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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Orcus" data-source="post: 2456615" data-attributes="member: 1254">I agree with Mike. For sales it depends on the type of publisher. PDF publishers, ENWorld is the major place to promote sales it seems. Smaller publishers (and I am using that term relatively, since we are all pretty small compared to WotC <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ), they can generate some interest on a book here which could have a pretty good impact on total sales. Larger publishers (GR, Atlas, etc) can help sales here but larger print runs that go through the book trade have so many purchasers that arent on the net that the impact of buzz (good or bad) from ENWorld is much smaller on overall sales.But Mike nails it when he says sales or not, ENWorld is THE place where all the publishers come for d20. I'll admit, things are more diluted now then they used to be. To me it was always huge to have the latest Necro product getting lead play on the EW front page. But there is so much stuff going on here these days that the impact of that lead bit has been lessened. Nevertheless, you will always see me here for two reasons:1. It is the best d20 community. Period. 2. It is where I got Necro started.As for good and bad press and boycotts and things like that, my guess is they are pretty overrated. In general, people either want the book or they dont. The number of people who will not buy a book that they are otherwise drooling for because of a boycott seems slim to me. And since my goal is to make books you are drooling over (as oposed to just cranking out titles to make $$$, and no this is not a jab at anyone or any company or anything, just a statement that our company goal is to make kick a$$ books that you WANT to have), I dont concern myself with the occasional bad issue or person I piss off (which happens <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />, but hopefully I am forgiven) or whatever. And I dont think it really reflects that significantly in sales. Though for a "smaller" publisher (see above) or a PDF product, it could be detrimental. Just like positive buzz could be great. I will also say this, I have seen some bad press that I thought wasnt warranted and some bad reviews of products I thought were great. And, similarly, I have seen some lame products praised up and down that I wouldnt have purchased if you gave me the money. So I think, though gamers like to vent and give opinions which is very cool, that gamers are independent thinkers as a general principle and will make up their own mind despite good or bad press. But if you want, I would be happy to volunteer to do a test: everyone go out and buy City State of the Invincible Overlord. <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    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> Its early release spike has passed so if I see a spike from this thread then we will know that ENWorld generates sales. Clark</blockquote>

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