Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
PDF Industry - How do we help it grow?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Cecil" data-source="post: 1052671" data-attributes="member: 9111"><p><strong>Generating Business</strong></p><p></p><p>I have a few ideas for this area:</p><p></p><p>First, most conventions I've gone to have an area to display flyers--you may want to ask convention organizers if you can provide information to distribute. They are generally overjoyed to work with you, particularly if you provide a few prizes (2-3) to distribute. Some of your free products on CD wouyld be an excellent example--and will probably get some of your e-print products in the hands of people who have not seen pdfs yet.</p><p></p><p>This would also work if you can team with some of the indies demonstrating at the smaller conventions. Perhaps offer them a small print run (10 copies) to hold at RPGmall in trade--provided they generate sales.</p><p></p><p>Finally, word of mouth--similar to the grateful publishers putting ads in their print products. I have let many of my friends know about PDF products and let them see a couple of products printed out. But this brings me to the next point--probably the real issue that needs to be addressed. </p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, there is a perception that PDF products are inferior to print products. After all, if the product was any good, wouldn't the company release it in print? I'm not sure how to overcome this perception without exposure to e-published products.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cecil, post: 1052671, member: 9111"] [b]Generating Business[/b] I have a few ideas for this area: First, most conventions I've gone to have an area to display flyers--you may want to ask convention organizers if you can provide information to distribute. They are generally overjoyed to work with you, particularly if you provide a few prizes (2-3) to distribute. Some of your free products on CD wouyld be an excellent example--and will probably get some of your e-print products in the hands of people who have not seen pdfs yet. This would also work if you can team with some of the indies demonstrating at the smaller conventions. Perhaps offer them a small print run (10 copies) to hold at RPGmall in trade--provided they generate sales. Finally, word of mouth--similar to the grateful publishers putting ads in their print products. I have let many of my friends know about PDF products and let them see a couple of products printed out. But this brings me to the next point--probably the real issue that needs to be addressed. Unfortunately, there is a perception that PDF products are inferior to print products. After all, if the product was any good, wouldn't the company release it in print? I'm not sure how to overcome this perception without exposure to e-published products. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
PDF Industry - How do we help it grow?
Top