We have ventured into the wonderful world of crowd-funding.
Basically, people contribute to your project (in our case it's book printing) and in return they get great rewards when the project is finished. It is a lot like per-ordering, but there are extra's offered too.
We have posted at two of the largest sites: Kickstarter, and Indiegogo.
Some very poor projects have been fully funded, and some very good projects have missed by a mile. I don't know the determining factor, but will post regular updates regarding the progress of our project.
Printing cost and distribution are two of the biggest obstacles for independent presses with 3-8 books in a two year span. This has definite potential to solve the printing cost difficulty.
For now, check out our projects at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1590909946/chasing-watermelons-chimeric-press
or
http://www.indiegogo.com/chasingwatermelons?a=844926
Even if you can't contribute yourself, please share this with your friends and change the face of publishing today.
Basically, people contribute to your project (in our case it's book printing) and in return they get great rewards when the project is finished. It is a lot like per-ordering, but there are extra's offered too.
We have posted at two of the largest sites: Kickstarter, and Indiegogo.
Some very poor projects have been fully funded, and some very good projects have missed by a mile. I don't know the determining factor, but will post regular updates regarding the progress of our project.
Printing cost and distribution are two of the biggest obstacles for independent presses with 3-8 books in a two year span. This has definite potential to solve the printing cost difficulty.
For now, check out our projects at:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1590909946/chasing-watermelons-chimeric-press
or
http://www.indiegogo.com/chasingwatermelons?a=844926
Even if you can't contribute yourself, please share this with your friends and change the face of publishing today.
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