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The Kickstarter Handbook: Real-Life Success Stories of Artists, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs
So you want to produce a short film. Or design a new line of jewelry. Or manufacture a revolutionary solar-powered garden sprinkler. There’s just one catch: You need $100,000 to bankroll your dream, and your checking account has barely enough to cover the rent.
Enter Kickstarter.com—the phenomenal “crowdfunding” website launched in 2009 that brings venture capital to the...more
Enter Kickstarter.com—the phenomenal “crowdfunding” website launched in 2009 that brings venture capital to the...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
September 18th 2012
by Quirk Books
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Have you ever dreamed of launching an exciting creative project but couldn't because you lacked the funding to get it off the ground?
If so, I’d like to introduce a book that has the potential to change your life. The Kickstarter Handbook – Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories by Don Steinberg describes everything you need to know about the Kickstarter project, which is one of the most amazing concepts I have ever read about!
The Kickstarter.com website was launched in 2009 as a funding platform...more
If so, I’d like to introduce a book that has the potential to change your life. The Kickstarter Handbook – Real-Life Crowdfunding Success Stories by Don Steinberg describes everything you need to know about the Kickstarter project, which is one of the most amazing concepts I have ever read about!
The Kickstarter.com website was launched in 2009 as a funding platform...more
I’ve been hearing about Kickstarter for years, and I love the idea of a decentralized, grassroots, bottom-up way of funding projects. The fact that Kickstarter actually works is the testament to the viability of such funding models, and it’s another step into the much more democratized and granular economy of the future. However, from a practical point of view, I have never really looked into the Kickstarter as either a source of funding or a place where I can find some interesting and unique pr...more
This was a timely book for me to win as an Early Reviewer at LibraryThing and as an Amazon Vine Reviewer as well. Double duty and just when I have begun to think of my own Kickstarter campaign form my novels. (Want to get funding for a commissioned cover, interior illustrations, and professional copy editing.)
So I read this book carefully. There is good here for those wanting to start work on a Kickstarter campaign, and then there is bad as well.
Where we see a failure is that the author looks to...more
So I read this book carefully. There is good here for those wanting to start work on a Kickstarter campaign, and then there is bad as well.
Where we see a failure is that the author looks to...more
“The Kickstarter Handbook: Real-Life Success Stories of Artists, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs” by Don Steinberg is a very good book for anyone wanting to know more about raising funds through Kickstarter, the “crowdfunding” site that was launched in 2009 and since then has helped people raise a phenomenal amount of money for a variety of creative projects. If you are thinking about starting a Kickstarter campaign, read this book to improve your chances of success.
The book contains an introductio...more
The book contains an introductio...more
Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book with the expectation that I would provide an honest review.
I kept grinning as I read this how-to: the internet is so cool! Kickstarter is one prime example of what makes the internet great: it decentralizes power into the hands of ordinary people, it connects like-minded people who otherwise might never meet, it grows through sharing and cooperation.
I'm not planning a kickstarter project anytime soon, but who hasn't had an idea for a cool...more
I kept grinning as I read this how-to: the internet is so cool! Kickstarter is one prime example of what makes the internet great: it decentralizes power into the hands of ordinary people, it connects like-minded people who otherwise might never meet, it grows through sharing and cooperation.
I'm not planning a kickstarter project anytime soon, but who hasn't had an idea for a cool...more
Great overview and introduction to Kickstarter with a lot of case studies, although one of the major problems is that the case studies are not only repeated but repeatedly explained. I recognize that this would be good for somebody that picks up the book and only browses a chapter or 3, but for somebody reading cover to cover it's annoying to constantly be told the same thing over and over again. I feel as though there should have been an appendix that explained the details and history of each p...more
This is really two books in one, please do not see the page count (224 pages) and worry that you need to process through that much material to even start a campaign. Well, you do and it's not going to be easy, but this volume is interwoven with both practical lists and worksheets and tips from those who have succeeded and failed on Kickstarter.
The lessons drawn from both the worksheets and the tips are universal and applicable not just to Kickstarter projects, but most any business or project I...more
The lessons drawn from both the worksheets and the tips are universal and applicable not just to Kickstarter projects, but most any business or project I...more
I read this book three years after backing my first Kickstarter. To date, I've backed 96 projects and created none. I have a good idea of how the process works, and this book provided good overview of every step of a Kickstarter, though I'm not sure how much of it I didn't already know, except perhaps how exhausting running a campaign can be.
Even though the guide contains plenty of anecdotes, I feel the interviews the author conducted lacked both breadth and depth. We see snippets of several pro...more
Even though the guide contains plenty of anecdotes, I feel the interviews the author conducted lacked both breadth and depth. We see snippets of several pro...more
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This book is interesting-its more of a detailed instruction book for utilizing the Kickstarter website-the do's and don'ts and talks about the history and creation of the website. The website is a way to generate funds for a creative/artistic item, production, event etc. Not to help start a business and not for not for profit organizations. t appears to be an excellent resource for someone looking for a way to fund a creative endevor. If you are interested in using the Kickstarter website, this...more
It's really more of a how-to book. Is Kickstarter right for your project, how to do it, and what happens after. It has lots of good adice on how to run a social media campaign,raising money, and other topics of interest. I liked the list of resources at the end. It's written in a very clear, easy to understand style.
I knew practically nothing about Kickstarter before I started reading this book. I only got through 50 of 220 pages, but I now know quite a bit. This is the book I will return to if I ever seriously undertake a Kickstarter project.
This book is a great kickstarter.com resource & has lots of helpful tips & tricks to funding a successful campaign. It even got my brain working on ideas for kickstarter campaigns I might not have thought of otherwise. :)
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The book met all my expectations for a good Kickstarter handbook: Lots of quotes from people who've succeeded and failed at their Kickstarter projects, relevant stats, and a list of do's and don'ts. Badda bing.
Great. Truly a handbook - there's no crowdfunding in my near future, which made it an odd read. But if I ever start a kickstarter project, I'd use this book.
This is pretty much as good a book as I could reasonably expect in the realm of step-by-step guides on how to do a Kickstarter campaign. Covers all the bases, explains things clearly and completely, and is very useful. I already knew quite a bit on the subject, from reading numerous blog posts by various people who had highly successful Kickstarter campaigns, and just from observing projects I've backed over the last couple of years. But I'd recommend this to people like me as well as people who...more
Very good. I will be using a lot of ideas and insights from this book.
Don Steinberg's "The Kickstarter Handbook: Real Life Success Stories of Artists, Inventors, and Entrepreneurs is a hands on guide and information center for those who need a little capital to follow their inspiration! Very cool and "user friendly".
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