Hi all, i just wanted to do this to gauge opinion.
I have put it in this forum as i believe these sort of things would appeal to the kind of person looking in here moreover other areas of Trucknet.
With the demise of Old Pond/5M I am now pretty much without a publisher. I currently have 2 book projects on the go, but due to the destruction of the market by a certain global behemoth, finding a publisher is very difficult. I have approached a couple, but cannot find one willing to take a punt at the moment, and now there really isn’t anyone who does books in such a niche market, so it looks like the option is to self publish. However, this is not a cheap thing to do!
This got me thinking. Nowadays, a lot of start ups use Crowdfunding to help generate a starting fund. Personally i have never had any experience of them.
If i was to start a crowd funder type thing, i believe it would be like putting down a deposit on the end product. So let’s say for arguments sake the end product will cost 30 quid, putting 15 down you are half way there, i believe this is how it works.
I would dearly like to get these out into the public as i think there is enough interest in the stories and photographs, and if it can be done, i have already had someone else approach me about starting another project, which would give me more confidence in taking another one on.
This isn’t a get rich quick scheme either! Writing for the magazines is far quicker, easier, and to be honest far better paying! This is a labour of love, and too big for a magazine article.
The projects are: Kepstowe Freight (trucking to Russia etc) and also one on the ferry Zenobia
I would love to hear your feedback either way
Cheers