OK, so this isn't much to go on. However, if you listen to this podcast (All Games Considered) at the 18.30 minute mark, Sean Patrick Fannon of DriveThruRPG and RPGNow says:
As you may recall, WotC used to sell PDFs of older edition products via third-party outlets, but stopped, citing piracy as the main reason.
Thanks to <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->@darjr <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->for the scoop!
As a side note, I've seen a few people in the forums float an idea which I think sounds pretty cool. When it comes to D&D Next specifically, the idea of an Apple-style app store whereby third-parties could sell content which plugs into WotC's own online tools would be pretty awesome. Not only does WotC make money directly off a OGL/GSL style license, but those publishers don't have the barrier to sales that "it doesn't work with the character builder" has often caused.
Certain people who thought, maybe, doing PDFs wasn't the best choice and decided to stop doing PDFs through us, there's a chance they may have changed their mind.
He doesn't actually mention WotC specifically, so he may be referring to someone else. But it does sound to me like that's who he's getting at.
As you may recall, WotC used to sell PDFs of older edition products via third-party outlets, but stopped, citing piracy as the main reason.
Thanks to <!-- BEGIN TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->@darjr <!-- END TEMPLATE: dbtech_usertag_mention -->for the scoop!
As a side note, I've seen a few people in the forums float an idea which I think sounds pretty cool. When it comes to D&D Next specifically, the idea of an Apple-style app store whereby third-parties could sell content which plugs into WotC's own online tools would be pretty awesome. Not only does WotC make money directly off a OGL/GSL style license, but those publishers don't have the barrier to sales that "it doesn't work with the character builder" has often caused.