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I stumbled upon a few projects that some authors have on Kickstarter and when I looked through the archives ( under Author or Publishing) there were a surprising number of writers who successfully raised $ 5,000 and up from...."investors "(?)
A few of these folks made some very nice videos as introductions to their projects
What is the take on this from you guys?
Is it an additional expense a writer needs to look into ( same as hiring an editor, cover artist) in order to beat the odds and see your book in print? ( or to cover the expense of making it an ebook?)
From what I saw there are a number of people willing to donate between $ 1.00 and $50.00 to give the writer a chance at covering the cost of getting published
Or do you think it's a scam by writers who really couldn't make it through normal channels?
Or maybe they discovered Kickstarter and decided to cheat their way ahead of everyone else?
Or is it a smart way to grow a fan base?
Sure beats waiting 3 or 4 months for a Trad publisher to send that dreaded reject letter
I mean- there ARE several dozen in Kickstarter who DID raise the funding and now have a book to sell
Thoughts?
A few of these folks made some very nice videos as introductions to their projects
What is the take on this from you guys?
Is it an additional expense a writer needs to look into ( same as hiring an editor, cover artist) in order to beat the odds and see your book in print? ( or to cover the expense of making it an ebook?)
From what I saw there are a number of people willing to donate between $ 1.00 and $50.00 to give the writer a chance at covering the cost of getting published
Or do you think it's a scam by writers who really couldn't make it through normal channels?
Or maybe they discovered Kickstarter and decided to cheat their way ahead of everyone else?
Or is it a smart way to grow a fan base?
Sure beats waiting 3 or 4 months for a Trad publisher to send that dreaded reject letter
I mean- there ARE several dozen in Kickstarter who DID raise the funding and now have a book to sell
Thoughts?