A marketplace for self-published authors, artists, crafters and other small businesses is launching

AltNation is designed and geared for small businesses, self-published authors, local bands and musicians, crafters, natural food producer and sellers and other small volume vendors, brings together vendors and customers in a way not attempted before; putting a 21st century sheen on the forgotten personal connections that used to constitute the way we did business. What AltNation does is re-establish that contract by reconnecting vendors with their customers and each other by centering AltNati...

AltNation is designed and geared for small businesses, self-published authors, local bands and musicians, crafters, natural food producer and sellers and other small volume vendors, brings together vendors and customers in a way not attempted before; putting a 21st century sheen on the forgotten personal connections that used to constitute the way we did business. What AltNation does is re-establish that contract by reconnecting vendors with their customers and each other by centering AltNation on the 'storefront'. The storefront is a 'personal' space for the vendor. To support this personality-forward approach, it contains profile and contact information, a blog and a real-time feed to help establish interpersonal links that are incredibly lacking in the modern day marketplace