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Graphicly was a platform for publishers which offered work flow integration, self-publishing, digital distribution, conversion, and promotion for digital content. The website was initially a platform for comic books, but later added support for children’s books, art books, and magazines. Graphicly accumulated more than 3,500 publishers and more than 10,000 independent creators.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://Graphicly.com/about )〕 In May 2014, Graphicly shut down. ==History== Graphicly was founded in 2007 as "Take Comics."〔〔〔 The website was part the 2009 class of TechStars, a startup accelerator.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.inc.com/ss/10-start-up-incubators-to-watch#3 )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://techcrunch.com/2009/08/06/techstars-incubator-hatches-10-new-companies/ )〕 Micah Baldwin had been a mentor at TechStars since 2007, and after mentoring the Graphicly team through the program, joined the company as founder and CEO.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.techstars.com/program/mentors/mbaldwin/ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://blog.pinterest.com/post/5558463332/interview-with-kevin-mann-co-founder-of-graphic-ly )〕 Steve Ballmer gave the first public demo of Graphicly during Microsoft’s keynote presentation at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/features/2010/jan10/01-07Win7TouchApps.aspx )〕 The company raised a $1.2 million seed round in January 2010, led by DFJ Mercury, with additional investments from Starz Media, David Cohen, Dave McClure, Paige Craig, Jake Nickell, and Chris Sacca.〔 In January 2011, Graphicly raised an additional $3.8 million in a Series A round from a group led by DFJ Mercury with additional investments from 500 Startups, Dundee VC, Ludlow Ventures, and Venture51.〔〔〔 In addition to the established angel investors, Graphicly’s advisors include Tim Ferriss, Jay Adelson, and Gary Vaynerchuk.〔 At the time of the announcement, Graphicly had been downloaded more than 600,000 times.〔 In February 2010, Graphicly acquired iFanboy, a comic book community and news platform. This bolstered the interactive elements of their site, which had already pioneered how comic books were read and shared.〔 The purchase did not last and in January 2013, iFanboy split from Graphically in a joint decision between the site and the company.〔http://ifanboy.com/articles/ifanboy-update-independence-goodbye-hello/〕 In November 2011, Graphicly acquired Double Feature, a mobile comics reader application. In 2012, the Graphic.ly comics app was discontinued and the company focused on digital conversion and distribution service: For an upfront fee, the company would convert a comic and distribute it to digital platforms, and then planned to give proceeds (after fees) to the comic owner.〔(A creator’s eye view of Graphicly )〕 In January 2013, Graphicly raised an additional $1 million in funding, bringing the total venture capital investment to $6 million. In April 2014, Graphicly officially shut its doors, replacing its website with a notice informing visitors of such. Key employees from the company were hired by Blurb (publisher), a self-publishing agency similar in aim to Graphicly. Many publishers who had published their works through Graphicly were offered to move their business to Blurb. Some of the independent creators were never paid for the proceeds from their published comics.〔(Graphicly’s acquisition leaves publisher payments in doubt )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Graphic.ly」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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