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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 9408572" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Why would they turn away those 3PPs?&nbsp; I see no logical reason.&nbsp; One of the things they wanted from OGL change was to have a little bit of control over the biggest publishers and to make some money off of the 3PPs.&nbsp; Having 3PP on DDB is a win-win for companies that do sell their books on DDB because they get far more exposure and sales.&nbsp; It's a win for WotC because they get a percentage of sales.Related - ideally anyone who wanted to sell anything D&amp;D related would have an online marketplace opened up, but I think there are logistical and design issues at play.&nbsp; At a certain point, they would flood their own storefront.&nbsp; There would probably need a separate subdomain just for 3PP.&nbsp; I already wish I had better options for filters I can apply for any search or lookup.In any case, it's not like they've told Kobold Press that they can't still publish their books, they are simply offering another venue.&nbsp; One that presumably benefits them both.&nbsp; Even if DDB stopped all 3PP tomorrow, that would just put those 3PP back to where they were before the agreement.&nbsp; No 3PP is dependent on DDB for their survival and I don't see that changing.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 9408572, member: 6801845"] Why would they turn away those 3PPs? I see no logical reason. One of the things they wanted from OGL change was to have a little bit of control over the biggest publishers and to make some money off of the 3PPs. Having 3PP on DDB is a win-win for companies that do sell their books on DDB because they get far more exposure and sales. It's a win for WotC because they get a percentage of sales. Related - ideally anyone who wanted to sell anything D&D related would have an online marketplace opened up, but I think there are logistical and design issues at play. At a certain point, they would flood their own storefront. There would probably need a separate subdomain just for 3PP. I already wish I had better options for filters I can apply for any search or lookup. In any case, it's not like they've told Kobold Press that they can't still publish their books, they are simply offering another venue. One that presumably benefits them both. Even if DDB stopped all 3PP tomorrow, that would just put those 3PP back to where they were before the agreement. No 3PP is dependent on DDB for their survival and I don't see that changing. [/QUOTE]

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