{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Premise","title":"Nathan Bond - Rethinking Publishing Through Fairness, Transparency & Community","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3850,"description":"Episode Overview\n\nWhat happens when a successful artist and educator looks at the publishing industry and decides there has to be a better way?\nIn this episode of The Premise, Jeniffer and Chad Thompson sit down with Nathan Bond, artist, educator, entrepreneur, and founder of Fair Share Publishing, an independent children's book publisher built around a simple idea: creators deserve a fairer share of the value they create.\nNathan shares the story behind Fair Share Publishing, from his 28-year career as a figurative painter and illustrator and his years teaching at Parsons School of Design to witnessing talented children's book illustrators struggle financially despite their success. He explains how those experiences led him to rethink everything from royalty structures and payment schedules to printing, distribution, accessibility, and the relationship between publishers and creators.\nThe conversation also takes a close look at You Are My Favorite Story, a children's picture book created by Shani King and Jeremi Duru and illustrated by John Jay. Nathan explains how the book came together, why its representation of fatherhood matters, and how thoughtful illustration can add layers of meaning that children discover over repeated readings.\nFrom the economics of publishing to social media, independent bookstores, libraries, and the future of children's books, this episode offers a fascinating behind-the-scenes look at what it means to build a publishing company around creators rather than simply around the bottom line.\nIn This Episode\nWhy Nathan Bond founded Fair Share Publishing\nThe financial challenges facing even successful children's book creators\nWhy traditional royalty and payment structures can make it difficult for creators to survive\nFair Share's 50% net royalty model\nHow real-time sales tracking gives creators greater financial transparency\nWhy Fair Share initially operated as a direct-to-consumer publisher\nThe environmental considerations behind Fair...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/nj4fk5WnTrxbJiBHxxgBejYoW3Lo0-RQxX8S5sNajMA/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS83NmE4/ODc3NDcwNmY5NWZl/ZWYyYjZiZmU4MGFj/YmI4NC53ZWJw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}