Start a newsletter about culture & books.
The best ones make one promise and keep it. Like this: What to read, watch and see next, chosen by a person, not an algorithm.
Name ideas
- Dog-Eared
- The Long Read Club
- Marginalia
Check if yours is free below.
First issue ideas
- Three books for the month ahead
- One exhibition worth the train fare
- A forgotten classic, rediscovered
- What I'm reading and why I stopped
Getting your first readers
- Tell the people who already know your work, with one line about what they'll get.
- Share your iynbox page wherever you already post about culture & books.
- Ask every new reader to forward it to one person who'd like it.
A sample first issue
Marginalianow
Three books for November
One short, one long, one you'll argue about.
Questions people ask
- How do I start a culture & books newsletter?
- Make one clear promise (for example: "What to read, watch and see next, chosen by a person, not an algorithm."), pick a name that's easy to say, choose a day and stick to it, and write your first issue before you promote it.
- Can a culture & books newsletter make money?
- Yes, in two ways: readers who pay to support you, and sponsors. On iynbox, sponsors are found and placed for you in free editions, and writers earn a share once they have more than 50 subscribers.
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Make this yours
Claim your name and write your first culture & books issue in the same editor that made the sample.
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