Vellichor Press: indie publishing, 7,600 backers

Vellichor was launching a debut illustrated anthology and needed the campaign page to do the heavy lifting of a publishing pitch — reader sample, contributor list, edition tiers — without feeling like a vanity press site.

We designed a Next.js campaign with an embedded sample reader so backers could try the work before pledging. Authorize.Net handled escrow because their bank rejected Stripe. Reward tiers escalated from digital edition to a signed limited print run with progressive content unlocks.

$184,700 raised, 7,612 backers, all editions delivered on schedule. The press has since launched two follow-up campaigns on the same infrastructure.