[WMD 2015] Inkshares >> Jeremy Thomas, Calling All Fun(d) Seekers: The Catalytic Pitch Competition!

Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas


A Book


Market

Readers spent $29 billion on books last year.

35% bought ebooks. 65% bought printed books.


Problem < 2007


Solution < 2007

Amazon.


Problem >= 2007

Publish with Amazon, sell your book on...Amazon.


Solution >= 2007

Combine the “readers as selectors” nature of self-publishing with the distribution of a traditional publisher.


Model

Authors pitch.


Model

Readers read.


Model

Readers share.


Model

Readers pre-order.


Model

We publish.


Model

We produce and sell funded books.

Crowdfunds cover production costs.

Royalties are split with authors.


We Edit

Girl Friday Productions edits our books.


We Design

MacFadden & Thorpe (Chronicle Books spin-off) designs our books.


We Print

RR Donnelley printsour books.


We Distribute

Ingram Publisher Services distributesour books to book sellers.


We Market

Our books have been covered in:


Totals March, 2014 - April 2015

29 books fully-funded.

30,319 books sold ($535,274 in total book sales).

$43,083 paid to authors.

$34,553 earned in Inkshares royalties.


Growth Since January, 2014

7% week-over-week user growth.


Growth Since January, 2014

19.8% week-over-week new project growth.


Goals - 2015

250,000 users


Goals - 2015 - Why?

1 user = $42.16 in value.

250,000 users = 406 books.

406 books = 8 best-sellers.

8 best-sellers = viable publishing model.


Goals - 2015 - How?

Go all-in on “dork lit.”


Larry Levitsky

Chairman, Publisher

Microsoft, Real Networks,

McGraw Hill

Jeremy Thomas

CEO/Developer

Popexpert, The Active

Network, KPMG

Thad Woodman

CPO/Developer

Economic Analyst,

Reed College

Adam Gomolin

VP Business Dev,

GC

SEC, J.D. - Hastings

College

Management Team

Matt Kaye

VP Marketing

Amazon, Farrar, Straus &

Giroux


www.inkshares.com

[email protected]

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http://www.inkshares.com

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[WMD 2015] Inkshares >> Jeremy Thomas, Calling All Fun(d) Seekers: The Catalytic Pitch Competition!