Anthology kickstarter

Pete731 · 04-06-2012, 12:59 PM

Hi, sorry if this is the wrong section to put this in, but I thought this was neat and wanted to share. Over at Kickstarter, some authors are putting together funding for a fantasy anthology that looks good, and has some good authors attached to it. It's called Tales of the Emerald Serpent, and it has about 1400.00$ and 12 days left to go.
Link-
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...world-mosaic-a

For those unfamiliar with Kickstarter, you can choose an amount to pledge, with rewards for different amounts. Your credit card is only billed if the project gets pledged enough. I put in for the 5$ amount, the reward for which is a non drm ebook copy. My reasoning is if it falls through, it doesn't cost me anything, if it goes through, well, i'd gladly pay 5 bucks for that book anyway. Win-win!

Dr. Drib · 04-06-2012, 01:06 PM

You amount total is incorrect. That title has this much pledged:

$8,655
pledged of $10,000 goal
11 days to go.

Remember: This is for a title that is NOT yet available. If the goal is not reached, the book will be unavailable.

Don
(Moderator)

jhempel24 · 04-06-2012, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dr. Drib

You amount total is incorrect. That title has this much pledged:

$8,655
pledged of $10,000 goal
11 days to go.

Remember: This is for a title that is NOT yet available. If the goal is not reached, the book will be unavailable.

Don
(Moderator)

Unless it changed his numbers are correct....about $1400 ($1345 if you want to be technical) and 12 days LEFT TO GO. Which, is the difference between your numbers and $10,000

jgaiser · 04-06-2012, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhempel24

Unless it changed his numbers are correct....about $1400 ($1345 if you want to be technical) and 12 days LEFT TO GO. Which, is the difference between your numbers and $10,000

No, actually the Doctor is correct (cut and paste)

Quote:

337
Backers
$8,685
pledged of $10,000 goal
11
days to go

koland · 04-06-2012, 06:06 PM

Presumably, also, the book won't be available, because no one will write any stories for it, unless it presells enough...

scrapking · 04-07-2012, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

No, actually the Doctor is correct (cut and paste)

How is approx. $8600 funded out of $10K not approx. "1400.00$... left to go" as the OP said? As far as I can tell, the OP's math is spot-on.

VaporPunk · 04-07-2012, 03:30 AM

Less than a $1,000 to go now, including $5 of me own. Thanks Pete 731

If anyone's interested in old-school RPGs you can also help fund Wasteland 2, the sequel to the grandaddy of the Fallout Series.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2

jhempel24 · 04-07-2012, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jgaiser

No, actually the Doctor is correct (cut and paste)

Um...not really. Not this time.

I actually like the whole Kickstarter thing. My good friend Nigel McGuiness hit is $32,000 mark in only 3 DAYS to make his documentary. He's at $45,000 right now.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...-of-mcguinness

This whole project will bring a tear to my eye, as he is one of the most deserving guys in the wrestling business, and a class act stand up guy.

Pete731 · 04-09-2012, 02:53 PM

Hi everybody, sorry I was unclear, I did mean 10,000-8,655.00 = 1,400.00(ish) left. Also, I probably should have said that I don't have any affiliation with the project, just like how it sounded. That said, I just checked, and it is funded! So presumably the project is a go and everyone that funded it will be getting whatever level of reward they signed up for. One thing that I am unclear on, it says that there is 8 days left, if someone pledges now, do they still A. accept the pledge, and B. give the reward? Tried reading on the kickstarter site, but it wasn't clear. Not a big deal, more me being curious

koland · 04-09-2012, 03:25 PM

Yes, those who pledge now still get a book.

If they get to $15K by the end date, you'll get two books (and another for each $5K above that). So, it does pay to go ahead and get in now (guaranteed one book, possibility of two or more).

scrapking · 04-09-2012, 11:28 PM

A shame that it's not part of the Kicking it Forward movement, otherwise I would definitely participate.

(Kicking it Forward participants agree to donate 5% of profits to other projects.)

ATDrake · 04-18-2012, 01:39 AM

Sometimes I think that the project organizers should give more thought as to the practicality of the reward levels.

I'd have cheerfully paid a certain amount extra for the behind-the-scenes making-of PDF bonus offered at one of the upper pledge tiers, but I don't want an art print or bookmarks and I certainly don't want to spend an extra $10 for international shipping for that clutter I don't want.

It would seem that putting in digital-only options at the lower tiers would make more sense.

