Technically, "get their money back" is incorrectly stated. If the initial goal isn't made, the money is never taken in the first place. Only if goal is made, /then/ money is taken from those backing the project.
Not going to turn this into a lecture on Kickstarter :) ... or why corporations don't really see Kickstarter as a viable alternate channel for their products yet, as they are too tied in to the traditional marketing channel for getting their products out into the market. It will be a couple of years until it happens. Basically not until the people who are successfully funding stuff now have /grown/ into the larger market opportuni ... wait, I said wasn't going to turn this into a lecture on Kickstarter. Shutting up now. irp On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 1:01 PM, Schoenau, Niko <[email protected]> wrote: > Since there are new ways of funding: maybe your publisher could start a > kickstarter project for a limited edition. If the goal is met, the limited > edition will be printed, if not, the pledgers get their money back. From my > point of view the safest way for all participants. > > > > Regards > > Niko > > > > Von: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] Im Auftrag von Marsh, > Paul (CA-CIB) > Gesendet: Montag, 25. Februar 2013 18:31 > An: feistfans-l > Betreff: RE: Jimmg and the Crawler out now in the UK!!!!! > > > > It should also come with 10 inch Marble sculpted book ends of Pug and > Thomas. I take it the books would be gold leaf right?? Whichever way you > dress it up I want one. > > > > Regards > > > > Paul > > > > P.s. has there ever been talk of making a Rift War film?? > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Marsh, Paul > (CA-CIB) > Sent: 25 February 2013 17:16 > To: feistfans-l > Subject: RE: Jimmg and the Crawler out now in the UK!!!!! > > > > For £1500, I would expect the plank to be Mahogany, The Plaque to be solid > Gold, a letter of authenticity signed in blood and for Ray to come round > and put the shelf up himself…Lol > > > > I’ll start saving now. > > > > > > Regards > > Paul > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of LAR > Sent: 25 February 2013 17:08 > To: feistfans-l > Subject: Re: Jimmg and the Crawler out now in the UK!!!!! > > > > Sign the plank with a wood burning pen and I'm in. > > How many would you have to produce to make it viable? > > Larry > > > > On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 12:01 PM, StephenB <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sod it! I'll buy it in hardback, so long as the proceeds go towards the "I'm > buying a Vanquish" fund. And we get to see a photo of you driving it! :) > > -----Original Message----- From: Raymond Feist > Sent: Monday, February 25, 2013 4:44 PM > > > To: feistfans-l > Subject: Re: Jimmg and the Crawler out now in the UK!!!!! > > On Feb 25, 2013, at 8:24 AM, "Marsh, Paul (CA-CIB)" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Ray, > > Would you ever push for a publisher to run a Limited Edition Collectors > Box Set of the Entire Rift War Cycle? > > > > We've talked about it, but that is so dependent on market health. Given the > economy world wide for the last four years, it's not been seriously > discussed. > > At one point I had this daft notion of putting out all 30 (now 31 with > Jimmy) titles in matching binding, with a big old plank (book shelf) with > the buyer's name engraved on a little brass plaque screwed to the edge for a > ridiculous price--I think we were talking ₤1,500 per set, and they didn't > think it was a totally daft idea. > > Maybe someday. > > Best, R,E,F, > ---- > www.crydee.com > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > > > > > > > > > -- > If you want to take the island, then burn your boats. 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