| The ransom model has worked well for several years for new Delta Green adventures. Of course, this assumes that the writer has a reputation she can trade on.
Arc Dream and Pagan have begun using the process Monte seems to be describing, asking for subscriptions up front and using the money to fund a small print run. They have succeeded well enough to allow the companies to follow up later with a softcover edition after the hardcovers.
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"When I became a man, I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."
-C.S. Lewis |