Episode 46: Margot Atwell — Head of Publishing at Kickstarter

Hybrid Pub Scout Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Head of Publishing at Kickstarter Margot Atwell about why the community crowdfunding platform is tailor-made for authors and why more publishers should be embracing it, why the publishing industry model is broken and suggestions on how to fix it, and why decentralizing the industry is key to making sure that more perspectives are represented in both the industry and the books it produces. (I mean, do we really need any more books about twenty something Brooklyn hipsters and their trust funds?) We also talk about the process of creating a campaign on Kickstarter, and how it helps authors find their audience BEFORE their book comes out. [PERK ALERT] Sign up for our newsletter and get access to our new free tool: The HPS Guide to Picking Your Publishing Path. This nifty tool aims to help you gear up for the frontier between traditional and indie publishing, and deciding which of the two is right for you. Get it right here: https://mailchi.mp/da9486666cc5/hps-guide-publishing-path Our website: hybridpubscout.com/46-margot-atwell-kickstarter-publishing-head Facebook: www.facebook.com/hybridpubscout/ Twitter: twitter.com/hybridpubscout Instagram: www.instagram.com/hybridpubscoutpod/ Our newsletter: eepurl.com/gfajR9 Link to the "Signs of Change" Campaign, active through August 31st: https://www.kickstarter.com/signs-of-change