Anyway, I just put in $5 for the basic e-book option. It doesn't look like they're likely to raise the extra $2000 needed to reach the bonus 2nd anthology goal in the 11 hours remaining, but who knows?

04-06-2012, 12:59 PM	#1
Pete731 Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10070 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Glo; Nexus 7	Anthology kickstarter Hi, sorry if this is the wrong section to put this in, but I thought this was neat and wanted to share. Over at Kickstarter, some authors are putting together funding for a fantasy anthology that looks good, and has some good authors attached to it. It's called Tales of the Emerald Serpent, and it has about 1400.00$ and 12 days left to go. Link- http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/...world-mosaic-a For those unfamiliar with Kickstarter, you can choose an amount to pledge, with rewards for different amounts. Your credit card is only billed if the project gets pledged enough. I put in for the 5$ amount, the reward for which is a non drm ebook copy. My reasoning is if it falls through, it doesn't cost me anything, if it goes through, well, i'd gladly pay 5 bucks for that book anyway. Win-win!

04-06-2012, 01:06 PM	#2
Dr. Drib Grand Sorcerer Posts: 44,747 Karma: 55645321 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Peru Device: Kindle: Oasis 3, Voyage WiFi; Kobo: Libra 2, Aura One	You amount total is incorrect. That title has this much pledged: $8,655 pledged of $10,000 goal 11 days to go. Remember: This is for a title that is NOT yet available. If the goal is not reached, the book will be unavailable. Don (Moderator) Last edited by Dr. Drib; 04-06-2012 at 01:08 PM.

04-07-2012, 03:30 AM	#7
VaporPunk Evangelist Posts: 409 Karma: 49204386 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Belgium Device: Kindle 4 + Asus Transformer	Less than a $1,000 to go now, including $5 of me own. Thanks Pete 731 If anyone's interested in old-school RPGs you can also help fund Wasteland 2, the sequel to the grandaddy of the Fallout Series. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/inxile/wasteland-2 Last edited by VaporPunk; 04-07-2012 at 03:37 AM. Reason: Wasteland 2

04-09-2012, 02:53 PM	#9
Pete731 Connoisseur Posts: 62 Karma: 10070 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Ontario Device: Kobo Glo; Nexus 7	Funded Hi everybody, sorry I was unclear, I did mean 10,000-8,655.00 = 1,400.00(ish) left. Also, I probably should have said that I don't have any affiliation with the project, just like how it sounded. That said, I just checked, and it is funded! So presumably the project is a go and everyone that funded it will be getting whatever level of reward they signed up for. One thing that I am unclear on, it says that there is 8 days left, if someone pledges now, do they still A. accept the pledge, and B. give the reward? Tried reading on the kickstarter site, but it wasn't clear. Not a big deal, more me being curious

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04-06-2012, 06:06 PM	#5
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Presumably, also, the book won't be available, because no one will write any stories for it, unless it presells enough...

04-09-2012, 03:25 PM	#10
koland Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,560 Karma: 8033155 Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: TN, USA Device: kindle(all), nook, nookcolor, Sony, Kobo, epic, iphone, iPad, pc	Yes, those who pledge now still get a book. If they get to $15K by the end date, you'll get two books (and another for each $5K above that). So, it does pay to go ahead and get in now (guaranteed one book, possibility of two or more).

04-09-2012, 11:28 PM	#11
scrapking Evangelist Posts: 467 Karma: 1073260 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Victoria, BC Device: Kobo Vox, Kobo Glo	A shame that it's not part of the Kicking it Forward movement, otherwise I would definitely participate. (Kicking it Forward participants agree to donate 5% of profits to other projects.)

04-18-2012, 01:39 AM	#12
ATDrake Wizzard Posts: 11,517 Karma: 33048258 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Roundworld Device: Kindle 2 International, Sony PRS-T1, BlackBerry PlayBook, Acer Iconia	Sometimes I think that the project organizers should give more thought as to the practicality of the reward levels. I'd have cheerfully paid a certain amount extra for the behind-the-scenes making-of PDF bonus offered at one of the upper pledge tiers, but I don't want an art print or bookmarks and I certainly don't want to spend an extra $10 for international shipping for that clutter I don't want. It would seem that putting in digital-only options at the lower tiers would make more sense. Anyway, I just put in $5 for the basic e-book option. It doesn't look like they're likely to raise the extra $2000 needed to reach the bonus 2nd anthology goal in the 11 hours remaining, but who knows?

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