Re: new and upcoming


"Charlton Wilbur" <cwilbur@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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"BF" == Ben Finney <bignose+hates-spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

BF> The irony is that in response to "PDFs r teh suxx" comments,
BF> SJ Games (again, quite reasonably) point out that if a PDF
BF> sells well, they're more likely to release it as a short-run
BF> hard copy. This, too, is no good to me, because if I pay for
BF> the PDF and *then* pay again for the hard copy when it
BF> eventually comes out, it's obviously more expensive than just
BF> buying the hard copy which is all I actually want anyway.

Seconded. The content in the PDFs is extremely high-quality, but I
want to buy my books as physical objects, not as electronic downloads.
So I have to choose - do I buy the PDF and print it myself, or do I
wait and hope it comes out as a POD? Thus far, buying the PDF and
printing it myself seems to have a causal relationship with SJG
deciding to release a POD. And this *does* tick me off.

I'm hoping for POD technology to advance quickly to the point where
SJG can offer their entire e23 catalog as either POD or PDF download.
Until then, I doubt I'm going to be buying any more PDFs.



I'm at a loss about PDF buying too, because the stuff I buy seems to be the
stuff that turns up as POD books anyway, so should I wait and hope a PDF
that I like the look of eventually becomes a POD and then get it (and then
pay even more because as a UK customer it's much more expensive to get
them), or just get the PDF and give up on the professionally produced
tactile book I'd much prefer to have, especially as a GURPS completist?

It's be nice if having bought the PDF gave some form of discount on the POD,
but whether this would be a viable business move I have no idea.

Alternatively, maybe SJG could consider produce a 'All Stars' style hardback
annually with a selection of the best selling PDFs in them?


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Tim Pollard
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