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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ralts Bloodthorne" data-source="post: 3143728" data-attributes="member: 6390">I don't like.Not one bit.Everyone is pointing at increased traffic.Of course there will be. DriveThru will be getting RPGNow and ENGame customers in addition to their previous ones.That's increased traffic for DTRPG.Anyone want to tell me what I'm getting out of being charged this extra?Since, as a writer, I'll be taking a pay cut, tell ME what is going to be so special about all this.I notice people from RPGNow and ENGame are happy, well of course they are.  KA-CHING!Still, the fact remains...What will we be getting for the extra chunk of change? Increased advertising? Assistance to noobs about PDF construction? Continued Pick N Mix? Handjobs from midgets?Seeing as DTRPG is a White Wolf spinoff, I'm having a hard time believing this is all to benifit the consumers and us publishers. White Wolf hasn't been exactly the foremost in great decisions lately.Top it off with DTRPG's bad name (Where's my $10, BTW?) from DRM and the fact that a lot of people (myself included) got jacked at one point by them, this also seems as a perfect way for DTRPG to clean up their name.People are pointing at small, tiny, almost unknown PDF sale points to assure everyone that this merger isn't constructing a monopoly.So, our choices are:DTRPG, with all their demands, bad rep, and deeper cut, where there's bonafide, well documented traffic from both themselves and the two companies they merged with.ORTiny PDF Shop dot Com, which had 20% or less of the traffic.Wow.Personally, I don't like it, not one bit.Some people have pointed out standard publishing percentages, and then stated: See, it's not that bad.Well, writers get advances, bigger paychecks, and guarenteed sales. Books are bought in advance and/or in lots of hundreds or thousands. SUre, the writers only get 1-5%, but they still get a hell of a lot more money for that novel.Can DTRPG guarentee coast to coast saturation, placement in Barnes & Noble and other books stores? Can they gaurentee distribution in over 10,000 locations?What exactly are we GETTING for our 30-40% knock right off the top?What services are we PURCHASING?</blockquote>

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