linked other major charities supporting relief efforts. They offer a gadget you can embed in your site that will help victims and their families connect to a central hub of information:

This is Yamila. I've very been extremely busy with launching a new imprint. I heard a little bit of news about the earthquakes in Haiti here and there, but hadn't stopped to learn about anything first hand. This morning I received emails from two European studios that work for Yaoi Press asking for me to help promote their charity efforts for Haiti.

Haiti is in the United States front yard. It's closer to us than my mother's hometown in Puerto Rico. The Haitians are relying on the USA to help them right now. I'm ashamed that I had to get emails from KOSEN and Studio Kawaii in Spain before I made an effort to help.

The UN says earthquakes in Haiti are the "Worst disaster we've ever dealt with." 200,000 people are estimated dead. Three to five million were caught in the epicenter, which is the capitol of Haiti and it's most populous area. The suffering there right now is unimaginable. I hope we can rally for the plight of these people.

Incubus Master Part 1 Free, Spread the Word!

2010-01-07T14:27:00.000-08:00

Please go here to read the free preview of Incubus Master part 1:

http://www.everythingyaoi.com/Incubus_Master_Part_1.htm

The erotic illustration is obscured in the file above, but you can have it revealed to you by one of two ways:

Make a purchase of any amount at http://www.everythingyaoi.com from now until January 15th.

~OR~

Show Maria from Everythingyaoi.com that you deserve your free smutty image! We know you're a devoted yaoi fan, and a supporter of Yaoi Press. We'll reward you for that. Show Maria how you've helped us get the word out about Yaoi Prose.

Did you comment on a blog about us and give the link to this site? Were you able to put our banner up on your site or give us a text link? Did you give Yaoi Prose a blurb in a report you posted? Did you tweet about us with a link? Did you mention us on Facebook? (Will you?)

We need promotion. It's easy right now. Were giving free yaoi erotic here. People will want to know about that. Help us get this info to them.

Then Email maria at everythingyaoi dot com with evidence of your pro Yaoi Prose activities to get your free erotic image.

Part 2 of Incubus Master shall launch on January 12th! We're looking into the best ways to offer delivery of our ebooks. We know PDFs are the standard, but do you have other formats you want or need? Please comment.

Incubus Master Part 1 at Yaoi Prose

2009-12-30T01:39:00.000-08:00

Jinady was forced to be a sex slave to a tribe of winged incubi for a year when he's rescued by the regal demon Figaru. Figaru brings Jinady to a settlement of mortals. Jinady learns that Figaru is the king of this settlement, and that he's been looking for a mate.

Figaru's adoring subjects start to match-make the two. Jinady finds himself falling for the noble demon king. He senses his feelings are being reciprocated.

Then Jinady discovers Figaru's former love interest Rowan is locked in a dark cabin with a magical 'blood chain' connecting his throat to a wall. Several demon allies are rallying to help Rowan, including Scor, the demon Figaru almost beat to death.

Jinady seeks the truth about what happened between Rowan and Figaru, while trying to resist the strong seductive lure of the demon king.

Part 1 of Incubus Master will be available free for adults to download on January 7th. You can get it right now by making a purchase of any amount at Everythingyaoi.com.

Incubus Master is an erotic ebook written by Yamila Abraham (Winter Demon, Dark Prince) and illustrated by Barbara Apostolico (Cain, Winter Demon).It will be serialized in eight parts over the coming weeks. Each section will have 6,000 to 7,500 words and a color illustration.

Sign up for the Yaoi Prose mailing list to get updated when new fiction is available.

Yaoi Prose ebooks will help fund future Yaoi Press graphic novels. A portion of the money earned on Incubus Master will go toward the creation of Bastard King, the upcoming sequel to the Dark Prince series.

A Smarty Pig account has been set up for public view here, and has been linked to our main Twitter account. We hope with every new update we'll be closer to our goal of financing the art work for Bastard King.

A Yaoi Kindle Deal?

2009-11-17T12:47:00.000-08:00

The Kindle is fantastic. I have held one of these nifty gadgets in my hand and been blown away with it's clear paper-like screen, long battery life, and amazing light weight.

I no longer have the Kindle I mentioned. I bought it for an Australian customer. She bought a Kindle DX and had it shipped to our worker Maria. Maria bought all the yaoi available for the Kindle and shipped it back to her.

Now the Global Kindle has come out, and my Australian friend wishes she had waited. (But we're helping her sell her old one for her, no prob).

The need for a Global Kindle is more pressing than the USA-only one that was originally launched. I only see the world in shades of yaoi. The UK and Australia have a great demand for English yaoi, yet little supply. I suggest that we make the Kindle the solution for our overseas yaoi fans. Let's make the Kindle investment twice as good for these starved yaoi and manga fans.

Digital Manga, I'm talking to you guys since you've put yaoi on the Kindle with me: Let's offer a Yaoi Kindle Deal. If someone from overseas is willing to pay $259 plus the $18 for Airmail shipping let's sell it to them with $200 worth of free yaoi manga preinstalled.

It won't be difficult to pull off. Akadot Retail and Everythingyaoi.com could become resellers of the Kindle and buy them wholesale. Then we offer them for sale with a selection of yaoi manga the customers can choose from, up to $200. The Kindle attaches to a computer with the same cord it uses to recharge. You can install PRC files on it without registering the Kindle on Amazon. I installed Winter Demon on the Australian girl's Kindle as a free gift to her before I registered it.

Even after loading 30 titles on their Kindles there will still be plenty more for them to buy for it. We will be seeding customers with the ability to buy our books where they can't usually do so. We can't count on these customers to buy a Kindle without this sort of incentive. It's a big investment. But when you offer them such added value I can see two girls pooling their money together to get one. (Then getting sick of sharing and buying their own).

Publishers should do this with the Kindle. Think of it as a video game console. Super Nintendo wouldn't have sold without that copy of Super Mario Bros. 2. Sega Genesis wouldn't have sold without Sonic the Hedgehog. (I'm dating myself, aren't I?). A dictionary or some public domain stuff doesn't sweeten the deal enough. The Kindle should have book bundles preinstalled to give fans of different genres the incentive to buy.

