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<blockquote data-quote="Tyrant" data-source="post: 572153" data-attributes="member: 8916"><p>(With apologies for the run-on sentences. Its early) </p><p></p><p>Actually, I have it on pretty good authority that the echocart or oscommerce carts are pretty simple to install and support downloadable product. Combined with an echo account (which I CANT say anything about since I dont use them (yet)) You can get a low-cost internet e-commerce server. The only problem with the software is that in its current state it doesn't support BOTH soft downloads and physical shipped products in the same store AT THE SAME TIME (or so they say, and why would they lie?). Im pretty sure this is the software that rpgshop and rpgnow use (which accounts for the 2 different store sites). Obviously, James has done a lot more work to customize his to support us, and I think most everyone would agree hes done a great job. </p><p></p><p>For an indy publisher though it may be hard to get enough pdf sales to justify having even a free site like OSCommerce (after all, transaction fees and monthly statement charges, as well as internet gateway charges in some cases not to mention you have to have the savvy to install it or find someone cheap who will do it for you) really eat into your profits. I think its for that reason that even the more popular publishing houses have opted to let people go to rpgnow.</p><p></p><p>Of course, rpgnow is a monopoly of sorts and well entrenched as the first on the scene. Since James takes a small cut (and I think all the publishers know what that cut is) of each transaction and leaves the rest to the publishers, it becomes difficult for an emerging store to compete with rpgnow because he cant use traditional pricing techniques to penetrate the market without shaving seriously into whats already a pretty thin profit margin.</p><p></p><p>If you'd like to talk more about ecommerce just drop me a line. Im well versed in the subject now. lol</p><p></p><p>Eric Price</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tyrant, post: 572153, member: 8916"] (With apologies for the run-on sentences. Its early) Actually, I have it on pretty good authority that the echocart or oscommerce carts are pretty simple to install and support downloadable product. Combined with an echo account (which I CANT say anything about since I dont use them (yet)) You can get a low-cost internet e-commerce server. The only problem with the software is that in its current state it doesn't support BOTH soft downloads and physical shipped products in the same store AT THE SAME TIME (or so they say, and why would they lie?). Im pretty sure this is the software that rpgshop and rpgnow use (which accounts for the 2 different store sites). Obviously, James has done a lot more work to customize his to support us, and I think most everyone would agree hes done a great job. For an indy publisher though it may be hard to get enough pdf sales to justify having even a free site like OSCommerce (after all, transaction fees and monthly statement charges, as well as internet gateway charges in some cases not to mention you have to have the savvy to install it or find someone cheap who will do it for you) really eat into your profits. I think its for that reason that even the more popular publishing houses have opted to let people go to rpgnow. Of course, rpgnow is a monopoly of sorts and well entrenched as the first on the scene. Since James takes a small cut (and I think all the publishers know what that cut is) of each transaction and leaves the rest to the publishers, it becomes difficult for an emerging store to compete with rpgnow because he cant use traditional pricing techniques to penetrate the market without shaving seriously into whats already a pretty thin profit margin. If you'd like to talk more about ecommerce just drop me a line. Im well versed in the subject now. lol Eric Price [/QUOTE]
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