ePublisher Primer

[rpghost]

RPGNow is going to put out a primer (help manual) for new publishers (specifically PDF publishers). It will help them understand the industry, do some planing/budgeting, tips on create the document, set expectations, and even address some d20 / OGL issues.

We have a small team to do this and we need 1 more person. A person who is a good technical writer (not fiction) and knows the d20 / OGL licenses well. The team will submit research to you and you need to make it into a readable manual.

Interested in helping the industry? Send me a paragraph or two on your thoughts about PDF publishing. This will be paid work.

Anyone else out there wanting to just lend a hand with some "hard knocks" experiences, please pass them along! Or even if you just want to make sure we cover a specific subject, we're open to input.

James
http://www.RPGNow.com

 

[Morrus]

If it's of any interest, I'm already halfway through writing one.

 

[rpghost]

If it's of any interest, I'm already halfway through writing one.

Hee hee... it's of great interest. Maybe we should work together on it. Or if you're just doing it for ENWorld that's fine... whatever you like!

James

 

[Morrus]

Yeah, we can probably work something out. Were you planning on selling yours or offering it for free?

 

[rpghost]

Yeah, we can probably work something out. Were you planning on selling yours or offering it for free?

Haven't made the final decision, but people don't write large books in their free time on very helpful material for free. So it'll probably be a paid for product on RPGNow.

The one we're doing isn't going to be heavy on the d20 / OGL side of things... so maybe there is room for two, maybe a melding of the minds

Anyway, I'll email you.

James

 

[Morrus]

The one we're doing isn't going to be heavy on the d20 / OGL side of things... so maybe there is room for two, maybe a melding of the minds

I'm going into that in some depth (although it's difficult, because I don't want to give "legal" advice which someone might rely on). Includes a lengthy FAQ, an intro to the licenses, basic instructions on how to use them, that sort of thing.

I was also covering the costs, expected sales, that sort of thing.

 

[rpghost]

... don't want to give "legal" advice which someone might rely on...

Right. I mean we'll cover what we can and help where we can, but you can't get into too many specifics as the license can change and you don't want to be dealing out legal advice. But there is still plenty of the basics that people just don't seem to understand that could be explained here.

I was also covering the costs, expected sales, that sort of thing.

I have so much material and see so much first hand that I may have enough for several books. Prepration/budgeting, legal, copyright/piracy issues, design and layout (product reviews), artwork, product/editing, freelancers, marketing, advertising, hidden costs, expectations, etc...

Anway, I need a good writer to put it all together in a readable "PDF Publishing for Dumies" manual

James

 

[Morrus]

Right. I mean we'll cover what we can and help where we can, but you can't get into too many specifics as the license can change and you don't want to be dealing out legal advice. But there is still plenty of the basics that people just don't seem to understand that could be explained here.

Oh, you can explain what a lot of stuff means in simple English without actually advising anyone to do anything. Especially if you repeatedly tell them that you're not advising them to do anything.

 

[Orcus]

This sounds like a fantastic project.

Email me privately if you think I can help in any way. You both have my addy

Clark

 

[Morrus]

This sounds like a fantastic project.

Email me privately if you think I can help in any way. You both have my addy

Clark

Funnily enough, I was going to do that. I hoped you'd want to be involved in some way.

I'll drop you an email tomorrow (it's nearly 5am here right now).