Today is the second Wednesday of the month, which
makes it Indi Life day, a time to reflect on all things Indi. If you want to join in
the fun, you can sign up here.
Today I’m going to talk about Crowd funding. I’ve
taken a course on this and read up on it a little, but it is a relatively new
concept for me. Basically, it’s using perks such as your soon to be released
books as a way to raise funds for the expense of producing them. This concept isn’t
typically used for books, but it could be.
It appears the key to this is having a good platform to start with, and giving
people perks they can be excited about. I’m thinking about doing this with
Bloodbrothers, the last book in the Newstead Anthem. If you’re interested in
doing this yourself, there’s basically two main sites to help you facilitate
it, they are Indigogo ( http://www.indiegogo.com
) and Kickstarter ( https://www.kickstarter.com/
).
If it works for you stop back and let me know.
Anyone else done this before? Any advice for those
of us who are new to this concept?
I know several authors who've done it with success. Of course Anne R. Allen's post this past Sunday took a different view. Let us know if you try it!
ReplyDeleteI haven't done it before, but I have heard about it from news articles about people who used it for other reasons, like actors who use it to make movies. I think it's nice that it gives people an opportunity to connect with their audience.
ReplyDeleteInteresting idea. I'm just too lazy to pub a book this way. Is it wrong? I'm thinking not besides doing what you suggest, there is finding a great editor or two and the art work. I'm a writer not a...
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