Mercurius
Legend
OK, I can buy the idea that Kickstarter isn't as much a faddish bubble as it is a new business model. So here's my next question: As POD tech becomes easier and easier, how will Kickstarter be impacted? Or to put it another way, why do Kickstarters need to factor in print runs at all? Couldn't they completely tease out the print part and have people pay upfront for the creative and layout work, which would then include any PDFs, and then have a separate stage for POD hardcopies? That just seems like a better model: It allows people to invest and get the PDF, but then separates out the cost of print books into a book option. Or is it because they don't want people bypassing the first round so they can only "get the goods" in the second?