? For PDF Publishers

[Warden]

That is a great idea! I think I might have to steal that idea.

Copying is the publisher's greatest flatery. The more people who use it, the more I get to promote myself as the ORIGINAL 1-in-20 publisher. Go right ahead.

 

[HalWhitewyrm]

You know, I had been thinking the very same thing.

 

[Warden]

You know, I had been thinking the very same thing.

If more publishers are willing and able to do it, then it is taken more seriously by the consumers. The small ad campaign (mostly a leaderboard ad on EN World) hasn't garnered much attention, but those already interested in buying the products beforehand cited it as a reason to pull it out from their wish lists or pick it straight up in the first place. I had considered approaching other publishers to gauge their interest in joining in, but the climate is difficult and sometimes not worth the effort. It's a different story when they come to you...

If there is anyone else interested in doing 1-in-20 (or their own version of it), I would have no problem sharing the 1-in-20 cover button. No charge, no nothing. Just credit for it on your website...in little, tiny letters just to make myself feel good. I'll even add your company to the Official 1-in-20 (still in development).

 

[WilliamAndersen]

I don't think that is true at all. Short PDFs can be a much better return on investment then the majority of a large PDFs. People will easily spend $1 on a PDF then $10 on one. You buy a PDF that is bad for a $1, you still are more likely to still try another PDF from that publisher. If you buy a bad $10 PDF, you will tell everyone how bad it was and how you got "ripped off". With small PDFs (10 pages or less) you have to remeber many of them cost anywhere from zero to $50 to create. If it cost you nthing but your personal time and you make $20, that product is a success.

From a financial point of view, that depends upon how long it took you to make that 20 dollars.

However, there is also an intrinsic value in putting out a good product and having customers let you know that they are using some aspects of the setting, or some of your optional rules. Economists call this 'psychic income', and it does have value.

Speaking as a customer, I am certainly quick to buy any inexpensive pdfs that simply catch my eye and seem interesting. If I don't use it in any game I am playing, I don't sweat it... it is often a good read.

William

 

[pogre]

See, I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum when it comes to small pdfs. They seem like a bad deal to me. $2.00 for 6 pages - no thanks. I'll wait for your big collection, which will inevitably follow

I love Reed's stuff, but all of it I own is through the print version that came out from BadAxe.