![]() But in Sanderson’s case, there’s no gatekeeper to blame. Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter runs through the end of March, which means that if you aren’t among the 100,000+ people who have backed it so far, you’ve still got time to secure your copies. ![]() There’s nothing like the announcement of a fat book advance to set other writers grumbling in protest, whether the jackpot winners are Michelle and Barack Obama, who landed a staggering $65 million deal for two books in 2017 or such unsavory figures as right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos, whose relatively modest $250,000 contract with Simon & Schuster caused enough uproar that the book was eventually canceled earlier the same year.īut the announcement today that fantasy novelist Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter campaign to fund the publication of four books had surpassed $20.8 million to become the platform’s most richly funded project to date presents an unusual challenge for critics of how publishing values books.* Conservatives could complain that an overwhelmingly liberal industry had drastically overestimated the popularity of the Obamas and progressives could complain that a company like Simon and Schuster showed terrible judgment in promoting and lining the pockets of a troll like Yiannopoulos. Indian publishing houses and startups have seen immense potential in Brandon Sandersons 20 million Kickstarter fundraise for four unpublished books.
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