I'm willing to offer the Yaoi Press library as the free books they can select to get with the Kindle. I can't do this by myself, however. We don't have enough books! I need DMP or another Kindle-enabled publisher to join with me on this.

Why am I blogging about this instead of emailing them directly? I would have to commit ritual suicide if I got DMP to invest in this idea and it was a total flop. Consider this post my first step in market research.

Do you want to see this happen? Would you buy a yaoi-loaded Kindle? Then comment!

Everything Yaoi Store Secure

2009-10-26T07:56:00.001-07:00

The Yaoi Press web store Everythingyaoi.com Has been upgraded for PCI Security compliance.

You could always checkout securely through Google Checkout. Now you can checkout directly through the site with PCI compliant SSL security. Nothing is safer for credit card transactions on the internet!

Yaoi Press titles are on sale at 43% off at our store. Most other books (June, Deux) are on sale too. Our clearance area has some amazing deals, like $2 anime DVDs. It's worth checking out!

October Yaoi Press Newsletter

2009-10-13T12:38:00.000-07:00

Here it is if you missed it (sans images):

CLEARANCE SALE!

We have restocked our clearance area! You can get all sorts of yaoi, shounen-ai, shoujo, and seinen manga and anime titles for up to 75% off! This includes the ultra-hot Manga Tarot Deck, Return to Labyrinth, Moe USA, and dozens more items!
Available while supplies last!

Follow us on Twitter! http://twitter.com/yaoipress

News Box ~ Meet Yaoi Press publisher and writer Yamila Abraham October 30th at Yaoi Con! As well as Minami Haruka, Makoto Tateno, Kano Miyamoto, Yayoi Neko, and Jo Chen! This nine year strong show in San Francisco still attracts fans from all over the world. It's not to be missed! (If possible) :o

Would you love to play a yaoi card game? And have it made by the same people who brought you those beautiful yaoi poker card decks? Well...maybe Yaoi Press will be annoncing one at Yaoi Con this year. :D Get the scoup at the Yaoi Press industry panel Saturday, 11am in Main Events B (Convene 2). Yamila Abraham will also be part of the Boy’s Love Research: Beyond the Ivory Tower: 2PM in Panel C (Connect 5).

And you dang sure better check out the WINTER DEMON COSPLAYERS in our booths in the dealers room! We have three tables to the immediate right of the main entrance. We're bringing extra good goodies with super sale discounts! :D

We also have a special treat in your con bags. Will you RESIST THE URGE TO REMOVE? :o

Can't make it? Well Everythingyaoi.com is your year round Yaoi Con! We will make sure you get all the news and goodies we can from the show.

Any anime convention that has Yaoi Press will bring Everythingyaoi.com to you! Plus you'll have a full Yaoi Program by the boisterous Yamila Abraham. Ask for her to be made a guest on the forums of your nearest anime show. We bring the whole Everythingyaoi.com store with us (seriously!) and you get Yaoipalooza, Yaoi Press Industry, Graphic Novel/Erotic writing, and the Yaoi Let's Make a Squeal Game show! :D

Read Yaoi Not Actually ~ The yaoi parody web comic
updating most Thursdays on Everythingyaoi.com.

	Great Place High School: Student Council It’s the renowned Great Place Academy, home of the most famous, most terrifying student council president, Rin Amanohara, and vice-president, Eichi Shidoh. Is there anyone—within the school or without—brash enough to oppose them!? That’s what’s been bothering Amanohara lately, with the emergence of the Information Management Club, whose members are independently organized. Every day they meet it’s like a rebellion. But even there, the fires of love find ways to ignite. And how will this partnership progress as a secret love grows bolder?

