Kickstarter Case Studies - The Inkfluence

case studies

Authors Who've Seen Kickstarter Success!

brandon sanderson

A big splash by a major author
12 months of rewards
Major production infrastructure
Incredible community engagement
$41,754,153 raised from 185,341 backers

bonkers romance

Multi-author campaigns including Katee Robert, Nikki Sloane, Jenny Nordbak, and more
Huge existing podcast audience
First two campaigns raised $400,000+ each

willow winters

WSJ/USA Today bestselling author
Five campaigns in one year totaling $590,000+
Deluxe editions, special treatments, book boxes, scene play boxes
$304,596 raised in this campaign

jillian dodd

USA Today bestselling author
Launch of first four books in new YA series
Multiple formats and reward combinations
$40,514 raised

inkitt

Reader-powered publisher
Deluxe editions, standard print editions, and more
$80,000 raised over two campaigns

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#KickstarterReads Stats

Source: Kickstarter

98k projects launched

$608m dollars pledged

4.1m backers

2023 was the 4th best-year-ever in a row

Current success rate: 64%

Success rate for projects with 25+ backers: 85%