tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post7779405598611995456..comments2023-04-15T11:42:35.385-04:00Comments on Go To Hellman: The Public Broadcasting Model for eBooksErichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-67757899861379390982011-04-09T19:09:33.381-04:002011-04-09T19:09:33.381-04:00vD, I think the benefits of being open far outweig...vD, I think the benefits of being open far outweigh the advantages of stealth.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-56590468129425619602011-04-09T19:01:32.033-04:002011-04-09T19:01:32.033-04:00Matthew, your first model is what's known as a...Matthew, your first model is what's known as a "tip jar". Tip jars have been available for websites for quite a while, but I'm not aware of any case where this model has been very successful. Dimes are not very efficient to collect.<br /><br />In the Gluejar model, the ebook doesn't go public/free until the rightsholder's price has been met. A very popular author might set the price at a million dollars; an author that just wants to cover digitization expenses might set the price at just a thousand dollars.<br /><br />In any case, Gluejar only collects its percentage if the price is met and the book is released into the public commons.<br /><br />To use the public radio analogy, the there's no free program at all until the pledge drive finishes.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-31776852798409371382011-04-08T22:36:09.143-04:002011-04-08T22:36:09.143-04:00Eric, I'm fascinated (though still slightly co...Eric, I'm fascinated (though still slightly confused) with the Gluejar concept. Also intrigued by your "open book" approach to developing the business model. Hoping you'll continue to open a bit more as time goes on so that the excited buzzing you've triggered in my brain will evolve into a chant, an orchestra, a revolution. Good luck! And thanks for chasing this dream. The publishing world is ripe (if not totally ready). Time to pick the fruit. :-)virtualDavishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04417888307110495010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-82942646776598032812011-04-08T13:14:00.953-04:002011-04-08T13:14:00.953-04:00This is intriguing, but the process isn't enti...This is intriguing, but the process isn't entirely clear to me.<br /><br />If an author sells the rights to 1 member of the public for a dime, why would 2,999,999 other people also give a dime? Is the hope that enough other people will give enough dimes (essentially a tip, or a donation to the author), that the author will make money?<br /><br />You could have one author make a single dime, and another author make lots and lots of dimes, but both have assigned their rights over to the public. Is that correct? Or does the author wait to actually sell their rights until a certain number of pledges have amassed?<br /><br />For instance, if my threshold is 100 dimes, but only 20 dimes are pledged, my book is not sold to the public. Gluejar would take a cut of that final sales price? Is the author ever able to make any more than their threshold price?<br /><br />Apologies for the meandering thought process there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06435598928658894258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-84634780233446183522011-04-07T23:23:13.031-04:002011-04-07T23:23:13.031-04:00Marlene- There are a number of difficulties associ...Marlene- There are a number of difficulties associated with offering books that doesn't exist yet, relating to avoiding scams. Nothing insurmountable, but enough that it's unlikely we'd do it at first.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-84750758089812664502011-04-07T20:44:04.045-04:002011-04-07T20:44:04.045-04:00What about the possibility of authors/rightsholder...What about the possibility of authors/rightsholders using gluejar as a means of getting sponsorship to find out whether there is enough interest to make a book worth publishing, or distributing? There have been at least a few cases of authors (Sharon Lee and Steve Miller) successfully using the subscription model for works in progress when they had difficulty with traditional publishers.Marlene Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612031810149317925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-50199339401831781282011-04-07T16:12:48.601-04:002011-04-07T16:12:48.601-04:00The idea is that once a book is produced, the righ...The idea is that once a book is produced, the rightsholder can offer to sell distribution rights for the ebook to the public, and, correspondingly, the public can offer to buy distribution rights for the ebook from the rightsholders.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14172740163003223132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-79417194436132536422011-04-07T16:03:50.104-04:002011-04-07T16:03:50.104-04:00Is the idea that before an author writes a book, t...Is the idea that before an author writes a book, they would set out their gluejar to catch some sponsorous flies? Or is the idea that after the book is already published they use the service to pull in funds, by embedding a link in the ebook or on their website?bibliotechyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04264143648970453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-47512033804932659602011-04-06T20:03:59.910-04:002011-04-06T20:03:59.910-04:00Eric: I really enjoy your work/words. Another podc...Eric: I really enjoy your work/words. Another podcast favorite of mine (Planet Money) had a good piece a week ago on the economics of public radio (as in radio supported by government.) Listening to the podcast, I found myself making the same leap to ebooks. You're totally right; the ebook is not a book, so the models and preconceptions which most publishers apply to it are out of synch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4990922102626688253.post-39702030709500568212011-04-06T12:14:26.900-04:002011-04-06T12:14:26.900-04:00Nice perspective, Eric. And sweetly positioned: WQ...Nice perspective, Eric. And sweetly positioned: WQXR, after all, is a great home to innovation, as the launchpad for Q2 (@Q2music on your TweetMachine), easily the most exciting development in New Music (also known as "new classical") in decades. 24/7 stream. Check it out at www.q2live.orgPorter Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10217895240623287427noreply@blogger.com