Change the story,
shape the world.
ripples publishing
Welcome to the new ripples publishing website.
So far, ripples publishing is an idea and this website provides information on what ripples might become.
The content is primarily for people who are considering to support ripples publishing or who consider becoming part of it.
So far the information presented is a collection of notes, and it’s not complete.
More content will be added, but generally speaking, it would be best if the next steps in the development process were done in a team.
A good starting point, for anyone who is interested, is the book stations tour which can be downloaded on this website. You can also take the tour on the book stations website.
Please, get in touch, if you would like to get involved or if you have questions. Write to: contact@ripples-publishing.com
I look forward to hearing from you, Charlie Alice Raya
To learn more about me and my projects, you can visit my overview page: charlie-alice-raya.org
Who, why, what and when?
I have to keep it short tonight.
I am Charlie Alice Raya, and I open my easy town story and the stories that are part of the collections Views from around the universe and The end of all wars to collaborations because there is a lot more potential in these stories than I could unearth even if I had seven lives. Besides, creating ripple effects is a recurrent aim both in the easy town story and in the business ideas I developed for the story. That’s why it is only fitting that the story itself should be open to create ripple effects and to benefit more than one writer.
Hence also the name for ripples publishing.
I’ll add more details soon.
Below you find some of the notes I mentioned. I also recommend: ripples publishing, working areas, plus the story: An author’s take on tourism which illustrates how ripples publishing’s sibling, pepper books, could work.
Sorry, about rushing this right now. I’ll do better soon.
ripples books & pepper books
Potentially there will be two publishers, both international but with different work foci.
ripples books are, or have the potential, for collaborative works.
pepper books will represent individual works.
book stations network
Both ripples publishing and pepper books would be part of the book stations network and of the bespoke books network.
The book stations are an idea which I developed in 2022 and which is based on the ideas for Hub Stations and dot.stations which originate in the easy town story.
The idea is presented in some detail on the book stations website and includes the ideas for the bespoke books network.
In short
Ripples books publishing & pepper books publishing will be the in-house publishers for the book stations network and will cooperate with the bespoke books network.
business model
Ripples books publishing will use a variation of the dot.business model.
For the application to the publisher see the book stations tour and in particular the bit about pepper books publishing.
As a practical illustration of pepper books see the short story: Mia, pepper books and tourism, an authors take on tourism on this website.
product availability & production
- e-books instantly available
- printed editions available in two ways: via a local/regional book workshop in a minimum order edition, or as bespoke edition via a bespoke editions workshop.
- illustrations, book layouts and cover designs will be done by local artists
- audiobooks digital & sign language videos instantly (with subscriptions options, including for a day)
- audiobooks & videos physical (is there an environmentally friendly way?)
- could book workshops/stations lend tablets?
Questions?
Interested?
Get in touch
Please, get in touch, if you would like to get involved or if you have questions. Write to: contact@ripples-publishing.com
I look forward to hearing from you, Charlie Alice Raya
To learn more about me and my projects, you can visit my overview page: charlie-alice-raya.org