Episode 41 of The BookFunnel Podcast is here, "Crowdfunding for Authors"! 🎧📚 Host Damon Courtney talks with our CEO, Max Salzberg, about why crowdfunding has become such an exciting opportunity for authors, plus practical tips on building a thriving reader community. 👉 youtu.be/GC3TXEz92Z4?...

BookFunnel LIVE! is back Wednesday, July 1st, with us as their special guest! Join us for "Crowdfunding for Authors: How to Launch a Successful Campaign in 2026." Build an audience, drive preorders, and turn reader enthusiasm into a funded launch. Register now! 👉 calendly.com/jack_bookfun...

Last chance to back Mythic Treasures! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... The Codex implementation is not that far off (~1,000 CAD). If you want to upgrade your pledge to Rare to unlock early access to all our materials, or tell friends who might be interested in this, now is the time!

LGBT wraps up tomorrow at midnight and we're like, one pledge away from our enamel pin stretch goal. 👀

Campaign’s almost over! If you’re new to crowdfunding, we posted a guide to what happens next: surveys, shipping, digital rewards, timelines, and more! Campaign ends Friday at 5pm PT! backerkit.com/c/projects/zombie-orpheus-entertainment/mercedes-lackey-s-deluxe-arrows-of-the-queen/updates/46462

Have a book, comic, or graphic novel idea you're planning to crowdfund this year? BackerKit + creators from Storyteller's Forge, Zombie Orpheus, and Rude Dude Studios are breaking down how to apply, collab, and launch for Printopia 2026. 📅 Grab your spot now: www.crowdcast.io/c/printopia-...

WE ARE LIVE! GO GO GO GO! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...

There are 4 DAYS LEFT to back LGBT 2E on Backerkit! 🌈 Have you chosen your weapon yet? At the current moment we are only $300 away from our first Stretch Goal: Making Enamel pins of the 4 weapons the game is named after! Check it out here: tinyurl.com/LGBTRPG

Death Guaranteed Games just launched the second adventure in the Shudder Mountains setting! Early bird backer bonus is an old timey recipe called Cro’s Cornbread Casserole! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/d...

Hey folks! BookFunnel is putting on a webinar on July 1st for crowdfunding your next book w/ @backerkit.com and this totally applies to crowdfunding with The Book Bazaar (we use Backerkit for the collection)! If you have questions, you may want to RSVP! It's under "guest webinar series"

Instant rewards. Zero waiting. 📚🎲 Meet the BackerKit @drivethrurpg.com Integration — digital rewards reach your backers the moment they pledge, follow, or reserve. Build early momentum, fund a bigger launch day. Read the release 👇 www.backerkit.com/blog/backerk...

Heading to LitRPG Con? So are we. 🗓️📚 We'll be in Denver July 10–12, & meeting creators in person is honestly our favorite part. Whether you're a published author, an up-and-coming creator, or just ready to kick off your next campaign — come say hello! 📅 Book time 👉 cal.frontapp.com/diaspora-bac...

📚 Applications for Printopia 2026 are open! Are you creating a Fantasy, Horror, Sci-Fi, or other book project? Launch alongside creators on 9/10, reach new readers, & be part of a Collab-Funding event built to help your project thrive. Apply by 7/15 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

Congrats on funding in 4 hours! 🥳 Help them reach their next stretch goal. Back the campaign now 👇 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/1...

We had a little hiccup, but we are LIVE! The New Amsterdam Game: Gooseberry's Counterfeit Caper is now open on @backerkit.com! Check it out, and please support us: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #indiecomics #comics

From a $250K goal to $13.2M+! 🚀 @renegadegamestudios.com's Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG + Unstoppable raised 15x more than their previous campaigns with 55K+ crawlers & became the #1 Most Funded RPG on BackerKit. #RPG #crowdfunding

📢📚💙📚📚🖤🤎💜🖤💚🌈🌈📚🪐 Check out my crowdfunding campaign for my queer, dystopian, sci fi series on @backerkit.com www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... #booksky #queersky

Back this and other incredible projects during the Book Bazaar Summer Bonanza on BackerKit! 📚☀️ 15 days left! 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

$270 left to fund the special edition! First stretch goal is for the audiobook with the incredible voices of @katrafiy.bsky.social and @vynvox.com! You can listen to a fun trailer voiced by them on the @backerkit.com page in collab with @the-book-bazaar.com 📚💙 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/i...

@backerkit.com invited us to be a part of their Ennies Emporium showcase next month! We’ll be joining all the other nominees and winners from later year as we gear up for this year’s ceremonies. Sign up to get notified when we launch!

It's Friday! On Monday at noon Central (the best of all time zones), The New Amsterdam Game launches on @backerkit.com! If you were waiting to follow the campaign, NOW IS THE TIME: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a... #historicalfiction #indiecomics

We are 10-15 backers away from funding Soothwardens by @navaarsnp.bsky.social! Find a friend, explore the link, and destroy the Breakers who threaten your communities! There is no luck in this game, only the connect you share and the resources you have to command. TTRPG.link/soothwardens

🪓👩‍🦰In one morning over 200 have pledged their Axe to Jirel! We're over $5000, over 50% funded...how much further can BLUE FIRE go today?⁉️ 👉 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/b...

📺 NOW LIVE! The Tortugas Games webinar is happening right now. Nick Raynor & Micah Tyson raised $130K+ on their first board game — 3x what they expected — and they're sharing the playbook. Join the convo now! 👉 www.crowdcast.io/c/tortugas-g...

