Hi. I'm on a break and there's an idea I'd like to share with you, so you tell me if it's a good, or bad one.
I have been reading as much as I can in the languages I am able to read without a translator, (only to have access to the original wording, so I can better understand the quality of the speech. I have nothing against the translators or translated texts, on the contrary). As I read more and more, I am permanently amazed that there are authors and texts that absolutely merit commercial publication and, yet, the texts get buried under the 7 day economical development window and stop being voted for, commented on and stop giving income to the authors as the community moves on to buzybee around the posts that are less than 7 days old. I see that as a wasted opportunity, wasted income, and wasted chances to get really good writers and creations to wider audiences that don't even know these pearls exist.
I would like to propose a contest for authors to submit the older posts that they think are worth it and edit a book with those texts, making it available in kindle and paper form and making the revenues return to the platform, spreading 50% of any income among the authors and the other 50% straight into a fund to finance writing contests. I would also be selecting texts I find amazing and inviting their authors to letting us publish them.
I believe this would not only be a great way to motivate good writers, but also to publicize the platform to a wider audience of interested readers and writers.
What do you feel about this?
Is it an idea you would be keen on supporting?
Mind you: I will gladily have someone else, like one of the top curators take care of the money issue and will put all the work of editing and getting the product out there. Of course, I'll always be grateful for any help, but I can guarantee, by my own effort, that it will be done to an excellent quality standard.
let me know...