How Authors, Booksellers, Archivists Are Crowdsourcing Funding Online
• Websites like Kickstarter.com, Indiegogo.com, and Invested.in are helping artistic entrepreneurs raise money for new projects. • Here, we look at three book-related projects — a ...
View Article#BEA11: What’s Next for the Book?
The biggest challenger to traditional publishing will likely come from someone raising money on Kickstarter.com. By Kathleen Sweeney If publishers could create a crystal ball ...
View ArticleGraphic Novelist Alex de Campi Uses Kickstarter to Sell Print, Film and...
Graphic novelist Alex de Campi is using Kickstarter to raise $27,000 to fund production of her latest project, including selling print, film and foreign rights.
View ArticleShould Self-publishers Handle Their Own Rights Sales?
Increasingly self-publishers are pushing into new aspects of publishing and taking control of their own fate. One of these areas is rights.
View ArticleSupport the Translation of Master Chen’s Novels on Kickstarter
A Kickstarter effort is ongoing to raise $15,000 to fund the translation of 3 novels by bestselling Russian thriller writer Dmitri Kosyrev (aka Master Chen).
View ArticleCrowdfunding a Niche Book on Two Continents Pays Off
When Liz Castro wanted to publish a book about Catalonian independence, she turned not to Kickstarter but to a Spanish crowdfunding site and to those who cared most.
View ArticleBEA’s 7x20x21: Democracy, Entrepreneurism, and Sexual Deviants
At the 7x20x21 panel at BEA yesterday, speakers focused on themes of entrepreneurism, crowdsourcing/crowdfunding, cats (or sheep), and, of course, sexual deviation.
View ArticleOn Design, Books, Kickstarter and Russian Criminal Tattoos
UK design studio turned publisher FUEL discuss how Kickstarter is helping fund their latest cult project: Russian Criminal Tattoo Police Files. The post On Design, Books, Kickstarter and Russian...
View ArticlePlaying to the Crowd: The Publishing Journey of a Rollergirl
Margot Atwell, ex-publisher of Beaufort Books, discusses the appeal of Rollerderby and her efforts to publish a book about the sport via Kickstarter. The post Playing to the Crowd: The Publishing...
View ArticleFreewrite Goes to the Writing Market Touting Mercy for Moderns
Funded by a Kickstarter campaign, a 'distraction-free' bit of writing technology debuts today: Freewrite looks like your father's typewriter. The post Freewrite Goes to the Writing Market Touting Mercy...
View ArticleFinland’s Kickstarter Hit Is a Children’s Chart-Topper in Japan
'Programming is a mean of self-expression, just like Lego and crayons,' according to Finland's Linda Liukas on her international children's book hit, 'Hello Ruby.' The post Finland’s Kickstarter Hit Is...
View ArticleScotland’s Young 404 Ink Publishing House: ‘Believing in What We’re Doing’
What Margaret Atwood calls 'an essential window into many of the hazard-strewn worlds younger women are living in right now' announces a new publisher. The post Scotland’s Young 404 Ink Publishing...
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