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<blockquote data-quote="epithet" data-source="post: 7502844" data-attributes="member: 6796566"><p>I'm sure piracy is <em>the </em>factor. They specifically refer to Wizards not producing pdfs, and that's Wizards' rationale. The dumb part of that, though, is that you can look at WotC as an example of why that approach doesn't make sense. If people want a pdf of your product, they'll get it. If you don't sell it to them, they'll download it for free. Right or wrong, that's the world we live in. Sure, some folks are scrupulous and won't use your product if they haven't bought it. Sure, some folks are unscrupulous and will wait for the pirate version regardless of how easy you make it for them to buy it legit. I think there is a lot of area in between, though, where people will get what they want and prefer legitimate means, but are somewhat open to other options.</p><p></p><p>Another case in point is the material created by Gary Gygax for Troll Lord Games. There are a lot of people, I'm sure, who would love to have the opportunity to spend money on that stuff and support the Gygax family. Since they can't do that, it just gets downloaded.</p><p></p><p>There will always be piracy. Companies like Kobold press have a substantial base of loyal customers, though--like me--who have paid up front to support the development of their products. They need to focus on making it straightforward for us to buy their stuff in the format we want, making it easy for us to give them money for it. Pirates are gonna pirate, there's nothing to be gained by antagonizing the rest of us.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="epithet, post: 7502844, member: 6796566"] I'm sure piracy is [I]the [/I]factor. They specifically refer to Wizards not producing pdfs, and that's Wizards' rationale. The dumb part of that, though, is that you can look at WotC as an example of why that approach doesn't make sense. If people want a pdf of your product, they'll get it. If you don't sell it to them, they'll download it for free. Right or wrong, that's the world we live in. Sure, some folks are scrupulous and won't use your product if they haven't bought it. Sure, some folks are unscrupulous and will wait for the pirate version regardless of how easy you make it for them to buy it legit. I think there is a lot of area in between, though, where people will get what they want and prefer legitimate means, but are somewhat open to other options. Another case in point is the material created by Gary Gygax for Troll Lord Games. There are a lot of people, I'm sure, who would love to have the opportunity to spend money on that stuff and support the Gygax family. Since they can't do that, it just gets downloaded. There will always be piracy. Companies like Kobold press have a substantial base of loyal customers, though--like me--who have paid up front to support the development of their products. They need to focus on making it straightforward for us to buy their stuff in the format we want, making it easy for us to give them money for it. Pirates are gonna pirate, there's nothing to be gained by antagonizing the rest of us. [/QUOTE]
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