	Kabuki Vol. 2: Red In his former life, the mysterious Kageya was an obedient young boy who lived only to serve his elder master Kounosuke. But now, after a strange accident transports both men many decades into the future, it's Kageya who's become the stern adult! Unfortunately, Kounosuke is now a mere child with no real power or will of his own. With his former page now bossing him around, Kounosuke must learn to deal with bitter resentment...and the lingering doubt that comes when his heart's one true wish goes unanswered!
	Steal Moon Vol. 2 Once, Nozomi and Coyote had a bitter hatred for each other. But when Coyote risks his life to save Nozomi, Coyote’s true feelings are made clear to Nozomi, and now Nozomi decides to forgive everything from their past and takes steps to love Coyote. That’s when the surveillance system, ISIS, starts going berserk and tries to prevent the two of them from acting on their feelings.
	Blue Sheep Reverie Vol. 2 In the city called "Dawn" is a man with the name of “Night.” Every evening, Kai is embraced by “Steel Lahti,” opening himself to him. It’s unclear if that truly can be called love, but that doesn’t even matter anymore. Kai doesn’t just want to be held softly and treated sweetly… As "Steel Lahti" and Kai whirl round and round each other, what will happen as their love and their hatred become complexly intertwined?
	Mad Love Chase! Meet Kujou Yamato. Sure, on the outside, he appears to be your average teen, pursuing love and happiness in his school's hallowed halls… The problem is on the inside: Kujou is really Kaito, the prince of the demon realm, who has escaped to the human world to avoid a marriage he wants no part of. Kaito's dad, furious, sends a clumsy trio of demons to retrieve him, and a mad love chase ensues... But it's going to take a lot of luck and cleverness to avoid being dragged back home! From Kazusa Takashima, the creator of the popular Man's Best Friend, comes a devilish comedy of errors set in the most evil of places: high school!
	Cause of My Teacher In a cute, bittersweet school yard romance by boys love creators Temari Matsumoto, a student who is fond of eyeglasses finds that his teacher has something very special to teach him.
	Exotic and Delicious Fate When Miyashiro, the head of a well-established Japanese restaurant, is seduced by Haruhi, a chef-in-training visiting from a sister restaurant, the next day and every day after invites continuous sexual advances! Even as he struggles to resist Haruhi's proposals, what will happen as Miyashiro becomes moved by Haruhi's unwavering attempts?
	Devil Inside Kouma is virtually predisposed to falling in love wherever he goes, but he’s constantly grating on people’s nerves and he’s the king of getting his heart broken. But what happens when a strange yet handsome fortune-teller makes a bold prediction—that Kouma will soon meet the man of his destiny!? And later, what is Kouma to make of it when he reunites with the fortune-teller and begins to fall in love with him…?! Set in a magic shop and dealing with the sweetest of living arrangements, Rico Fukiyama depicts a sweet love story of magical happiness.
	La Satanica Even though Mashita and Matsushima have known each other for years, they’re having trouble admitting their true feelings. If the two are in love, then what’s holding them back? Mashita likes to play games with Matsushima’s head and heart, forcing Matsushima to try and figure out what he can do to make Mashita happy. But when the real fooling around starts, will they allow their relationship to take off, or will there be hell to pay? The heat goes up as Mashita and Matsushima come to realize that love isn’t just about fun and games. Momoko Tenzen (Seven, Unsophisticated and Rude) shows how twisted romance can be, and how devilish love always is, in this full-length, high school romance!
	Ciao Ciao Bambino Soon after taking a part-time job as a cram-school lecturer, Yoh meets Yuta, a boy of peerless beauty. While Yoh thinks it’s cute how Yuta pines for him, why is it that when Yuta acts so manly from time to time it makes Yoh’s heart beat faster…? Another airy love story from Momoko Tenzen.
	Reversible DMP is introducing new artists of the manga industry in this collection of doujinshi oneshots. Debuting in America are Kometa Yonekura, Shiori Ikezawa, Haruki Fujimoto and Goroh, and many many more! This is a one of a kind doujinshi collection you don’t want to miss!
	Tale of the Waning Moon After a night of serious boozing, a jilted young man named Ryuka speaks his wish for true love atop a starlit hill. His words reach the ears of Ixto, the spirit of the last quarter moon, who decides to grant Ryuka’s wish. Unfortunately for Ryuka, Ixto’s handpicked selections to be the young man’s lover are all men themselves! And when his rejection of these choices leads to an unexpected night of passion that casts a spell on him, will Ryuka give in to his enchanted body’s urge to chase after Ixto and journey through worlds unknown, or will his mind win over his heart? Critically-acclaimed boys’ love mangaka Hyouta Fujiyama lends her copious talents to this wacky, role-playing fantasy-romance that will tickle your funny bone and tug at your heart!
	Ludwig II vol. 2 The kingdom of Bavaria was absorbed into the German Empire during the latter half of the 19th century. The stunningly handsome king of Bavaria— who never married and who would have operas and plays privately staged for him—wandered between fantasy and reality, alone in his extravagant crystal palace, Neuschwanstein. “I want to remain an eternal mystery to myself and others,” Ludwig II once said, and now we reach the final act of his drama.
	Happy Boys "Welcome home, mademoiselle!" At the butler cafe, Lady Braganza, the five apprentice butlers known as the Happy Boys have been waiting for you! It's their mission to bring happiness to the ladies who visit the cafe and to become the perfect butler.
	Boys Love Magazine editor Mamiya meets popular high school model Noeru Kisaragi for a story Mamiya’s working on. When Noeru suddenly tries to go down on Mamiya and makes sexual advances at him, Mamiya turns him down flat. But Mamiya’s loneliness starts to get to him and he decides to try starting over with Noeru on equal footing. Mamiya’s sincerity causes Noeru to open his heart as well, and before long the two begin to form a deep emotional connection, but…

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Yaoi Press on Emanga

2009-09-30T00:14:00.000-07:00

Yaoi Press has teamed with Digital Manga to make our titles available on Emanga.com. Right now Emanga is hosting the out of print Yaoi Hentai vol. 1, and the soon to be out of print vol. 2. More titles will be available there soon. We're so excited to be collaborating with DMP!

If you're at the West Hollywood Book Fair this Sunday please stop by booth D19 to visit Yaoi Press. We will be having a special session of our 'Yaoi: Let's Make a Squeal' game show at the fair, and will have all our books and merchandise available for sale.

Otakumex was a blast last weekend. Thanks to everyone who came out. This is truly the crown jewel of the Animeland convention circuit. I (Yamila) always have such a fantastic time being a guest there.

I'm looking forward to the big one: YAOI CON!

If you can't make it to San Francisco, don't fret. St. Louis Missouri hosts Bishie Con this November. See you there!

Yamila Abraham and Yaoi Press

2009-09-23T00:09:00.000-07:00

This is Yamila Abraham typing.

Chicken little is screaming the sky is falling, and I happen to know that it isn't. The most frustrating thing is I can't discuss said sky falling while the issue of 'falling sky' is still pending. It will be resolved. Hopefully sooner rather than later.

I'm grateful a few people recalled we do not live under Napoleonic Code in the United States. For those who have already judged me, I'm not angry at you. I know it's easy to get into a sensationalist mentality when sensational accusations are being made. So many catastrophes have happened in the industry. It's easy to assume the worst right now. Please keep a cool head, and have faith. This situation is not going to end Yaoi Press. Don't believe the hype.

However, Yaoi Press survives on our convention income. A great portion of that income comes from those shows where I make personal guest appearances. You would think that if a show is willing to put the author of the Trach the Tentacle monster stories on their guest-list they aren't too concerned with her reputation. I can't help but think about a popular convention guest who had a false accusation lobbed at him last year. He was banned from the industry.

People panic when sensational stories start spreading. When convention chairs panic they could pull Yaoi Press from their shows.

I am in a position where I can't say much, and lack of information causes fear. I know there are some people who will never lose faith in me. But there are others who don't know me that well, and are concerned right now. You have my email. Please talk to me before making a decision that could cause a chain reaction that would be devastating to Yaoi Press.

If you've watched any television at all you know the drill for situations like this. I'm not allowed to discuss this matter while it's still pending. I'm desperate to talk, but I can't. Please try not to pass judgment until you know what's really going on. All is not what it seems.

I will be at OtakuMex this weekend. Yes, I really will! You can also meet me at the Hollywood Book Fair on October 4th. I'm seriously looking forward to Yaoi Con October 30th.

There are no cancellations. I will be at these shows. I should have panels at them all. People may ask me about this situation. I probably won't be able to answer them. I'm hoping for a fast resolution, but the sky started falling over 3 years ago, in 2006! If it's taken this long to drop I'm not hopeful about this being over with fast.

One good thing about Yaoi fans is that they are not ignorant people. They aren't the type to spit on me and say, "I heard X about you so I've decided Y." It didn't take long for supporters to start coming out. I appreciate everyone who continues to support me through this trying time.

