POLL: Kickstarter vs. Pre-order
Added 2021-03-27 23:04:45 +0000 UTC
So I have been weighing the options for printing issue 1 of Stray Bullet.
- The pre-order option is pretty straightforward, I put it up for pre-sale and use the money collected to pay for printing costs. I would do this fairly bare-bones, just the 2 stories, no extras.
- Option 2 is kickstart the book, offering perks to higher pledges like copies of existing books, such as Damaged, and the Hard to Swallow collection, also original artwork for highest pledges. This would also have stretch goals (further goals to meet past the initial “funding met” goal, so then money on top of the ask total would go to making the book better/bigger). The first stretch goal would be an upgrade in paper. Further ones would add pages to the book, featuring pin-ups and sketches of characters in the book. A super stretch goal might mean the addition of another short story.
- The third option is kickstart the book and a t-shirt at the same time. I am considering this option because a t-shirt is a popular kickstarter reward, but the print cost on a run of screen printed shirts is going to be more than the likely print cost of Stray Bullet #1, and therefore I would likely double the initial goal amount. The design would likely be a headshot of Feral, or maybe the Ghost Skater. Doing this kickstarter option would have all of the options of the book alone (above) plus shirt options, by itself or coupled with the book.
What do y’all think? I don’t recall seeing a joint kickstart project like the last option, but I think it would work.
Comments
Thanks! It is a hard decision, they are all good. None of them would be any cheaper/more expensive for someone buying a comic. There is always a support level on a kickstarter that is just the book, for cover price or less. This option serves as a “pre-order”. The difference is that there are further options for those that would want them.
Dave Davenport (dogspunk)
2021-03-29 22:03:45 +0000 UTCSorry for my confusion, but I think all 3 options could work. From my perspective (as an enthusiastic consumer of your artistry, but who is economically challenged) the first option is probably the most cost effective.
Bradley Rader
2021-03-29 20:15:57 +0000 UTC
