Crowdfunding for Publishing

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“Excellent, excellent software – the best we’ve encountered – and it made our life way, way easier.”

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Brandon Sanderson

Dragonsteel

  • • #1 Fastest to reach $10M in crowdfunding
    • #1 Biggest Day-1 total in crowdfunding
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“The Book Bazaar created a digital book fair using BackerKit’s collaboration tools, sharing a crowdfunding journey and maximizing our potential for success.”

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Aimee Cozza

Aimee Cozza illustrations

  • • Book Bazaar 2026 leader
    • Launched their biggest project on BackerKit
    • 8-time crowdfunding creator
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BackerKit empowers creators to publish independently—and sustainably.

More than campaigns—BackerKit helps you grow your audience, manage your creative brand, and build lasting connections with your readers and fans.

Make stories worth following

BackerKit helps turn supporters into lifelong fans, keeping them connected and inspired long after your book, comic, or graphic novel launches.

Collaborate, fund, and grow together

With BackerKit Collab-Funding, creators unite to build shared worlds, cross-promote projects, and strengthen their publishing communities.

Your team behind the scenes

When you launch on BackerKit, you get a dedicated team that’s focused on your success and backed by an AI policy designed to support creators.

BackerKit is the only platform for professional creators in crowdfunding.

BackerKit is the only end-to-end crowdfunding platform that offers both the professional tech stack and professional collaborative network creators need today to go far, go deep, and go together.

Pledge Manager Pro
We built the first and set the standard. Trusted by top creators, our pledge manager is the pro offering in the market which others still try to replicate today.
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Audience Intelligence
BackerKit gives unmatched insight into the fans who fuel your projects, linking pledge performance with audience data to launch smarter campaigns every time.
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Collab-Funding
The modern way of crowdfunding on BackerKit, helping pioneering creators team up to launch bigger campaigns and grow communities together.
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Fandom Engine
BackerKit turns campaigns into must-attend experiences, engaging fans with livestreams, trivia, exclusive content, and Pre-Launch Reservations to activate superfans.
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backerkit Collab-funding

Calling all authors, artists, and publishers 📣

Now Accepting Printopia 2026 Applications

Join BackerKit’s 2nd annual Collab-Funding event PRINTOPIA and launch your project with fellow creators on Sept. 10, 2026.

Learn more & apply today →

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