In the meantime I have a business to continue managing during a very weak economy. I can't crawl into a turtle shell and hide. Works of over 100 talented creators rest on my shoulders. I must continue to promote them, and this company.

I hope that even if you doubt me you will not begrudge these creators the success of their Yaoi Press publications.

$5 Yaoi Sale

2009-09-15T13:40:00.000-07:00

From now until September 18th Yaoi Press graphic novels are $5 each at Everythingyaoi.com. Our comics are $.99 each. Even the art books are only $5 each!

Be sure to check us out at Otakumex the weekend of the 25th in Albuquerque New Mexico!

Then we're actually going to be in Utah! OMG! At Anime St. George on October 10th.

See you there!!

Yaoi and Kindle

2009-09-01T13:13:00.000-07:00

A somewhat infamous Australian customer recently bought a Kindle. I say infamous because every online yaoi shop will know who I'm talking about. She's the girl who buys $400+ worth of books twice a month or so. She buys multiple copies of the same title showing that she's selling the books in her native Australia.

A convention vendor did a show in Australia to sell dojinshi. He did terrible. This made me think there may not be a market for yaoi in Australia. Well, of course that's not true. Japanese language dojinshi have to be more easily accessed by Australians than English language manga. The demand there is for the translated stuff. That demand is not being met.

Our distribution to Australia has always been poor. The transportation costs of the books just add too much to the cover price to make retailers feel it's worth stocking.

They're wrong.

I see from this Australian girl's cottage industry that even when she's buying yaoi at American retail prices, adding the cost of shipping, and adding a tidy mark-up above that, she's able to sell the books by the box full. I've seen some of her sales listings. She has no problem getting the equivalent of $30 USD for a copy of Crimson Spell.

Still, it's not an ideal situation. We know how tight budgets can get. In the USA fans don't have enough money to buy all the yaoi they want. Imagine how that is for Australian fans? They don't have their own yaoi manga publishers there. It's all imports from the USA.

Enter the Kindle. My Australian friend saw Digital Manga's Kindle web site. She emailed Maria at our store everythingyaoi.com and asked what the heck a Kindle was. Her next email told us she'd bought one.

Digital distribution is the answer for countries like Australia. Shipping and customs costs make import of niche manga just too expensive. The Kindle would be a Godsend. Take away the customs costs. Take away the shipping costs. Even get it at a discount over USA retail prices. There would finally be an alternative to online piracy for them.

I hope Australians reading this didn't stop at the paragraph above and run out to buy a Kindle. If you did you'll find that you have to hunt for a reseller who ships to Australia. Then, once you get a power adaptor to charge the thing in an Australian outlet, you'll find that you can't download the Kindle ebooks. There's a region block. Even if one of your USA buddies lets you use their address to register it you won't be able to download the Kindle ebooks in Australia.

1. Dear Amazon - Make the Kindle work 100% in Australia! That would be such a boon to Yaoi Press and other niche publishers who have insurmountable hurdles exporting books there. It's better for the environment and cheaper for all concerned.

2. Dear Australians, for now, don't buy a Kindle unless you use it strictly as a PDF ebook viewer. You won't be able to download the Kindle ebooks unless you do what our friend did.

What did our friend do? She mailed Maria her Kindle with a shopping list. Right now it consists of every book DMP has offered via the Kindle. She's also going to get several Yaoi Press Kindle books for free. Although we're not live on the Kindle yet we have submitted the first couple of titles as of last week.

All Yaoi Press books will be available on the Kindle before the end of the year.

Maria has turned over this Kindle to me to put the Yaoi Press titles on it. We told our friend that we would do this.

I know I should have my own Kindle since this is a new platform for our books. (I also know I should have my own iPhone since our books are going up on iTunes). But I don't want one. As a consumer I have almost no need for one. I'd rather spend $300 to pay an artist to draw something for Yaoi Press. 'Borrowing' a Kindle like this is a great opportunity. I want to see what our books look like on the Kindle screen (as well as our friend publisher's books).

I'm not certain of the legality of doing this favor for my friend. From my perspective I see Kindle being most useful outside the USA. I resent that there's blocks in place. Yaoi Press books have universal English rights (we make most of our titles from scratch). Other companies don't have world-wide rights, and need to assure their license partners that they aren't overstepping their boundaries. That said, no one seems to be licensing yaoi in Australia. It's silly when there are already English language versions of the books out there.

There should be a way for Australians to be able to access those books without the enormous costs they face right now.

Answer to What is Yaoi Question:

2009-08-24T01:36:00.000-07:00

Yaoi is gay porn on estrogen.

A Rest Between Shows

2009-08-07T10:02:00.000-07:00

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for Yaoi Press, and for me (Yamila) personally. I had several shows in fast succession starting with Anime Expo, then Otakon, then Anime Tucon.

Otakon was a great show, as usual. I regret not doing our Industry panel there. I know it's my fault for not making it happen. It's tough to keep track of every detail when there are so many shows in such a short time. I know a lot of people came by the booth saying the missed it this year. It was one of the few Yaoi Panels people under 18 could attend.

Anime Tucon stands out as one of the most fun conventions I've done in a long time. This was our first time in Tucson. I found the crowd was starved for Yaoi. I sold as many books to a show of 300 or so attendees as I usually sell at shows of 3,000.

The live yaoi shows caused a hysteria. People asked the participants to replay the scenes over and over, even to the point of being a nuisance. They really acted like they'd never seen two guys kiss before. Everyone was showing me the pictures and video they took of the scene with such amazement. They were asking me questions after, like if I ever set up shows like this before. They were trying to make the moment last as though it were a once in a lifetime thing. I remember that the reaction to the Live Yaoi Shows in Phoenix were more extreme than in other places, but Tucson really went nuts for them.

And for me also. I was attacked with unwelcome glomps several times when walking to my hotel room or the bathroom. New friend Warky (singer/songwriter/MC and fellow guest) jokingly commented that he needed to be my body guard when we were walking together. I took him up on this. As many people know I'm not comfortable hugging strangers. I do 'aura-hugs' so the kids at shows don't feel like I'm rejecting them. I've had shows were one or two people attack me with a hug without asking first. I never had to fight off as much love as at this show.

