I've gone insane and might want to start publishing D&D stuff...

[MerakSpielman]

Bah. He's still got one more adventure out than I do. This isn't something to leap into headfirst, though. I need to do research on the business end, specifically, find out what advertisers would be willing to give it a shot. Don't expect anything from me for at least a few months, probably longer.

 

[Arnwyn]

edit: Just checked in at direkobold. Ross has just posted where he thinks the service is going. Check it out. This may serve as a warning for you as well Merak

Thanks, pogre.

Yet another reason that cements the thought I've always had: when the words "internet" and "subscription" are anywhere near each other, I stay the hell away! (Their possible new plan of selling individual adventures sounds much safer to me.)

 

[MerakSpielman]

The thing about subscriptions is it's much easier to sell advertising. If I say "I have 250 subscribers" they know that 250 people will see their ads and will pay accordingly. If you say "Well, I don't really know how many people will buy it... I thinking maybe a few hundred?" I doubt they'll pay much attention to you. You need hard numbers.

 

[Flyspeck23]

But at the beginning there won't be any subscribers.
So what's the difference between "I have X subscribers" and "Y number of people bought the last issue" (apart from the fact that Y might well be greater than X, because some potential customers might stay away from submissions)?

 

[MerakSpielman]

Subscribers are guarenteed. If I have X subscribers for the next year, those people will definately be getting the publication for that entire time. The number can only go up if people buy individual copies. I suppose it could go down if people cancel their subscription, but that will (hopefully) be rare.

Remember, my hopeful business model calls for complete advertiser support. I hope to be able to offer the adventures totally free of charge after start-up, with permission to copy/download the pdfs.