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<blockquote data-quote="BeaumanEnterprises" data-source="post: 2996794" data-attributes="member: 42357"><p>Good to hear you are looking forward to it. There is a ton of information in it (it took me a while to edit . . . while only 200 pages . . . there is A LOT of information <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /> ). And Legends of Autumn Arbor, the campanion book already advertised at the products page at <a href="http://www.arborproductions.com" target="_blank">www.arborproductions.com</a> and in production, looks like it might run closer to the 250+ mark.</p><p></p><p>The reason the print takes longer is because after the final layout version is done (which is about a week before the PDF release in the case of AACS, as production ran over schedule), we have to go to the distributor and have it listed in their next catalog (we have to have the product done and ready before they will list it for us). Once that catalog goes out the next month, there is a month where orders are taken. Then they come to us for what is needed (plus the extra "stock order" print they require), we go to the printer, get that done, it ships to Diamond/Alliance, then to stores. If orders are too low, then there is the corporate issue of: is retail print worth the expense at that moment in time? Something Diamond/Alliance will also consider.</p><p></p><p>Now . . . there WILL be a POD version of the campaign setting (unless something derails that in the 11th hour). However, there will probably be a 2 week lull in-between the PDF version and the POD . . . which accounts for needing to verify the proof copy, et cetera. There will be a PDF/POD package, and the discount offered on "just" the POD for those that purchased the PDF before hand will equal out to the same price as the actual package. So . . . you early bird PDF buyers won't be spending any more than those that end-up getting the package deal at once.</p><p></p><p>However, due to the cost of printing a color POD book that weighs in at 200 pages . . . well . . . we'd have to charge upwards of $55.00 for the POD to make it color, pay RPG.com their 20% off the cover price, and be able to turn even a minimal profit. Color is 0.15 a page, whereas b/w (greyscale) is 0.02 a page. Insane, but that's just about any POD printer I have looked at.</p><p></p><p>Therefore . . . the PDF is color, but the POD has to be a high-quality greyscale for art. I've seen some proofs of the transfer thus far . . . honestly, I think it looks good (otherwise, I would have scrapped the POD avenue).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BeaumanEnterprises, post: 2996794, member: 42357"] Good to hear you are looking forward to it. There is a ton of information in it (it took me a while to edit . . . while only 200 pages . . . there is A LOT of information :cool: ). And Legends of Autumn Arbor, the campanion book already advertised at the products page at [url]www.arborproductions.com[/url] and in production, looks like it might run closer to the 250+ mark. The reason the print takes longer is because after the final layout version is done (which is about a week before the PDF release in the case of AACS, as production ran over schedule), we have to go to the distributor and have it listed in their next catalog (we have to have the product done and ready before they will list it for us). Once that catalog goes out the next month, there is a month where orders are taken. Then they come to us for what is needed (plus the extra "stock order" print they require), we go to the printer, get that done, it ships to Diamond/Alliance, then to stores. If orders are too low, then there is the corporate issue of: is retail print worth the expense at that moment in time? Something Diamond/Alliance will also consider. Now . . . there WILL be a POD version of the campaign setting (unless something derails that in the 11th hour). However, there will probably be a 2 week lull in-between the PDF version and the POD . . . which accounts for needing to verify the proof copy, et cetera. There will be a PDF/POD package, and the discount offered on "just" the POD for those that purchased the PDF before hand will equal out to the same price as the actual package. So . . . you early bird PDF buyers won't be spending any more than those that end-up getting the package deal at once. However, due to the cost of printing a color POD book that weighs in at 200 pages . . . well . . . we'd have to charge upwards of $55.00 for the POD to make it color, pay RPG.com their 20% off the cover price, and be able to turn even a minimal profit. Color is 0.15 a page, whereas b/w (greyscale) is 0.02 a page. Insane, but that's just about any POD printer I have looked at. Therefore . . . the PDF is color, but the POD has to be a high-quality greyscale for art. I've seen some proofs of the transfer thus far . . . honestly, I think it looks good (otherwise, I would have scrapped the POD avenue). [/QUOTE]
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