Now more than ever we need to make the art, so I’m jumping in! I hope you’ll join me in September to bring Feather & Stone into the world. I need all the follows I can get on this project. @backerkit.com 🖤 www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti... #art #books #booksky #nature #poetry

Would you like to receive a free PDF from Agamemnon Press? By following our project on @backerkit.com you can receive free copy of The Painted Wastelands Player's Guide! We are launching a project as part of #ENnies Emporium full of new surprises! #TTRPG #RPG #DND www.backerkit.com/call_to_acti...

The Tortugas Games webinar is almost here! Nick Raynor & Micah Tyson raised $130K+ on their very first board game — 3x what they expected. Now they're sharing the playbook live in 2 days. Don't miss it! Sign up now 👇 www.crowdcast.io/c/tortugas-g...

Our Lives, Our Fortunes is now live on BackerKit. Support the revolution as a supernatural Path Walker and use your ancient magic to turn the tide of the war. www.backerkit.com/c/projects/w...

MemoryCore campaign is live! Act fast, get your pledge in and receive a free special pin! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/h...

@envyborngames.bsky.social just SMASHED their records on BackerKit 🔥 ⚔️ $221K+ raised — 5x their record ⚔️ 3,000+ backers — 2x any previous campaign ⚔️ Hit $100K in 24 hours — 10x their funding goal “It feels like what crowdfunding was always meant to be.”— Mathue Ryan, CEO of Envy Born Games

9 Hours Left Before the Gates Close! 🔥👹 Pledge Your Fave Projects Now Before They're Gone! 👇 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

OVERTIME MODE IS IN EFFECT! 🚨 Hop on the Backer Train now to keep it going! 👇

Open the infernal gates of hell this Old-School Essentials month with The Demonic Gimoire, the official OSE demon toolbox. Encounter the unleashed demons, cults and dark magic on Backerkit. You have until June 5th. Back now: www.backerkit.com/c/projects/e... #OSE #oldschoolessentials

⏳ Only 6 projects left to fund before the Book Bazaar Summer Bonanza wraps on June 30! Find one that speaks to you and back it. 📚👇 www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

The Goblin's Pride Season is live on @backerkit.com Get your pride themed pins, or to grab the completed seasonal goblin pin cycle before those limited edition pins disappear forever! Support queer businesses this Pride and put you money where your mouth is! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/p...

Live and fully funded! 🎉 Over $22k raised with no signs of stopping! 35 days left to back this campaign! 🦖🦕

Congrats on funding in 10 minutes! 🤯 @lilymoon-suits.bsky.social $37K raised and climbing! Back them now! 🏳️‍🌈✨ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/l...

Our NON-ZOMBIE Post Apocalyptic TTRPG DCC / MCC crossover adventure, The Eye of God, is now LIVE on BackerKit! Take your DCC characters to a whole new world with us!

⏰ 1 hour left! Grab yours now before they're gone! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

What does it take to 3x your crowdfunding goal on your very first board game? 🎲 Nick Raynor & Micah Tyson of Tortugas Games raised $130K+ on BackerKit — & now they're breaking down the full playbook in our free webinar. 📅 Save your spot now! www.crowdcast.io/c/tortugas-g...

We're live NOW! 🎉 Come back your favorite projects and help make an indie author's dream come true! We've got 11 indie author projects to choose from now until June 30th on @backerkit.com!

⏰ Pocketopia ends in 24 hours! 50+ portable tabletop games. Board games, card games, TTRPGs & more. Back more, earn more — unlock exclusive freebies. 🎲 💰 $730K+ raised 👥 12.9K+ backers 🎲 43 of 50 projects funded So close! Help us fund all 50 before time runs out! www.backerkit.com/c/collection...

Dungeon Crawler Carl. The Primal Hunter. Nail House. World's Largest Dungeon. All million-dollar campaigns in just the past year. All with @valamarketing.bsky.social on BackerKit. Thrilled to announce our partnership. If you're building a campaign, let's talk. 👇 www.backerkit.com/partners/val...

Crowdfunding records were made to be broken. @slightlyrecklessgames.com is proof. Night Shift: Devil Division raised over £166K by 1,300+ Operatives, their highest funded campaign ever! This is what happens when a community answers the call. 9 days left to join. ⚔️ www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s...

14 days left to explore this and other great projects in Old School Essentials Month on BackerKit! 👹 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/a...

Time for another Gnome Gnaming Poll! Help me come up with this Rakish Rogue's name by going to the @backerkit.com page and joining the campaign! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/g... #boardgames #boardgamedesign 🎲✂️ art and character design by @benfleuter.bsky.social

🚨 Fully funded and live on BackerKit! Exalted: Essence Storyteller's Guide by @theonyxpath.bsky.social has crossed $37K from 500+ backers — & the community is just getting started! Your chronicle awaits. 27 days left to back it!👇 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/o...

Congrats on being fully funded! 🎉 Don't be the one who misses the launch. Grab your pins now👇 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/c...

Congrats on hitting your goal; and then some! More than £156K raised with no signs of slowing down. 🎉 Don't miss your chance to be part of this cosmic horror journey. Join the new season 👇 www.backerkit.com/c/projects/j...

Licensing Expo is HERE! ©️✨ We're here May 19–21 and the schedule is filling up fast. Curious about crowdfunding, planning a campaign, or just want to connect? Grab a time before it's gone! 📅 Book time with us here 👉 cal.frontapp.com/diaspora-bac...