Orcus
First Post
Hi guys.
Many of you wont like this answer, but this is the deal with RARE pdf.
I dont expect to sell many of them. And despite Bill's comments, I'm not sure we will see the price drop.
Here is why.
RARE is a LIMITED EDITION product. We want it to be that way. The pdf is meant truly for those who cant get the physical product either through their flgs or because shipping to their home country is too cost prohibitive. I am dedicated to the fans and wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted one had the chance to get one.
But that said, this is a limited edition product. I think it would cheapen the print product if there were cut rate pdfs available out there. The fans who lined up and got the print products deserve my dedications.
So the pdf is how it is so that there is no one who is prevented (by availability or shipping cost) from getting RARE if they want it, while at the same time respecting that this is a limited product and rewarding the fans who ordered one.
This was a limited product. Everyone knew it. You knew how to get one. And the fans that did have been rewarded.
For those who gambled on a cut rate Amazon order and lost out, that was your choice. We didnt hide the ball on that. We told you, come get it, it will go quick, and dont count on Amazon. Same thing with the pdf. It is there as an alternative. But I am not going to undercut the scarcity and the value and the reward for the fans who bellied up and got the print product.
So that is my thinking. I'm not sure people will like it. But please understand that this was a limited edition product from the get go. I think the print product purchasers would feel ripped if all of a sudden we put out cut rate pdfs.
But I promise this: if it seems to me that the pdf purchasing complaints are mostly people who want the pdf who also bought the print product and they just want it in pdf too, then that is a different story. Should that prove to be the case, we'll see...
In any event, enjoy RARE! I just got my copies and man this thing is totally bitchin'!
RA is a flagship product for us that we started when we were brand new at all of this. It is absolutely the way RA deserved to be done. I love it.
Clark
Many of you wont like this answer, but this is the deal with RARE pdf.
I dont expect to sell many of them. And despite Bill's comments, I'm not sure we will see the price drop.
Here is why.
RARE is a LIMITED EDITION product. We want it to be that way. The pdf is meant truly for those who cant get the physical product either through their flgs or because shipping to their home country is too cost prohibitive. I am dedicated to the fans and wanted to make sure that anyone who wanted one had the chance to get one.
But that said, this is a limited edition product. I think it would cheapen the print product if there were cut rate pdfs available out there. The fans who lined up and got the print products deserve my dedications.
So the pdf is how it is so that there is no one who is prevented (by availability or shipping cost) from getting RARE if they want it, while at the same time respecting that this is a limited product and rewarding the fans who ordered one.
This was a limited product. Everyone knew it. You knew how to get one. And the fans that did have been rewarded.
For those who gambled on a cut rate Amazon order and lost out, that was your choice. We didnt hide the ball on that. We told you, come get it, it will go quick, and dont count on Amazon. Same thing with the pdf. It is there as an alternative. But I am not going to undercut the scarcity and the value and the reward for the fans who bellied up and got the print product.
So that is my thinking. I'm not sure people will like it. But please understand that this was a limited edition product from the get go. I think the print product purchasers would feel ripped if all of a sudden we put out cut rate pdfs.
But I promise this: if it seems to me that the pdf purchasing complaints are mostly people who want the pdf who also bought the print product and they just want it in pdf too, then that is a different story. Should that prove to be the case, we'll see...
In any event, enjoy RARE! I just got my copies and man this thing is totally bitchin'!
RA is a flagship product for us that we started when we were brand new at all of this. It is absolutely the way RA deserved to be done. I love it.
Clark
(Not really bothered either way, mind you - just really stoked to finally have the beastie in print!)
