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<blockquote data-quote="prosfilaes" data-source="post: 7729586" data-attributes="member: 40166"><p>A year later than DriveThruRPG. And that's not comparing game companies, that's comparing PDF marketplaces.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>And I compared Steve Jackson Games to the other major RPG publishers, not the new upstarts. Given that Palladium, Steve Jackson Games and WotC still exist and most of those D20 companies don't, perhaps they're the examples to follow.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Within three years they had the bulk of their back catalog on e23. That doesn't strike me as leisurely.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which shows their dedication to PDFs, because they chose to stay in the business of providing a PDF marketplace independent of DriveThruRPG.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Which Fate books? Each world book release generates $3000 from Patreon subscribers, which means sales are more of an afterthought. </p><p></p><p>Steve Jackson Games sells them at that price because they are interested in maximizing profit from the PDF, which is more important than sales. If they believed reducing prices would increase profits, they'd reduce prices.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>"Most likely"? "Probably not"? Please. Steve Jackson Games publishes an annual "Report to the Stakeholders"*, and while 2017's report isn't out, 2016's says "sales are no longer strong enough to make traditional distribution work for GURPS hardcovers." They list the top selling products by dollar amount; 35 out of the 40 are Munchkin, and the other 5 are not RPGs.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Advertisement is a form of promotion. Companies don't want to compete with themselves; they don't want to offer an incentive to buy PDF instead of traditionally-printed physical books if they do both. I would bet that way too many PDFs in the industry are subsidized by the writer's day job. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I've seen people here get upset when I ask for evidence of their claims, but this is a new low, to get upset when I provide citations for my claims. </p><p></p><p></p><p>* <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/" target="_blank">http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="prosfilaes, post: 7729586, member: 40166"] A year later than DriveThruRPG. And that's not comparing game companies, that's comparing PDF marketplaces. And I compared Steve Jackson Games to the other major RPG publishers, not the new upstarts. Given that Palladium, Steve Jackson Games and WotC still exist and most of those D20 companies don't, perhaps they're the examples to follow. Within three years they had the bulk of their back catalog on e23. That doesn't strike me as leisurely. Which shows their dedication to PDFs, because they chose to stay in the business of providing a PDF marketplace independent of DriveThruRPG. Which Fate books? Each world book release generates $3000 from Patreon subscribers, which means sales are more of an afterthought. Steve Jackson Games sells them at that price because they are interested in maximizing profit from the PDF, which is more important than sales. If they believed reducing prices would increase profits, they'd reduce prices. "Most likely"? "Probably not"? Please. Steve Jackson Games publishes an annual "Report to the Stakeholders"*, and while 2017's report isn't out, 2016's says "sales are no longer strong enough to make traditional distribution work for GURPS hardcovers." They list the top selling products by dollar amount; 35 out of the 40 are Munchkin, and the other 5 are not RPGs. Advertisement is a form of promotion. Companies don't want to compete with themselves; they don't want to offer an incentive to buy PDF instead of traditionally-printed physical books if they do both. I would bet that way too many PDFs in the industry are subsidized by the writer's day job. I've seen people here get upset when I ask for evidence of their claims, but this is a new low, to get upset when I provide citations for my claims. * [url]http://www.sjgames.com/general/stakeholders/[/url] [/QUOTE]
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