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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nellisir" data-source="post: 859547" data-attributes="member: 70">I think Tensen hit the nail on the head: bells & whistles are only good the first time.  Movies & other frippery are better released as stand-alone features, preferably free, that don't encumber the core document (the promo movie thing for Society of Sinister Sport falls into this category.  It's fun, but I don't want to pay for it.  Or watch it again.)Indexes and linking, on the other hand, are logical and useful things that add value to one facet of the product.  I print out my pdfs, so links are of no practical value to me, but a solid index is always good.  I suspect these will become standard as time progresses -- there's a learning curve with any technology, and RPG publishers need time to learn.  Most of the RPG e-publishers I'm aware of are part-timers -- they have a regular 9-5 job that pays the bills and buys the groceries.  Learning the software happens on their own, unpaid time, unlike a large company where you might get paid to sit around and fiddle for eight hours, or sent to seminars and classes.  If they're anything like me, they learn to do something as they need to do it, and only discover newer and better ways when they stumble across someone else's notes, or find some time to devote to research.Then there's the middle ground bells, like customizable forms.  Neat, but of mixed value (many people just won't use it) and outside of many people's experience and ability -- certainly mine, and I personally don't see recouping the cost I'd invest in hiring someone to design it (and I'm not even talking the $$$ a pro would make -- I'm talking the hundred dollar pizza fund for the comp sci student.)Just a few thoughts,Nell.</blockquote>

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