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"Yes, motivating creators is a problem, but there are many possible solutions." Could you outline couple of them? Let's say I want to publish an ebook. What mod

by WWKong 11y ago

"Yes, motivating creators is a problem, but there are many possible solutions." Could you outline couple of them? Let's say I want to publish an ebook. What model would ensure that I can pay my rent (similar levels of revenue to current model like Amazon Kindle publishing) while allowing free sharing of my content?

waskosky 11y ago
Not that this is practical yet, or well implemented yet, but my favorite model for this would be the idea behind Flattr. https://flattr.com/ https://flattr.com/ People who have money to pay for content, can designate an amount to donate per month. And then the "likes" that they place on content can cause their monthly budget to be divided up and paid to content creators each month. If Facebook implemented their own version of Flattr that could be game changing.
- quadrangle 11y ago
  As long as the money is connected to advertising, we will retain a perverse system. Facebook can never be the best answer. A work-in-progress attempt to fund creative work without artificial restrictions or ads etc.: https://snowdrift.coop/ https://snowdrift.coop/
icebraining 11y ago
The current model doesn't ensure that either (it's dependant on the unknown number of sales). If you want ensurance when you publish the ebook, some kind of subsidy or patronage is the only system that can do so; Kickstarter has had a few successes: https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=18&sort=most_funded https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=18...
PlE 11y ago
Upsell your readers into paid consulting packages, put on live conferences, and make a private mastermind group? Certainly the more value you deliver to your readers, the more they'll pay you. The book can even be the loss leader. In highly competitive niches like weight loss, this is already the norm.

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"Yes, motivating creators is a problem, but there are many possible solutions." Could you outline couple of them? Let's say I want to publish an ebook. What mod

by WWKong 11y ago

waskosky 11y ago
Not that this is practical yet, or well implemented yet, but my favorite model for this would be the idea behind Flattr. https://flattr.com/ https://flattr.com/ People who have money to pay for content, can designate an amount to donate per month. And then the "likes" that they place on content can cause their monthly budget to be divided up and paid to content creators each month. If Facebook implemented their own version of Flattr that could be game changing.
- quadrangle 11y ago
  As long as the money is connected to advertising, we will retain a perverse system. Facebook can never be the best answer. A work-in-progress attempt to fund creative work without artificial restrictions or ads etc.: https://snowdrift.coop/ https://snowdrift.coop/
icebraining 11y ago
The current model doesn't ensure that either (it's dependant on the unknown number of sales). If you want ensurance when you publish the ebook, some kind of subsidy or patronage is the only system that can do so; Kickstarter has had a few successes: https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=18&sort=most_funded https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/advanced?category_id=18...
PlE 11y ago
Upsell your readers into paid consulting packages, put on live conferences, and make a private mastermind group? Certainly the more value you deliver to your readers, the more they'll pay you. The book can even be the loss leader. In highly competitive niches like weight loss, this is already the norm.