Comments on: Investment Opportunity (no, really)

By: nekokami

nekokami — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:01:32 +0000

Allow me to add my voice to the clamor for ebooks (legal ones, that is). Fictionwise will broker them for you if you own the rights, and they have good market presence and pretty good terms, from what I’ve heard.

Meanwhile, if folks have a few dollars to spare and want to mystify their friends and confound their enemies with cool t-shirts based on the writings of SKZB, check here: http://www.cafepress.com/dragaera

I administer the site, but every penny of profit goes to The Writer Man. :)

By: Thank you — Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog

Thank you — Words Words Words — The Dream Cafe Weblog — Wed, 14 May 2008 00:21:30 +0000

[...] Meanwhile, concerning the loan request mentioned earlier, if there are people interested in investing smaller amounts (technically, this is a note of hand, not an investment in the business, as it is unsecured), say 3-10k, let us know at the email addresses mentioned in the earlier post. [...]

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 08 May 2008 18:01:52 +0000

We’ve sent a hundred, as well. I figure we picked up a lot of your earlier books used so this is really just royalties with late fees. Keep up the good work and your chin, too.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Wed, 07 May 2008 16:04:28 +0000

Matt’s post @ 11 – I think that’s where the sweet spot is. Perhaps signatures/dedications on flyleafs, books sent to a PO box, rtn postage paid. Yeah! I’ve got the original ppbk of TRIH, the Canty-covered ppbk of Crosby, Stills & Nash, and Cowboy Feng.

Note that I said “return” postage – I bought the new release of TRIH because the original one is all yellowed (not acid-free paper, unfortunately) so I could read it again! :-)

By: Josh P.

Josh P. — Wed, 07 May 2008 08:53:52 +0000

I’ve donated $100 as well. I’ve spent a lot of time reading and rereading your works, and I definitely appreciate them .

By: skzb

skzb — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:06:53 +0000

Thank you! We’re kicking around your idea.

By: Matthew Fischer

Matthew Fischer — Tue, 06 May 2008 19:23:34 +0000

$15,000 is beyond my means, but I’m sure your fans would be willing to help out on a smaller scale, without any thought of repayment. I think you are very likely to get 150 fans to donate $100 in exchange for exclusive access to some signature graphic design element, audiobook, podcast or piece of prose.

For myself, I was definitely influenced by your books as a teenager, and I still purchase and read everything you produce. I’ve gone ahead and donated $100 as a gesture of appreciation.

By: spade413

spade413 — Mon, 05 May 2008 21:56:39 +0000

Thanks for the link, Gail, it worked perfectly. I didn’t even think to check the other site.

By: lelhindi

lelhindi — Mon, 05 May 2008 16:49:17 +0000

I don’t know if you’d qualify, but you might want to look into zopa.com. It’s a social financing company. and looks like a cool idea to me. It seems like it would help track who loaned you money and when payback was due. You could link your website to the loan and anyone with the funds could check it out. It’s a good rate of return for everyone.

By: Gailmom

Gailmom — Mon, 05 May 2008 12:43:55 +0000

i could be wrong spade413 but i believe Steve has a donation button at the following website. Sorry I don’t know how to make it a link…
http://dreamcafe.com/donate.html
well, look at that…the website did it for me! cooool…..