© Bridget Whelan
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However, if you just cut and paste into your own blog or whatever and pass it off as your own then there's a very good chance I will find out. Don't fall into the trap of thinking the internet is so vast and expanding so fast (note the fancy internal rhyme)] that no one will know.
Unbound? Where titles are crowd sourced. I’ve been asked to contribute to a few of those lately. Once enough money is raised the book is published. Not sure about this. Gets annoying getting requests all the time to fund someone else’s dream.
Crowd funding is another twist on self publishing….feels good when it has some kind of communal aspect. I supported arts/creative magazine last year and more recently a graphic novel about Brighton history written and drawn by a number of local artists – both backed by organisations I knew & trusted. Agree that it feels rather different if it is one person’s initiative…and begs the question why aren’t they making it happen for themselves.
I wonder how the finance is worked out in the publishing co-operatives and if profits are pooled…
It’s an interesting idea – but I think it would involve almost as much time, effort and knowledge as self-publishing. I admire those who self-publish and then succeed in selling several thousand copies but I am still not sure it is worth the time and money involved. Even those who “succeed” would have trouble breaking even.