Bibliophiles of Loathing discussion

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I have been sticking to the novel side of the group pretty steadily but I confess I may skip this one. It just not seem particularly up my alley.

So let me begin by acknowledging that Amanda Palmer isn't for everyone, she's brash, loud and unapologetic. I do like her and her work, even before she married that bloke who writes books sometimes.
I probably would have read this book even if the topic wasn't something I wanted to know more about.

For me, as someone who struggles at asking for help in general, let alone funds to help me produce my art and get it out there, it was quite interesting to see how someone else did just that.

I had previously watched her TED talk and had been intrigued with the ideas she laid out in those 12 minutes. How connecting and sharing has helped her fund one of the most successful Kickstarters in musical history. How by cutting out the middle man (in this case the record label) she has made a more reliable income for herself.

Her business model is unconventional, but it works for her. It's also worked for many other people, including Asymmetric (how many of us helped fund Wordrealms, Skully's comic, and by extension that clusterfuck of a card game), who listen and connect to their fan bases.

For me as an artist, it's a model I would like to try out for myself... someday when I get over the fear of asking.

All in all, I think people who aren't AFP fans could get something out of this. And if all else fails, you still get some anecdotes about Neil.

I can't remember how many stars I gave it (and I can't be arsed looking), was probably 5

I only read the first "chapter" or so due to technical difficulties (I couldn't get it to work on my Nook, and I hate reading books on my computer) but I enjoyed what I read.

I knew nothing about this book or who Amanda Palmer was. I had never even heard of this TED talk. I guess I should go watch it.

I'll add the rest of it to my really long list of books to read, and next time I'll get it on paper, cause paper doesn't have error messages.