If you care about books – and I have to assume that anyone reading this cares at least a little bit – you know that our traditional notion of the book and the role of publishers are undergoing significant change and transformation.
In Canada there are a few writers who are in the vanguard of looking for new models to get their work into the "hands" of readers. No doubt there are many innovative writers I'm not even aware of, but one that interests me (and I thank Peter Darbyshire for bringing him to my attention via this article) is Leo McKay.
Leo is a Giller-shortlisted author who has decided to finance the self-publishing of his new novel by raising money from subscribers online through Indiegogo, one of those fundraising sites where, if the requestor gets the amount they are seeking within a specified timeframe, the project goes ahead. But if they don't, the money pledged is returned to the donator.
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