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<blockquote data-quote="philreed" data-source="post: 1823174" data-attributes="member: 5968"><p>Here are some actual examples from my own catalog.</p><p></p><p>101 Mundane Treasures -- Released October, 2002 -- has provided me with $311 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $676. In 2002 it brought in $519.</p><p></p><p>Campaign Planner -- Released October, 2003 -- has provided me with $961 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $831.</p><p></p><p>Construct Mechanus -- Released December, 2002 -- has provided me with $191 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $390. In 2002 it brought in $152.</p><p></p><p>Forbidden Arcana: Magical Diseases -- Released September, 2003 -- has provided me with $93 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $125.</p><p></p><p></p><p>The secret to making a living with PDFs is volume. I'm working at earning single dollars and quarters, and each and every PDF in the catalog brings in dollars and quarters. Once you get enough of those, you can afford to pay your bills.</p><p></p><p>I've drastically changed my lifestyle to make this work. Instead of buying new DVDs -- I used to buy 10 or so a month -- I now rent using Netflix. Where I used to eat out 6-10 times a week I now eat out about once every two weeks. I've gone to the theatre twice in 2004. Why have I done all of this? Because I really enjoy what I'm doing, I'm less stressed, and it's wonderful to work from home on what I want to work on. If I start losing income to free release of my work it's very likely that I'll have to go get a new job. I do not want that.</p><p></p><p>As to how long it will be before a product has no effect on my income, I don't yet know.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="philreed, post: 1823174, member: 5968"] Here are some actual examples from my own catalog. 101 Mundane Treasures -- Released October, 2002 -- has provided me with $311 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $676. In 2002 it brought in $519. Campaign Planner -- Released October, 2003 -- has provided me with $961 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $831. Construct Mechanus -- Released December, 2002 -- has provided me with $191 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $390. In 2002 it brought in $152. Forbidden Arcana: Magical Diseases -- Released September, 2003 -- has provided me with $93 in 2004. In 2003 it brought in $125. The secret to making a living with PDFs is volume. I'm working at earning single dollars and quarters, and each and every PDF in the catalog brings in dollars and quarters. Once you get enough of those, you can afford to pay your bills. I've drastically changed my lifestyle to make this work. Instead of buying new DVDs -- I used to buy 10 or so a month -- I now rent using Netflix. Where I used to eat out 6-10 times a week I now eat out about once every two weeks. I've gone to the theatre twice in 2004. Why have I done all of this? Because I really enjoy what I'm doing, I'm less stressed, and it's wonderful to work from home on what I want to work on. If I start losing income to free release of my work it's very likely that I'll have to go get a new job. I do not want that. As to how long it will be before a product has no effect on my income, I don't yet know. [/QUOTE]
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