I know it's well-meaning. I don't mean for my boundaries to offend friendly kids. At the first show Yaoi Press did (PMX in California, 2005) I hugged a sweaty, grimey fan who passed their BO onto me for the rest of the day. I was throwing up in my mouth the rest of the day. I think it traumatized me about hugging strangers from then on. It made hugging people I don't know feel icky. When I hug a friend I get a warm feeling and I want to hold on. If I'm not there with a person yet I don't want to get that intimate. I hope people will understand.

I used to claim I was a germaphobe to avoid hugs, but I knew I couldn't get away with that at this show where I'm so close to the staff. I did a 'live yuri show' with con-chair AT on stage at closing ceremonies. I love her dearly!

Anime Tucon was the first show where I didn't hole up in my hotel room when I wasn't at a scheduled event. I played Mahjong with 3 new friends in the artist alley lobby area until it was time to do my Yaoi Hentaipalooza panel. This wasn't Mahjong solitaire like most people play on their computers. We played American-style 4 player mahjong. It was easy to learn and lots of fun. It was good research for the custom yaoi mahjong sets we'll be coming out with toward the end of the year.

There were many wonderful moments at this show. I'm so glad I came out. I'm looking forward to Otakumex, which is put on by the same group. I hope to see you there in September!

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2009-07-24T23:20:00.000-07:00

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ON SALE! Yaoi Press titles, 801 Media books, Aurora Manga, DMP/June, Netcomics, and all Yaoi Novels!

News ~ Did you catch the Winter Demon and Dark Prince cosplayers at Anime Expo? We were so thrilled to have these fans cosplay Fuyu and Hakuin from Winter Demon and Jereth and Moors from Dark Prince! Also at Anime Expo Rightstuf International announced that they have licensed the Junjo Romantico and Antique Bakery anime series! Yaoi Press announced their new illustrated imprint, Yaoi Prose. Meet Yaoi Press publisher and and writer Yamila Abraham this July at Anime TuCon!

Happy Yaoi Yum Yum This Title On Sale!
HYYY will go out of print! We have very few copies left of the first printing of this book. It really is that good!

Yaoi smut tastes better when it's happy and fun! The successor to the ultra popular Yaoi Hentai anthology has a yaoi take on Jack and the Bean Stalk, a twisted take on Goldilocks and the Three bears, and Trach the tentacle monster gets caught in Kemonini forest in his longest adventure to date! (Kemonini means boys with cat ears and tails, or other cute animal crap stuck on them).

Yaoi Coloring Book

Here is the infamous Yaoi Coloring Book! This is 22 pages of sharp linework ready for your colored pencils. Pin-ups are taken from cover images done by Le Peruggine, M.A. Sambre, Yishan Li, Amelia Woo, Studio Kosaru, Fitri, and Rhea Silvan.

Color up a storm and post your art on Deviant Art or Y!Gallery. The coloring book has nice big 8.5"x11" pages. There are 22 pages in all ranging from simple and cute, to lavish and complex. Different artists give different scenes or lovely character pinups for you to play with. The cover image is one of the selections you can color.

Pin-ups come from Winter Demon, Yaoi Hentai, Dark Prince, The Aluria Chronicles, Spirit Marked, Stallion (bonus story), Surge, and Happy Yaoi Yum Yum.

Junjo Romantico vol. 10

Misaki must make a dangerous choice when he's invited on trips by three different members of the Usami family - for the same day! Will his life take a turn for the worse when he turns down the wrong ones? And as Misaki finds himself more involved in the Usami family drama, insecurities about himself and his relationship with Akihiko continue to increase. Will Akihiko be able to cheer him up when they take a steamy bath together, or will Usagi's father succeed in driving Misaki away?

Unsophisticated and Rude This Title On Sale!

Hiroto and his best friend Satoshi have been inseparable ever since they were little boys. But what's Hiroto supposed to do when Satoshi confesses that he's got a serious crush on a gorgeous (and popular) upperclassman named Nao? Hiroto wants his buddy to land the man of his dreams, of course...but there's a brand-new feeling tugging at Hiroto's heartstrings. Can this lifelong friendship weather the stormy waters of first love? Unsophisticated and Rude reveals that boys have it just as rough as girls when it comes to sneaky flirtation, passionate confessions and getting the one you love to love you back! In these short, sweet tales of friendship and heartache, a cast of beautiful men must decide when to let their true feelings shine through...and when to take the plunge into physical bliss! Sometimes, you have to risk everything to keep a perfect lover by your side.

Dark Prince Trilogy This Title On Sale!

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Dark Prince Davon murders boys for mysterious reasons. When he finds the peasant Aeon he not only lets him live, but takes him as his consort.

This macabre and intricate tale of deviant royalty, twisted love affairs, and demonic gods continues to entrance yaoi fans in this new bundled set.

* Bundle price is a savings of nearly $12.

* The shrinkwrapped bundles unite the three-part illustration that goes across the spines of the books.

* Includes a full color postcard insert with a new Dark Prince pin-up by artist M.A. Sambre.

Cain Trilogy This Title On Sale!

Get the entire Cain Trilogy, with a color postcard insert, for a savings of nearly $12 off retail. The shrinkwrapped bundles unite the three-part illustration that goes across the spines of the books.

The young thief Vanqisher has been taken by General Cain. He's fraught with worry and confusion. Not only because of these powerful emotions brewing in him for his master, but because there seems to be a mystical link between them.

Memories of a salacious past life with Cain surface, that Vanqisher can not explain.

He sees dark wings on Cain's back, yet is unafraid. Just what is Cain? And why do the highest echelons of the church tremble in fear of him?

Shining Moon This Title On Sale!

Before there was Koji Mizuhara, the charismatic superstar, there was Koji Mizuhara, the teenaged prostitute. When he meets the straight-laced Uno-san, a seemingly pure and righteous salary man who is so different from his other customers, Mizuhara suffers an obsession. An obsession to tarnish the man's soul, and so he proceeds to seduce Uno-san. But things swiftly go dangerously wrong and it seems it will be Mizuhara himself who will be burned by the events he has put into motion.

Train Train vol 2 This Title On Sale!

