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<blockquote data-quote="Gargoyle" data-source="post: 57182" data-attributes="member: 529"><p>We recently decided to go the PDF route with our products, at least for now. </p><p></p><p>I've got mixed feelings about it, both as a customer and publisher.</p><p></p><p>As a customer, I like the instant availability and value of PDFs. And I like the ability to download an updated copy with errata applied later. I love Malhavoc's Book of Eldritch Magic, for instance. But I still prefer the feel and utility of printed books and I'm willing to pay more for them. Also, I dislike paying for a PDF, then paying full price for the printed version later.</p><p></p><p>As a small publisher (small even by d20 standards!), avoiding the costs and labor of printing and getting the product out quickly is very attractive. I'd rather be a game design studio than a full-fledged publisher, and would prefer to not deal with the headaches of printing, warehousing and distribution. On the other hand, PDFs are probably much less profitable due to piracy and a much more limited market. </p><p></p><p>So our plan is to release Beyond Monks and our other products in PDF form, then print them later if it seems there is demand. I'd also like to give a discount to purchasers of our PDFs on the future printed versions, but at this point I'm not sure it's technically or financially feasible, so no guarantees on that.</p><p></p><p>In the ideal world, the PDF product and the printed product will become available at the same time giving the customer a choice: Download the PDF for less or buy the printed product for more, with the increased cost reflecting only the additional costs for distribution and printing. If you buy the printed copy, you can download the PDF for free. And if you purchase the PDF, you get a discount on the printed product. And you would be unable to e-mail or copy the PDF file, (but could download it again if you needed to) to discourage piracy. Hopefully we'll get to this point.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Gargoyle, post: 57182, member: 529"] We recently decided to go the PDF route with our products, at least for now. I've got mixed feelings about it, both as a customer and publisher. As a customer, I like the instant availability and value of PDFs. And I like the ability to download an updated copy with errata applied later. I love Malhavoc's Book of Eldritch Magic, for instance. But I still prefer the feel and utility of printed books and I'm willing to pay more for them. Also, I dislike paying for a PDF, then paying full price for the printed version later. As a small publisher (small even by d20 standards!), avoiding the costs and labor of printing and getting the product out quickly is very attractive. I'd rather be a game design studio than a full-fledged publisher, and would prefer to not deal with the headaches of printing, warehousing and distribution. On the other hand, PDFs are probably much less profitable due to piracy and a much more limited market. So our plan is to release Beyond Monks and our other products in PDF form, then print them later if it seems there is demand. I'd also like to give a discount to purchasers of our PDFs on the future printed versions, but at this point I'm not sure it's technically or financially feasible, so no guarantees on that. In the ideal world, the PDF product and the printed product will become available at the same time giving the customer a choice: Download the PDF for less or buy the printed product for more, with the increased cost reflecting only the additional costs for distribution and printing. If you buy the printed copy, you can download the PDF for free. And if you purchase the PDF, you get a discount on the printed product. And you would be unable to e-mail or copy the PDF file, (but could download it again if you needed to) to discourage piracy. Hopefully we'll get to this point. [/QUOTE]
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