Crowdfunding Your Self-Published Book

 Are you an author or aspiring author? Have you considered crowdfunding for your self-published book?

Are you writing a book or do you have a finished manuscript? Are you aware that there are people who might help you fund the publication of your book ?

Kickstarter Is for Funding All Kinds of Creative Projects, Including Books–Perhaps you have heard about Kickstarter, the world’s largest crowdfunding platform. Their stated mission is to help bring creative projects to life. Since Kickstarter’s launch in 2009, more than 5 million people have funded more than 50,000 creative projects including films, stage shows, and video games.  Those who agree to contribute money to fund a project are offered tangible rewards and special experiences.

Take a look at some of the crowdfunded book projects on Kickstarter at:

https://www.kickstarter.com/discover/categories/publishing

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You Will Be Charged for Approximately 8-13% of What You Raise at Kickstarter–Project creators choose a deadline and a minimum funding goal. Kickstarter takes 5% of funds raised. Money pledged by donors is collected using Amazon Payments and Amazon charges an additional 3-5%. Kickstarter claims no ownership over the projects they produce. Film, video and music are the largest categories and have raised the most amount of money.

Another Option for Crowdfunding Your Book Is Pubslush–Although you could use Kickstarter to crowdfund the publication of your book, you might want to also look into another platform to raise funds to create books–Pubslush.

Pubslush Is for Crowdfunding for Books–Pubslush is a platform exclusively dedicated to raising funds and testing the market for your book projects. It was founded by the mother-daughter entrepreneurial team of Hellen and Amanda Barbara.

About The Women Running Publush–Hellen is an educator and philanthropist, and is the founder and former president of For the Kids Foundation, a nonprofit focused on education improvement in New York. Amanda serves on the board of directors for the Pubslush Foundation, which supports children’s literacy initiatives worldwide, and is a founder and director of The Barbara Family Foundation, an organization committed to assisting charities and children in need. An advocate for crowdfunding in the publishing world, Amanda has spoken at various conferences, such as Writer’s Digest, Tools of Change, Crowdfunding East Conference, and the Digital Publishing Innovation Summit.

This infomation is taken from the Pubslush website at www.pubslush.com

What is Pubslush?

Pubslush is a global crowdfunding and analytics platform for the literary world. Our niche platform allows authors to raise money and gauge audience response for new book ideas while readers pledge their financial support, democratically bringing books to life. By offering publishers and industry professionals their own unique pages, Pubslush gives these innovators the power of customized crowdfunding. Pubslush’s highly-rated personalized service and focus on user education helps to ensure our authors are as successful as possible.

How does it work?

1. Authors build a book campaign, submit a summary, a sample of their work and build rewards.
2. Readers financially support their favorite submissions, in exchange for a reward (like a first edition, digital preview, etc.).
3. Authors raise money and use supporter analytics to publish successfully via any publishing route they prefer.

What do authors do with the money they raise?

Publishing a book is like making a movie. A lot goes into it. Editing, design, formatting, digital conversion, marketing, publicity, registration, distribution, and more. Authors using Pubslush raise money to offset these costs to publish their book successfully.

How is Pubslush different from other crowdfunding platforms?

Well first and foremost, Pubslush is for books only. We offer flexible funding, are completely global, have the lowest fee in the industry of 4% and we provide our authors with valuable market analytics. For a full list check out the Pubslush 101.

How does Pubslush affect publishing?

1. Reduces uncertainty. By allowing authors to establish an audience in advance of publication (and to know who that audience is), much of the risk involved with book publishing is eliminated. This a major problem in the industry and is why so many celebrities are published: because publishers know there is a built in audience. Now everyone has a chance to prove their worth!
2. Improves the quality of self-published work. One of the biggest gripes of self- published content is the lack of quality. By providing access to capital and resources to navigate the industry, we hope to eliminate the stigma around self-publishing.

Is Pubslush for authors only?

No. Pubslush can be used by anyone representing or involved with an author, including publishers, agents and industry professionals.

Who can submit?

Anyone with a great book idea. Unpublished or published, novice or professional. If you have what it takes, prove it!

What types of books are on Pubslush?

We accept every type of book across all genres.

Why will people support books on Pubslush?

Readers support books for the same reason people vote on American Idol; they want to be involved in the discovery process. Pubslush gives people a much-needed voice in the publishing revolution.

Who publishes my book at the end of the Pubslush process?

Authors are able to choose any publishing route they choose. Authors are never in contract with Pubslush at any time and retain all the rights and royalties to their book always.