Comments on: Cory Doctorow’s Experiment: Does Free Work? http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2009/10/26/cory-doctorows-experiment-does-free-work/ Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:29:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lloyd Morgan http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2009/10/26/cory-doctorows-experiment-does-free-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2428 Lloyd Morgan Wed, 04 Nov 2009 19:21:28 +0000 http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/?p=4025#comment-2428 Thanks, Zack, I didn't hear about Robin Sloan's experiment. It's a great idea, and I'm glad it's taking off: it allows many others to see that there are many more routes into authorship than the tradition route and the more modern route (blog-to-book). boing -- I admit, I don't grok Doctorow at all when he starts posting most of the stuff he does. I respect him enormously, though. Thanks, Zack, I didn’t hear about Robin Sloan’s experiment.

It’s a great idea, and I’m glad it’s taking off: it allows many others to see that there are many more routes into authorship than the tradition route and the more modern route (blog-to-book).

boing — I admit, I don’t grok Doctorow at all when he starts posting most of the stuff he does. I respect him enormously, though.

]]> By: boing http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2009/10/26/cory-doctorows-experiment-does-free-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2362 boing Wed, 28 Oct 2009 16:33:18 +0000 http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/?p=4025#comment-2362 I'd be tempted to pay him never to post to boing boing again.... dude is so annoying. I’d be tempted to pay him never to post to boing boing again.… dude is so annoying.

]]> By: Zack http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/2009/10/26/cory-doctorows-experiment-does-free-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2355 Zack Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:34:37 +0000 http://www.lonegunman.co.uk/?p=4025#comment-2355 It certainly seems like an interesting experiment. If this kind of thing gets you goin, you should also check out <a href="http://snarkmarket.com" rel="nofollow">Snarkmarket's</a> Robin Sloan who is running a similar situation with <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/robinsloan/robin-writes-a-book-and-you-get-a-copy/posts/2725" rel="nofollow">Kickstarter</a>. He set up a page to write a novel by November 1st, with the contingency that he earn $3,500 in donations to pay production costs. There's a few days left and has raised over $12,000. Which I think is pretty impressive, given that he hardly has the reputation or background of Doctorow (this will be his first novel). I think we're definitely seeing a development in the future of publishing here. It certainly seems like an interesting experiment. If this kind of thing gets you goin, you should also check out Snarkmarket’s Robin Sloan who is running a similar situation with Kickstarter. He set up a page to write a novel by November 1st, with the contingency that he earn $3,500 in donations to pay production costs. There’s a few days left and has raised over $12,000. Which I think is pretty impressive, given that he hardly has the reputation or background of Doctorow (this will be his first novel).

I think we’re definitely seeing a development in the future of publishing here.

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