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<blockquote data-quote="The Sigil" data-source="post: 1565642" data-attributes="member: 2013">I love Wulf. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I have to agree... I'm not a print publisher, but from where I sit as a gamer, my FLGS isn't getting flooded with crap from 25 different publishers.&nbsp; It's getting flooded with crap from a few &quot;big&quot; publishers.I am a PDF publisher, and from where I sit, the PDF market has already been more or less overwhelmed (in terms of number of products released) thanks to the &quot;bit o' book&quot; philosophy.&nbsp; I understand that there are some customers who like that they can buy only the tiny bit that they need and at a very low price... but in terms of virtual shelfspace, the overflow is causing the signal-to-noise ratio to all but disappear.&nbsp; I love PDFs, but I've found that I'm purchasing far fewer of those these days, because I don't want a 5-page buck for a buck.&nbsp; I want a large sourcebook (and am willing to pay $5-10 for it) with completely developed ideas, not just idea &quot;seeds.&quot;It's why even though it probably costs me sales, I stubbornly refuse to put out my own PDFs until I feel they're good and ready.&nbsp; I never feel like they're quite &quot;finished&quot; or &quot;perfect,&quot; but I get to a point where I feel, &quot;it's ready for the outside world to see.&quot;&nbsp; And I am going to continue to put out fully-developed books because I think that's the right way to do business.&nbsp; And if I'm wrong, and &quot;bit-o-book&quot; is the way to go... well, it's not like I've bet my house on it. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />These days, I have a (very) short list of companies whose products I will even consider in print... and I don't buy all of their stuff either.&nbsp; I still anxiously await each release from Bad Axe Games, Green Ronin, and Fantasy Flight Games because I feel their stuff is the highest-quality stuff out there.&nbsp; That doesn't mean I buy everything from them, but if I want a sourcebook about X, I'll check theirs first.&nbsp; Bastion Press and Mystic Eye Games also get a look, and if Mongoose releases something on a topic of interest to me, I'll look at it - though it's been a while since I've purchased from them.&nbsp; My *only* WotC purchase in the last couple of years has been Unearthed Arcana.&nbsp; (I normally purchase Malhavoc stuff in PDF, not print, which is why they're not on this list).*shrugs* I try to put out stuff that I firmly believe is quality.&nbsp; I try to buy stuff that I feel is quality.&nbsp; I have to have faith that the &quot;invisible hand&quot; will indeed sort things out... and I hope that as it does, the stuff I put out is in fact quality, and that my beliefs aren't misguided. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Which reminds me, I'm hoping to do a lot more releasing this summer... not because I'm trying to &quot;shovel&quot; stuff, but because a lot of products that have been worked on simultaneously are getting finished simultaneously too. But you have my word that I will never put something out just to &quot;shovel&quot; - which is why I'll never give you a firm release date on a product until that date is &quot;yesterday.&quot;&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />--The Sigil</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Sigil, post: 1565642, member: 2013"] I love Wulf. :) I have to agree... I'm not a print publisher, but from where I sit as a gamer, my FLGS isn't getting flooded with crap from 25 different publishers. It's getting flooded with crap from a few "big" publishers. I am a PDF publisher, and from where I sit, the PDF market has already been more or less overwhelmed (in terms of number of products released) thanks to the "bit o' book" philosophy. I understand that there are some customers who like that they can buy only the tiny bit that they need and at a very low price... but in terms of virtual shelfspace, the overflow is causing the signal-to-noise ratio to all but disappear. I love PDFs, but I've found that I'm purchasing far fewer of those these days, because I don't want a 5-page buck for a buck. I want a large sourcebook (and am willing to pay $5-10 for it) with completely developed ideas, not just idea "seeds." It's why even though it probably costs me sales, I stubbornly refuse to put out my own PDFs until I feel they're good and ready. I never feel like they're quite "finished" or "perfect," but I get to a point where I feel, "it's ready for the outside world to see." And I am going to continue to put out fully-developed books because [i]I think that's the right way to do business[/i]. And if I'm wrong, and "bit-o-book" is the way to go... well, it's not like I've bet my house on it. ;) These days, I have a (very) short list of companies whose products I will even consider in print... and I don't buy all of their stuff either. I still anxiously await each release from Bad Axe Games, Green Ronin, and Fantasy Flight Games because I feel their stuff is the highest-quality stuff out there. That doesn't mean I buy everything from them, but if I want a sourcebook about X, I'll check theirs first. Bastion Press and Mystic Eye Games also get a look, and if Mongoose releases something on a topic of interest to me, I'll look at it - though it's been a while since I've purchased from them. My *only* WotC purchase in the last couple of years has been Unearthed Arcana. (I normally purchase Malhavoc stuff in PDF, not print, which is why they're not on this list). *shrugs* I try to put out stuff that I firmly believe is quality. I try to buy stuff that I feel is quality. I have to have faith that the "invisible hand" will indeed sort things out... and I hope that as it does, the stuff I put out is in fact quality, and that my beliefs aren't misguided. ;) Which reminds me, I'm hoping to do a lot more releasing this summer... not because I'm trying to "shovel" stuff, but because a lot of products that have been worked on simultaneously are getting finished simultaneously too. But you have my word that I will never put something out just to "shovel" - which is why I'll never give you a firm release date on a product until that date is "yesterday." :) --The Sigil [/QUOTE]

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