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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DDK" data-source="post: 696808" data-attributes="member: 6469">Outsourcing. At least that's what I think they call it. Republishing maybe?Basically the idea is that another publisher handles the printing and distribution of a magazine in their country of origin.This solves a LOT of problems and has very few pitfalls, IMO. In addition to creating an additional revenue stream (from seperate advertising contracts) it also lowers the costs of the magazine in that country due to the excising of the middle-men, ie. the government (import taxes) and shipping costs. In addition, subscription rates no longer require additional costs due to international shipping charges and so subscriptions would potentially increase.Paizo would get a percentage of profits and since profits would include the additional revenue stream created through country specific advertising and potentially increased sales through cheaper retail costs and drastically reduced subscription costs, it is still profitable for both entities.Of course, whoever was to do this would need substantial startup capital, however due to the already established entity that is Dragon and Dungeon/Polyhedron, sales would be, at the very least, stable and therefore returns would be predictable at a minimum level which in turn would mean a return on investment within one to two issues...Just a thought...</blockquote>