While trying to achieve his goal to become a train operator like his father, 18-year-old Asahi Saruta has had to learn to do without - without money, food, power, running water, etc. Except for his prairie dog, Pure, and his newly acquired luck-pot, Asahi doesn't have much... well, he's as poor as dirt, actually. So when Asahi's train station senpai, Kaiji, decides to have him switch living arrangements with super-rich Hokuto, the hope is that each one will learn something. Instead... Asahi's homeless?! I guess it can always get worse, can't it! Now Asahi works and lives at Minami-Kitazawa Station - a perfect opportunity to find out what goes bump in the night there after the lights are off and everyone's gone home. Yikes!

Sense and Sexuality

Masatsugu Hanamura and Kuniomi Takakura are both Japanese nobility and heirs to two separate Marquis families. As childhood friends and rivals, they live hedonistic lifestyles. Their pastime is a friendly competition where they place bets to see who can win their target's affection first. Then one day, Kuniomi makes a passionate confession of love to Masatsugu and...!? What will become of their life-altering bet between these two beautiful men...!? A Taisho era love story!

The Aristocrat and the Desert Prince This Title On Sale!

In the luxurious Middle Eastern kingdom of Kassina, Takeyuki, 'The Desert Hawk', kidnapped by bandits for his beauty, in turn kidnaps Said, the young man with the blue eyes. With eyes that no one's heart can escape from and a voice that sends chills down spines, it must have been him Said spoke so rudely to on the plane to Kassina. Has Takeyuki been chasing him ever since?

Ai No Kusabi vol. 6 This Title On Sale!

Seeing Guardian's dark side in full, the pursued Kirie escaped to Riki's place. But Guy handed him over to the visiting Katz, leading to discord between Riki and Guy, and Riki left the slums behind to seek out Iason's approval. After a gap of a year and a half, Riki increased his charms and returned as Blondie's pet, but... It's the long-awaited volume 6 the series!

A Strange and Mystifying Love Story vol. 2 This Title On Sale!
He saved Akio Yamane from his incurable sickness, but the outcast, Setsu, has protected this cursed bloodline for countless generations. What will happen when something akin to love begins to blossom between them, in the face of incompatibility between humans and therianthropes. The past of the gentle therianthrope, Setsu, is also explored in the back-up story, "Ishi Kenbunroku" in this, the second volume of the super popular series!

The Guilty vol. 4 This Title On Sale!

Toya Sakurai is starting fresh in a new apartment, now enticingly closer to his lover, Kai Hodaka. When he invites his lover to come visit, he realizes the benefits of living so much closer. But when Toya's publishing company decides to put out a fan book on Kai Hodaka, Toya is shocked to learn just how little he knows about his lover after two years! Also includes a collection of short stories with deeper insight on our favorite guilty pair! Toya spends a love burning weekend with Hodaka in Hayama after the torturously written Emergence. Then, six months into their riotous relationship, Hodaka shows just what he's willing to do to make Toya happy. The loving, dangerous, guilty love they share comes to a climax in this final volume.

Color This Title On Sale!

Theirs was a miraculous and fateful first encounter... In a trance, Takashiro Tsuda gazed at the artwork that shared the same title as the work he had created. The title "Color", and the artist: Sakae Fujiwara. This coincidence was the driving force that led the men to inevitably meet, but what bond, if any, will the artists share?

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Anime Expo Yaoi Press Report!

2009-07-09T15:35:00.000-07:00

AX was a wonderful show for us. Moreso than in prior years, it seemed. Having an endcap island in the dealer's room helped our visibility tremendously. We plan on exhibiting this way from now on.

There's so much to touch on. Here it is in list format:

* Yaoi Prose was announced! Our new illustrated ebook imprint was the big news at our Saturday morning panel. We're starting off with a Saihoshi continuation written and illustrated by the amazing Studio Kosen (teaser: Yinn fans will be pleased). The launch will also feature Winter Demon stories written by Yamila Abraham (me) and illustrated by a yet to be named top Yaoi Press artist. The tentative live date is the end of this year. Follow the Yaoi Press and Yaoi Prose Twitters for the fastest updates.

* Our first meeting with a production company was at the show (Valhalla Motion Pictures). We hope to move more towards film and other media, but the gay content does make our properties a tough sell to Hollywood. Here's hoping something pans out!

* Our exhibit was directly across from Media Blaster's. We flung the yaoi stress relief corns back and forth to each other. :D Yaoi fans occasionally intercepted.

* Dru Pagliassotti, professor, yaoi scholar, writer, and my editor for an upcoming nonfiction book on Boys Love I'm contributing to, was wrangled into working at our madhouse of a booth on Thursday. I know she hadn't planned on it. ~~; It was great to talk yaoi at an intellectual level for a bit. I can't imagine what she thought of Happy Yaoi Yum Yum. I did warn her!

* Winter Demon Cosplayers manned the booth Thursday and Saturday. I love them so dearly! Great staff = Show success. Sam, Carleena, Alison, Kailah – Fantastic work!

* 75 Copies of Happy Yaoi Yum Yum sold at the show!!! This is our all time record of sales for a single title at a convention. ;_; Everyone seemed to love it. Many happy fans came back to the booth with kudos.

* Much business discussed with Manager-san Mikako Ogata of Aurora Publishing. She was adorable in her schoolgirl cosplay! Our two companies have so much in common. Got to meet Elisa as well, who I pester at Aurora so very often. ~~; I feel great about collaborating with Aurora in the future.

* I sat at the Netcomics booth quite a while meeting with my very good friend, Vice President Soyoung Jung. Netcomics continues to be our digital distribution provider, and we agree the past two years have been a great success. We talked about other things though. I love that Netcomics USA is stronger than ever despite the bad economy. This is thanks to Soyoung. We compared notes on how little we sleep and how many hours we work. She has my workaholic record beat!

* My friends at Digital Manga Publishing gave me a lovely gift. A bottle of wine in a cloth sack. That was so nice of them! ;_; Sasahara-sensei himself carried the box of books I bought from them back to our booth. We walked and talked briefly. Anime Expo was a great chance to strengthen our friendship with this pillar of yaoi publishing. They've helped us so much over the years. ;_;

* I was also glad to meet with Rightstuf for a bit. They're moving cartloads of our books on their site. We will be expanding into our non-book merchandise with them, and may even do an exclusive item. :) I’m very happy that they're releasing more BL anime soon!

