What exactly does
Pubslush do? Pubslush is
a pre-publication platform that offers crowdfunding and pre-order options to
authors and publishers. Crowdfunding allows authors and literary trendsetters
to raise funds and gauge audience response for upcoming publishing projects,
while the pre-order campaigns help to launch a book 30-60 days before its
release. Our community-based platform aims to connect all the key players in
the publishing process to create a more democratic and streamlined publishing
process.
What do you find
challenging or rewarding in helping authors? Helping authors to bring their books to life is
incredibly rewarding. We’ve had many authors on our platform who simply would
not have been able to pay for publishing costs if they weren’t able to raise
the funds beforehand. Receiving thank you notes from our authors is one of my
favorite parts about the work we do.
What advice do you
have for authors seeking to get published? As an author, you need to plan ahead and brand yourself in a
unique way that will set you apart from others. One of the biggest challenges
authors face is the overly crowded book market. By developing your brand as an
author and organically connecting with potential readers, you’re establishing
yourself within the industry. This is also where Pubslush comes in. We help
authors to excel and stand out from the crowd. By providing authors with a
platform that focuses on marketing and gauging audience response in the
pre-publication phase, we’re allowing them to engage with their audience and
prepare to publish more successfully.
Amanda, how has
Pubslush grown in the past year? Oh my goodness, we have grown so, so much. 2014 was a big year
for us as a company and has laid the groundwork for some really exciting
upcoming features we have planned. With so many changes in the industry,
Pubslush has chosen to adapt and evolve our platform to fill the current and
upcoming needs of our users. My team and I aren’t afraid of change and
developing new and exciting platform features is something that keeps Pubslush
innovative and unique.
What are some recent
successes or milestones you can point to? To end 2014, Pubslush hosted a super successful book giveaway, in which we gave away 25 books
throughout the month of December. Also, thanks to some of our great friends in publishing, we were able
to collect additional books, which we donated to the New York chapter of The
Ronald McDonald House. It was exciting for us to be able to give books to the
contest winners as well as children and families in need. We’ve also recently
rolled out a new Book Review segment
on our blog, which is gaining traction pretty quickly. If any authors are
interested in sending our Review Team an ARC, please get in touch at blog@pubslush.com.
What do you see is the
future for book publishing? I believe as we move forward, readers are going to hold a lot
more power within the publishing industry. We’re already seeing this on Pubslush.
Where there was once a lack of connection between authors and readers, there is
now engagement. As authors and readers continue to build their own
relationships, I believe publishers will be forced to follow suit and develop
more ways to closely interact with their consumer in a meaningful way.
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Brian Feinblum’s views, opinions, and
ideas expressed in this blog are his alone and not that of his employer, Media
Connect, the nation’s largest book promoter. You can follow him on Twitter
@theprexpert and email him at brianfeinblum@gmail.com. He feels more
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