2024 Steve Maltz Crowdfunder.
This is the biggest yet and the FINAL one.
Those of you who follow me will know of the ongoing issue I have with book storage, with well over 10,000 unsold books languishing in a storage facility at the cost of £5000 a year. This has become totally unsustainable, so Monica and I have decided to have a purpose-built shed built at the end of our garden to store the books. Because of various factors this is a costly enterprise and the total cost is just under £12,000 (including VAT), but I have £2000 left over from my previous crowdfunder.
Since then, the builders have informed us that an extra amount will need to be paid to add a layer of insulation on the inside to protect the books from deterioration. So this has been added to the total.
So I am trying to raise £11,240. (This has been raised now - need a few hundred more for Phase 2)
The initial work is almost completed now.
Any help you can give will be most welcome. It is a great embarrassment for me to be continually asking for money but, to be honest, the latest book, Now Everything Changes, is the first to actually sell in reasonable numbers, which means that income from it can finance my next book. The next book, WHO AM I? follows the adventures of Derek and Dawn into the area of identity politics (big subject in current climate) and will be available in the Autumn. All crowdfunders will get a copy as soon as it is printed.
You cannot imagine the relief Monica and I will have once this shed is built, it will be a major benefit for our stress levels!
If you can help, either:
Phone Steve on 07885 941848 and pay by card
Send funds by Bank Transfer to HSBC. Account name: Saltshakers, Sort Code 40 09 07, Account number 71387324
Send a cheque by post to Saltshakers, PO BOX 2215, Ilford, Essex IG1 9TR
Send funds through STEWARDSHIP SERVICES (with gift aid if possible). Go to :
THANK YOU AND BLESS YOU
Steve & Monica