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Why do you need a kickstarter before you write a 50page book? Just set up a preorder list, and bill when ready to ship the printed books.
by judk 13y ago
Why do you need a kickstarter before you write a 50page book? Just set up a preorder list, and bill when ready to ship the printed books.
- MichaelGG 13y agoPresumably because you can't pay rent, editors, all the people that prepare books for print, or even buy a coffee, with a preorder list?
- thrown7779 13y agobecause there's a large supply of tech hipsters ready to give you money.
- nicolethenerd 13y agoWould you have heard of her book if she didn't have a kickstarter? That's why she needs a kickstarter. It's a marketing tool, possibly moreso than it's a crowdfunding tool.
- cbeach 13y agoIf everyone was to use Kickstarter in this way, Kickstarter would lose the appeal it has for hosting niche / innovative projects. Diminishes the tool for the rest of us.
- GFK_of_xmaspast 13y agoI back a shitload of kickstarter projects that are basically 'help me collect enough preorders to get a print run', and I'd much rather kickstarter be a hub for that kind of thing than another bottle opener / wallet / watch design.