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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

Since achieving first-year sales of $175,000 in 2006, it has increased that number by four orders of magnitude: in 2013, Etsy sold $1.35 billion in merchandise. In 2013 alone, Kickstarter users funded nearly 20,000 projects and committed nearly $500 million. Etsy charges a 20-cent listing fee per item and takes a 3.5%