Comments on: What Andrew Sullivan and Amanda Palmer have in common — a fanatical devotion to users http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/31/what-andrew-sullivan-and-amanda-palmer-have-in-common-a-fanatical-devotion-to-users/ The economics of digital content Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:31:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Freddie deBoer http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/31/what-andrew-sullivan-and-amanda-palmer-have-in-common-a-fanatical-devotion-to-users/#comment-199686 Mon, 11 Feb 2013 16:48:03 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=223969#comment-199686 “One of the most common responses to both Palmer and Sullivan is that very few people can get away with making a living from their fans or readers — in other words, that the two are the “one percent” of artists or creators who can do this. But whether it’s one percent or 5 percent or more, the fact remains that the tools that allow Palmer or Sullivan to do this are more readily available than ever, thanks to platforms like Kickstarter and the TinyPass paywall system Sullivan is using — or 29th Street Publishing, which allows writers to create their own mini-magazines.”

I’m sorry, but this is absurdly non-responsive and optimistic to the actual conditions on the ground for the thousands and thousands of content creators who are not Andrew Sullivan or Amanda Palmer. So what if the tools exist, if you don’t have the built-in audience already to fund your early work?

]]> By: Peter Hobday http://paidcontent.org/2013/01/31/what-andrew-sullivan-and-amanda-palmer-have-in-common-a-fanatical-devotion-to-users/#comment-198773 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:34:51 +0000 http://paidcontent.org/?p=223969#comment-198773 If Sullivan is indeed bringing in that kind of subs revenue, he needs his own sales and collection system. Congratulations – there are few commentators with his understanding of US politics.

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