The West Stow Pods company hopes to raise £50,000 (more than $78,000 USD) on Kickstarter to build Hobbit-style homes for vacation purposes. We’ve embedded a video about the project above.
Here’s more from the Kickstarter page: “The goal is to build a halfling house for use as a holiday destination. This is to supplement existing holiday accommodation offered in the natural setting of West Stow Pods, in Suffolk, England.”
Welcome to our Kickstarter Publishing Project of the Week, a feature exploring how authors and publishers are using the fundraising site to raise money for book projects. If you want to start your own project, check out How To Use Kickstarter to Fund Your Publishing Project. (via Mashable)