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And I just raised $27,000 to fund writing my first book [1]. I'm a first time author and despite my best efforts agents and publishers wouldn't touch the projec

by scottfr 14y ago

And I just raised $27,000 to fund writing my first book [1]. I'm a first time author and despite my best efforts agents and publishers wouldn't touch the project. The world is changing rapidly, and traditional publishing just doesn't make sense for many authors anymore. Also of course refer to the recent discussion on O'Reilly's changing practices [2]. [1] http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/605480326/beyond-connecting-the-dots http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/605480326/beyond-connect... [2] http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=1521 http://www.perceptualedge.com/blog/?p=1521

petercooper 14y ago
Congratulations! In particular, I'm very impressed you got 9 backers at over $1000 for a book, you must have a very good following/dedicated fanbase.
- scottfr 14y ago
  Yes, I'm surprised by that myself.
  - stfu 14y ago
    Congratulations Scott! Really cool project. Love the idea of interactive models within a book. Can you give us some thoughts on how you went about promoting the project? Are you guys very active in the SystemsWiki and were able to leverage that community?