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[WMD 2015] Inkshares >> Jeremy Thomas, Calling All Fun(d) Seekers: The Catalytic Pitch Competition!
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
A Book
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Market
Readers spent $29 billion on books last year.
35% bought ebooks. 65% bought printed books.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Problem < 2007
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Solution < 2007
Amazon.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Problem >= 2007
Publish with Amazon, sell your book on...Amazon.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Solution >= 2007
Combine the “readers as selectors” nature of self-publishing with the distribution of a traditional publisher.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Model
Authors pitch.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Model
Readers read.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Model
Readers share.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Model
Readers pre-order.
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Model
We publish.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Model
We produce and sell funded books.
Crowdfunds cover production costs.
Royalties are split with authors.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
We Edit
Girl Friday Productions edits our books.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
We Design
MacFadden & Thorpe (Chronicle Books spin-off) designs our books.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
We Print
RR Donnelley printsour books.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
We Distribute
Ingram Publisher Services distributesour books to book sellers.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
We Market
Our books have been covered in:
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
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.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Growth Since January, 2014
7% week-over-week user growth.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Growth Since January, 2014
19.8% week-over-week new project growth.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Goals - 2015
250,000 users
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
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.
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
Goals - 2015 - How?
Go all-in on “dork lit.”
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Jeremy Thomas | @jgrahamthomas
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
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www.inkshares.com
angel.co/inkshares
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