* Friday we had Dark Prince cosplayers! King Jereth and "Queen" Moors. It's funny to have a girl playing a guy dressed like a girl. :D They were amazing. These cosplayers were fans of the books I'd befriended last year. They surprised me with the Jereth and Moors costumes. I didn't make them cosplay my books—honest!

• Shoplifter boobytraps were one of our best ideas for the show. Nothing funnier than seeing a thief foiled and running away in terror. Next year we'll try to set up a video camera to catch some YouTube clips. Anime Expo is sadly the very worst show for shoplifting. All the dealers are on high alert. We were supported by plain-clothes security this year.

All in all a fantastic show for us. One of the very best we've ever done! I'm so glad I got all the networking I needed done here since we were too late to get exhibit space at San Diego Comic Con. AX was all about business this year. That suited me perfectly!

Point of Clarification on Docucopies Issue

2009-07-07T12:46:00.000-07:00

I don't want to beat this dead horse much more. The coloring book that Docucopies chose not to print was handled by a local Las Vegas printer. It sold very well at Anime Expo last weekend.

I'm glad that Docucopies decided to clarify their position on what they will or will not print in this blog post. However, I take issue with this reply they placed in their comments:

"Regardless of when the term "disturbing" was first used, it should be clear that the woman who used it felt that way before it was divulged that all characters were male, otherwise she would not have raised issue with the job in the first place."

This is not true. Lynn called the pictures disturbing after I told her they were all male. I posted our email exchange in the order it happened in the May 27th entry about this.

There's some misuse of terms going on. Slander is untrue spoken statements that harms the reputation of a person or business. When these statements are in written form (such as comments to a blog post) it's called libel. Harmful statements are only slander or libel when they are untrue.

Happy Yaoi Yum Yum Contest Winner!

2009-06-24T13:55:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to Misa-Pi! She is the winner of the Happy Yaoi Yum Yum caption contest!

Go to the Contest Page to take a look at our Honorable Mentions and Runner-Ups. You can get your own copy of Happy Yaoi Yum Yum at Everythingyaoi.com!

Thanks to everyone who entered. We had so much fun looking at the entries!

Much News

2009-06-19T07:56:00.000-07:00

Yamila Abraham (me) will be a guest at Otakon this year. Please come to booth 117 in the dealers room to get your autographed copy of Happy Yaoi Yum Yum. We'll also have novelty corn stress relievers!

Before Otakon there is of course Anime Expo. I will be a guest there also at booths 739 and 838 in the dealers room. We have Winter Demon cosplayers decorating our booth! Make sure you plan to go to the Yaoi Press Industry Panel, Saturday at 11am in room LP 2.

Our fan art prints promotion was such a great success at Everythingyaoi.com that we've extended it until June 22nd. Don't miss this change to get copies of those beautiful fan art prints from popular yaoi and shounen-ai manga. (Including one drawn by me).

I think this week's Yaoi Not Actually is particularly funny. This free comic strip is updated every Thursday on Everythingyaoi.com.

Don't forget to enter the Yaoi Caption Contest! There's only a few days left!

New Yaoi Products

2009-06-05T19:46:00.000-07:00

We will be debuting new yaoi bags at Anime Expo and Otakon this year.

Yaoi Banana Hearts Cell Phone / iPod Case $10 -

Thanks to the banana logo designer and the Yaoi Focus Group on Twitter who helped with this design.

We updated our Yaoi and Yuri bags which were originally released in 2007. $25 -

Since it's against the law for yaoi and yuri fans to walk around an anime convention without broadcasting that they're fans (California Penal Code) we're also debuting less expensive cinch-up backpacks. $10

We are hopefully going to have the Yaoi Poker Cards reprinted in time for the shows. The new decks are made from a different material than the first editions. They will be noticeably different. We also hope to have this key chain in time for AX:

Docucopies Find Yaoi Coloring Book "Disturbing"

2009-05-27T12:15:00.000-07:00

I put an article on Ehow a while ago about how you could 'Print a Comic Book or Doujinshi Cheap.' We'd used Docucopies for printing. They are a photocopy company, not a comic printer, but provided a very economic solution for us.

We were happy with the doujinshi we'd published with them, so we proceeded with our next small run project, a yaoi coloring book. This morning they sent this email:

"Because of the nudity of this file we are unable to print this for you. The order before this one should not have been printed but did slide by without us looking through the entire book."

It doesn't pay for us to throw tantrums over things like this. However, I feel they've made a mistake. The coloring book is 16+. There are side views of nude characters, but naughty bits are not visible. There are no sex scenes, but some images are suggestive that sex is coming. It didn't even cross my mind that a printer might not agree to print it. I called and told them that the characters are all male. I think they might think the characters are female and we're showing bare breasts.

At any rate, here are what I see as the most 'extreme' images of the coloring book we sent them:

Update: This is the email I sent Docucopies:

Hello Lynn,

"I just wanted to follow up on the phone call. As I said, we formatted the coloring book with margins, even on the cover, so it could be printed by Docucopies and we could save money on it. At this point it would cost more money than the book is worth to reformat it for another printer. The coloring book would of course look better with full bleeds. We formatted it without them specifically so they could be printed with you.

It doesn't matter which pictures are inside the coloring book. We have hundreds to choose from. If you tell me which pictures are going too far I can swap them out for new ones. Please remember that the characters depicted are all male. They look pretty because this is a genre from Japan that's targeting female readers.

If I had been put on notice with the last comic book I sent you guys I would have known better than to keep sending projects like this your way."

Their response:

"Hi Yamila -
There are a number of page that I find disturbing and do not want to put our employees in the same position printing this book for you. Some of the pages are 5, 6, 23, 24, 28, 29. I am sorry but we will not print this book.
Lynn
Docucopies"

I'm extremely annoyed now. They don't want to work with me, even when I explained what a bad position they're putting us in. There is nothing in their TOS that says they won't accept risque material.

But what really makes me angry is this:

This is page 23 one of the images they found "disturbing." If you were me, what would you think?

I'm disgusted with you Docucopies.

