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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Eugene Zee" data-source="post: 277619" data-attributes="member: 6234">European MarketCiro,Sorry I am late posting, I hope you get a chance to read this.I admire your line of questioning but do think that publishers want to maintain their confidence.  That being said, here goes...We are embarking on a european "project" now and the my answers to your questions will be based on the info we are working from.From what we have seen in our research into the d20 market, europe is an underdeveloped area.  The market definitely can be expanded by publishers but that entails a lot of hard work and an understanding of the challenges that the european market presents.  There are a few companies that do really well in the english speaking part of the euro market but very few in the non-english speaking countries.We do not plan for european sales to significantly impact our bottom line immediately but eventually we expect to significantly enhance our revenues with them.We may enter into translation agreements for larger products but we have an office and a representative in place in a non-english country that can facilitate much of the conversion process for europe.  We call it a conversion process because often it is not just a translation, the artwork, style and layout of the book may change.  For example, in France (one of the largest non-english markets) the books generally have a higher production quality, more elaborate artwork and their systems and stories often differ in style from ours, reflecting a different feel to their games.  That is a major challenge, to convert your product from a product that will do well in the US to a product that will do well in France by using subtle changes.We definitely plan for every product that we release in physical form to eventually be transformed into a multilingual product.We are not adverse to the idea of having european writers work for us but it would depend on the situation.We don't see a really well integrated marketplace for some time.  The cultural differences and logistical difficulties will hamper that until enough demand is evidenced by the publishers to generate the creation of processes and services that make conversions easier and less expensive.  Regards,Eugene ZeeDark Nebulae<a href="http://www.darknebulae.com" target="_blank">www.darknebulae.com</a></blockquote>

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