{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"How Books Are Made","title":"What does it take to crowdfund a book? – with Aaron A. Reed","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/d752d729\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1959,"description":"The allure of crowdfunding is that you can sell your book before it costs you any money. But that’s harder than it looks!To find out what it takes to run a crowdfunding campaign properly, Arthur speaks to Aaron A. Reed, who has successfully crowdfunded several books, including one of the most well-funded non-fiction books on Kickstarter. Aaron is a writer and a game developer, and the author of 50 Years of Text Games. Right now, he’s in the middle of another crowdfunding campaign, for his role-playing-game kit Downcrawl 2e.Links from the show:50 Years of Text Games50 Years of Text Games Kickstarter campaignDowncrawl 2E on BackerkitSubcutaneanAaron A. Reed’s websiteElectric Book Works","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/z98KovHlSqAeyMWdN3G7HGluxcrVDv-Ll51nqcw3_O0/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzEzMDcxLzE1OTcx/Nzg5NzYtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}