I can't see it. Does he actually explain what the $56K will be used for? Are the publishing costs so high? With a book appearing at the $100 level, that implies a >$100 retail price -- is this a huge coffee table book, a textbook, or is he just overconfident in sales ability?
I would assume that kickstarter 'gifts' would be valued at much less than the amount you'd be pledging. It wouldn't make much sense to have all your funds be eaten up by the gifts, would it?
> Does he actually explain what the $56K will be used for?
Yes, explains what needs to be done in the video:
1. Visit colleagues to get more material
2. Commission graphics and artwork
3. Prepare a good book proposal for publishers
Regarding (1), I suppose the biggest objection is that he can just talk to people using some kind of telecommunications tech, but 'face time'[1] offers so much higher bandwidth for stuff like this.
