Paper Tiger | Where's the $$$ going?! | Accountant analyzes Brandon Sanderson's Kickstarter funds @PaperTigerProductions | Uploaded March 2022 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
What is Brandon Sanderson going to do with all the money from the biggest Kickstarter in history? Let's break down the financials behind this crowd funding campaign. And watch me countdown and react to the final result here → youtu.be/Wi1i0VZ71g0
EDIT: a day or so after I posted this video, Brandon Sanderson himself posted a breakdown of the numbers on his website here →brandonsanderson.com/some-faqs-you-might-enjoy
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0:00 Sanderson breaks records
1:05 Total funds raised
5:21 Kickstarter expenses
9:26 Should Sanderson use Kickstarter?
#kickstarter #selfpublishing #brandonsanderson
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you found this video interesting, you should check out this video next:
The ONE thing you need to make money self-publishing → youtu.be/gy6VGPtzKqA
// REFERENCES
IPOs → iposcoop.com/ipos-recently-filed
Sanderson sales figures:
Sanderson sales via Reddit → reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/8h25ie/no_spoilers_question_on_sales_figures_for
Rhythm of War sales via Reddit → reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/k15tvm/1_in_our_hearts_and_on_the_charts
New York Times → nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html
Stormlight Archive sales via Tor → tor.com/2019/12/10/brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive-book-4-arrives-on-november-17-2020
Brandon Sanderson "About the Author" blurb via Penguin Random House → penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/168928/brandon-sanderson
Kickstarter:
Fees → kickstarter.com/help/fees
Kicktraq
Way of Kings Leatherbound → kicktraq.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition
Four Secret Novels → kicktraq.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson
Title P&L:
Editorial rates → the-efa.org/rates
Audiobook costs per Travis Baldress → medium.com/@travisbaldree/self-published-book-launch-a-z-39ec6f9257e1#9dfc
ACX:
Production earnings → acx.com/help/what-s-the-deal/200497690
ALLi article on effective royalties → selfpublishingadvice.org/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
What is Brandon Sanderson going to do with all the money from the biggest Kickstarter in history? Let's break down the financials behind this crowd funding campaign. And watch me countdown and react to the final result here → youtu.be/Wi1i0VZ71g0
EDIT: a day or so after I posted this video, Brandon Sanderson himself posted a breakdown of the numbers on his website here →brandonsanderson.com/some-faqs-you-might-enjoy
// JUMP TO
0:00 Sanderson breaks records
1:05 Total funds raised
5:21 Kickstarter expenses
9:26 Should Sanderson use Kickstarter?
#kickstarter #selfpublishing #brandonsanderson
// WHAT TO WATCH NEXT
If you found this video interesting, you should check out this video next:
The ONE thing you need to make money self-publishing → youtu.be/gy6VGPtzKqA
// REFERENCES
IPOs → iposcoop.com/ipos-recently-filed
Sanderson sales figures:
Sanderson sales via Reddit → reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/8h25ie/no_spoilers_question_on_sales_figures_for
Rhythm of War sales via Reddit → reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/k15tvm/1_in_our_hearts_and_on_the_charts
New York Times → nytimes.com/2022/03/03/books/brandon-sanderson-kickstarter.html
Stormlight Archive sales via Tor → tor.com/2019/12/10/brandon-sandersons-stormlight-archive-book-4-arrives-on-november-17-2020
Brandon Sanderson "About the Author" blurb via Penguin Random House → penguinrandomhouse.com/authors/168928/brandon-sanderson
Kickstarter:
Fees → kickstarter.com/help/fees
Kicktraq
Way of Kings Leatherbound → kicktraq.com/projects/dragonsteel/the-way-of-kings-10th-anniversary-leatherbound-edition
Four Secret Novels → kicktraq.com/projects/dragonsteel/surprise-four-secret-novels-by-brandon-sanderson
Title P&L:
Editorial rates → the-efa.org/rates
Audiobook costs per Travis Baldress → medium.com/@travisbaldree/self-published-book-launch-a-z-39ec6f9257e1#9dfc
ACX:
Production earnings → acx.com/help/what-s-the-deal/200497690
ALLi article on effective royalties → selfpublishingadvice.org/how-audiobook-authors-are-paid-by-audible-acx
// RESOURCES
A NaNoWriMo word count goal calculator:
→ bit.ly/nanowordcountgoalcalculator
A simple word count progress tracker:
→ bit.ly/2U1601w
// DAILY WRITING LIVESTREAMS!
120 min long sprints of pure productivity. Come join me in getting words on the page. Check out my channel page for the next livestream: → youtube.com/c/PaperTigerProductions and make sure you hit "Set reminder" to get an alert when I go live.
Follow me on Twitter: twitter.com/deborahlau
// CHECK OUT
My Cantonese/English bilingual rhyming picture story books for kids aged 2-6:
Today is my Birthday! → books2read.com/todayismybirthday
Cycling in Spring → books2read.com/cyclinginspring
My debut epic fantasy novel:
Petition (Resonance Crystal Legacy, Book 1) → books2read.com/petition
