
5 Books I Loved Reading from Kickstarter
This is a guest post from Eric Smith. Eric is the social media and marketing coordinator at Quirk Books. When he isn’t busy talking to the Internet about books, he reads (and sometimes tries to write) them. He runs @Geekadelphia with his BFF Tim Quirino, and occasionally contributes to Philly.com. Follow him on Twitter @ericsmithrocks.
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If you follow me on Twitter, or you’re one of my friends or co-workers (sorry Jason, I know I send you lots of links), you know that I love Kickstarter.
I started falling in love with Kickstarter because of the campaigns that have to do with music. Indie / scene bands that I grew up with sometimes end up on the crowdfunding site, tired of the constraints of record labels. Groups like The Classic Crime, We Shot The Moon, Thousand Foot Krutch, Rocky Votolato, and Sparks the Rescue found awesome success on there.
But lately, thanks to sites like Galleycat, who spotlight publishing campaigns, and Book Riot (who had their own success on Kickstarter), I’ve been watching the bookish campaigns even more. And as I watched the donations pour in for books I was interested in, I couldn’t help but wonder if the stigma against self-publishing still exists when so many people are helping fund unique, exciting projects. Especially when the books, like these, are really good.
So I present to you, five fantastic books that raised funds via Kickstarter. I adored each and every one, and should check them out.
Oceanverse: The Collected Edition by Michael Schwartz
Dinocalypse Now by Chuck Wendig
Diesel Sweeties eBook-Stravaganza 3000 by Rich Stevens
Footprints by Joey Esposito
Huckleberry Finn: Robotic Edition by Gabriel Diani, Etta Devine, and Mark Twain
Bonus Pick: Steampunk Holmes by P.C. Martin / Richard Monson-Haefel
- ● No Experiences by Erin J. Watson: A collection of poems inspired by Horse_Ebooks
- ● Leaving Megapolis by Gail Simone & Jim Calafiore: What do you do when all the superheroes go insane?
- ● Pawn Shop by Joey Esposito: A graphic novel about lives intersecting at a NYC pawnshop.