Kickstarter Costs Writeup

I've distributed most of the books I printed through my kickstarter project, so I thought I would quickly write up the financials for future reference.

I had initially offered hardcover and softcover at two different prices, but after all the orders were in I realized that volume pricing meant it was actually cheaper to print just hardcover, so everyone ended up getting the nicer books.

Expenses

$34.49 Bookbaby proof copy printing $809.40 Bookbaby printing (30 copies) $89.64 Kickstarter fees (8.4%) $29.52 USPS shipping (7 @ $3.09, one box of 12 @ $7.89, all media mail) $14.37 FedEx Store mailing supplies $977.42 total

Income

$24 9 PDFs @ $1, plus $15 in extra contributions $240 8 softcover @ $30 $58 1 hardcover proof @ $58 $390 5 hardcover @ $78 $40 1 sold in person, not through kickstarter $360 1 bulk buy (2 hard, 10 soft) $1,112 total

This leaves me with $134.58, which I've donated to the Against Malaria Foundation.

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