HYYY Caption Contest

2009-05-19T13:46:00.000-07:00

We're very excited about the
upcoming release of our newest adult-only title Happy
Yaoi Yum Yum! Here's your chance to win a free copy,
and sixteen 11x17 inch card stock posters with beautiful
bishie art from Yaoi Press! Thumbnails of the posters included
in the set are below.

So here's the deal. Every Thursday we put a silly little
comic strip called Yaoi Not Actually on our store
front page. Go check out the newest
one if you haven't yet! (We'll wait.)

You're back? Great!

These comic strips take art from Yaoi Press books and
puts funny little captions on them. Now it's your turn!

We want for you to come up with your own Yaoi Not Actually
comic strip using art from Happy Yaoi Yum Yum!

You can add a word balloon or a caption, or whatever!
You've got the three panels below to choose from for your
comic strip:

Those are your choices! Right click on one of those images
above to save it, then open it up in MS Paint or something
and make with the funny!

The winning strip will become the June 26th, 2009 Yaoi
Not Actually. We'll also stick it on this page so it can
be part of the comic strip's permanent archive.

Are you ready to claim your yaoi booty? Heh...I'm
referring to the prizes, of course.

That's great! But don't send your image to me. I'm just
a sexually suggestive banana. You're going to want to
e-mail your comic strip to:

contest@everythingyaoi.com

By Participating in the Contest,

You agree to be Bound by the Following Rules:

1. You must be 18 or older, or have reached
the minimum age which is considered adult in your country
to enter. Prizes will be sent
via UPS 'ADULT SIGNATURE REQUIRED' service.
An adult must show government issued photo ID to receive
the package. Sorry, kids! We don't make the laws!
If we send pornography to a minor we'll go to jail.
;_;

2. The deadline for entries is June 22nd,
2009, 12:00am Pacific Standard Time.

3. Save your entry as a JPG. We prefer
that you save it somewhere online and send us a link
to it (it may help your chances of winning *wink*) but
we will also accept e-mail attachments. This is only
because we know that if we ask people not to send e-mail
attachments they will anyway. :p

4. Tell us the name you want to be credited
by if your comic strip wins. If you forget we're going
to use the beginning part of your e-mail address.

5. An autoreply e-mail is the only confirmation
you'll get that we've received your entry.

6. All entries become property of Yaoi
Press LLC to do with as we please. This is valid for
all eternity throughout the entire universe. This includes,
but is not limited to, displaying the runner-up entries
online.

7. Void where prohibited by law. Make
sure you can't get in trouble receiving porn in the
mail before you enter. If customs or your dad seizes
your prize we aren't going to send you a replacement.

8. The winner will be announced on June
24th, 2009 on the Yaoi Press blog.
They will also be notified via e-mail They will have
30 days to claim their prizes, or they forfeit it.

9. The judges decisions are final, even
if they're unfair and discriminatory. The winner will
be contacted via the same e-mail address they used to
enter the contest. If that e-mail doesn't work anymore
they lose, and we'll rub it in by publicly announcing
that they lost due to a stupid technicality.

10. The droplet coming from the banana
is nectar. If you thought any different you're a damned
pervert.

Happy Yaoi Yum Yum will be a Little Late

2009-05-14T19:06:00.000-07:00

Happy Yaoi Yum Yum is going to ship a little late. We're four days behind schedule right now, and anticipate this delay continuing until at least May 19th. We're very lucky to have a printer who makes us a priority when they get our files in. There's nothing they can do until those files get sent, however. We're hoping to ship in early June.

I wasn't as concerned about this as usual because I thought we'd lost our two most time-sensitive orders. These are comic shops and Borders. Borders isn't ordering much from any publisher these days, but we never even marketed HYYY to them due to the extreme content. It's no surprise that they aren't carrying this one.

Comic shops are a different animal. We had a respectable number of orders, but new higher minimums were imposed by our distributor. A month after the orders were first showing up on our vendor inventory report they disappeared. I assumed this was due to their new policy.

Without comic shops or Borders we've lost most of the 'Where the Hell is my book?' factor that leads to canceled orders. People preorder books at comic shops and to a lesser degree, Borders. With Borders you have many stores prominently displaying a list of what graphic novels are 'coming soon' with the release dates. I've seen this as a whiteboard sign behind the info desk at one Borders. It was a black changeable letter sign on the wall at another location. Customers see that _______ title is arriving on _____ date and show up on that date to pick up a copy. When the book doesn't arrive on time they're annoyed. They blame Borders. They order it on Amazon instead. Borders cancels orders by the hundreds. A few of the more autonomous branches never order from the late publisher again. (A Borders vending at a Florida anime con told me this).

Borders is out of the picture for HYYY. Comic shops suddenly aren't. A few days ago I saw that our comic shop (aka direct market) orders had magically reappeared. ~~; Argh. I mean...hooray.

No Yaoimila at Otakon

2009-05-12T16:42:00.000-07:00

Otakon is a wonderful anime convention for Yaoi Press. We are overwhelmed by adoring fans and supporters. We always have great sales at our booths. The industry panel I put on annually gets crammed with hundreds of fans, and highlights end up on Youtube. The staff person in charge admitted she didn't care for yaoi, but still loved the riotous panel.

With all the good this show does for our business I hate to complain about anything. However, one thing that happens year after year is that I hear from fans who never got to meet me (Yamila) because they didn't know I was there. They didn't know I was at the Yaoi Press booth. They missed the opportunity to get their books autographed. They missed a chance to do a portfolio review with me.

I've asked to be put on the guest list in 2008 and again this year. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like Otakon is going to do this. There's no hard feelings on my end. I understand shows have different reasons for the decisions they make. I'm extremely grateful when shows like Anime Central, Anime Expo, Anime North, and so forth, choose to have me as a guest. It would be nice to see this at Otakon since it is the 'Yaoi Con of the East.' I will still continue to support and adore this show despite this decision by them.

I will not be attending Otakon in person this year. There will not be a Yaoi Press industry panel. It's a very busy convention season for me. Once a show puts me on the guest list I know I've got to be there. With Otakon I'm going to take the opportunity for what will probably be a much needed break. Staffers Amanda and Jaime will be there to run the Yaoi Press booth in the dealers room. I'm sure it will still be a great show for Yaoi Press in 2009!