Asmo Grimae
CREATOR
about 2 months ago
Project Update: Update for the end of July
I wanted to wait until I had a bit more substantial information with pictures hopefully but I actually feel bad if I don't post an update after almost 3 weeks, so here we go!
First of all: The money from Backerkit arrived four days ago and is currently safe on a bank account that I do not use for the usual expenses of life.
Then, we got a first tiny delay: When I ordered the next proofs my printer had no more of the paper left that I use for my book, so they had to order that first. Ultimately this doesn't really affect anything now, they would have had to order the paper anyway once it comes to printing the actual books.
Proofs will be shipped out to me to me tomorrow.
Also it's a bit of a fun fact, but I even know where they get their paper from. When I first started to contact them about my book at the beginning of this year, I got sent a package of various paper kinds my printer found fitting for my project and that came directly from their producer.
That was also one of the reasons why I decided to go with that particular company. I always wanted to print my book locally at least in Germany and hopefully in my own state Bavaria (I got that!) as actually having contact with the people behind the work was important to me. Not having to wait for ships to transport my stuff all over the ocean is a big big plus too.
And before I start rambling, lastly, I sent in the pledge manager to approval to Backerkit on Friday. It usually takes a few days for it to be approved by staff. Once it is, I can send out surveys to calculate shipping costs.
Really hope I set everything correctly there. Was my first time setting that up, but Backerkit's staff is extremely helpful and kind so I feel good here.
The PDF of the book is a tiny bit too big to be hosted via Backerkit. I'll ask if there's still ways to host it as it doesn't reach the hard limit, only a soft limit. If that doesn't work I will host via googledrive or dropbox and send out a download link for digital distribution.
Once again, if there are any questions, feel free to comment here or send me a mail at [email protected]
First of all: The money from Backerkit arrived four days ago and is currently safe on a bank account that I do not use for the usual expenses of life.
Then, we got a first tiny delay: When I ordered the next proofs my printer had no more of the paper left that I use for my book, so they had to order that first. Ultimately this doesn't really affect anything now, they would have had to order the paper anyway once it comes to printing the actual books.
Proofs will be shipped out to me to me tomorrow.
Also it's a bit of a fun fact, but I even know where they get their paper from. When I first started to contact them about my book at the beginning of this year, I got sent a package of various paper kinds my printer found fitting for my project and that came directly from their producer.
That was also one of the reasons why I decided to go with that particular company. I always wanted to print my book locally at least in Germany and hopefully in my own state Bavaria (I got that!) as actually having contact with the people behind the work was important to me. Not having to wait for ships to transport my stuff all over the ocean is a big big plus too.
And before I start rambling, lastly, I sent in the pledge manager to approval to Backerkit on Friday. It usually takes a few days for it to be approved by staff. Once it is, I can send out surveys to calculate shipping costs.
Really hope I set everything correctly there. Was my first time setting that up, but Backerkit's staff is extremely helpful and kind so I feel good here.
The PDF of the book is a tiny bit too big to be hosted via Backerkit. I'll ask if there's still ways to host it as it doesn't reach the hard limit, only a soft limit. If that doesn't work I will host via googledrive or dropbox and send out a download link for digital distribution.
Once again, if there are any questions, feel free to comment here or send me a mail at [email protected]
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