 PDF bull...., Is it just me? |
 Jul 13 2005, 12:34 AM
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Look I love being a computer, but paying for PDF seems wrong. Only making books in PDF seems silly.
I don't know about but I have done a little research and I can't find reason to only put things out in PDF if you are going to charge people money for them. Some people like having book,and I am one of them. I'll pay extra for the book. Like I said I don't think I will pay for PDF. But what about the printing costs? That is a tired and lame reason to not reprint books you are still actively trying to sell. We live ina a world that you can make print runs of 1 if you want to. Sure that one print will cost more per unit than a mass print run, but it can be done. i know that some people would willing to pay the extra money for said books. Sure Fan pro may not get a bigger profit margin per unit this way, but some players would get a book and not just some crappy PDF. |
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Cynic project PDF bull.... Jul 13 2005, 12:34 AM
Backgammon What? Fanpro does not make PDF-only books. Jul 13 2005, 12:56 AM Edward Some of the old books that are out of print have b... Jul 13 2005, 01:07 AM Kagetenshi There are many assumptions in that, pretty much al... Jul 13 2005, 01:20 AM Solstice Except for the assumption that: your paying for a ... Jul 13 2005, 01:33 AM Vaevictis I will not pay more than 25% of hardcopy for a PDF... Jul 13 2005, 01:41 AM Adam FanPro does not have the original layout documents... Jul 13 2005, 01:51 AM bclements What? I've got more than 10 year old .pdf... Jul 13 2005, 01:56 AM Vaevictis QUOTE (Adam)FanPro does not have the original layo... Jul 13 2005, 02:20 AM Maelwys Hrrm, lets see if I can be a dissenting voice of r... Jul 13 2005, 02:29 AM Cynic project QUOTE (Adam) FanPro does not have the original lay... Jul 13 2005, 02:54 AM mfb printing costs. duh. you have to pay for the print... Jul 13 2005, 02:58 AM toturi Let me put it to you this way. If a softback hardc... Jul 13 2005, 03:08 AM Stumps Here's a serious idea. (you may think I'm... Jul 13 2005, 03:11 AM Maelwys QUOTE (toturi)I have already paid for the IPR to o... Jul 13 2005, 03:24 AM Kesh Didn't we have this thread five times already? Jul 13 2005, 03:23 AM Vaevictis QUOTE (Maelwys)"Won't pay, blah blah, wil... Jul 13 2005, 03:31 AM Vaevictis Also, keep in mind that (as toturi says) books are... Jul 13 2005, 04:06 AM Maelwys yup, got a backpack. Still hate having to lug the... Jul 13 2005, 04:13 AM toturi What is the actual labour + material cost of putti... Jul 13 2005, 04:23 AM Maelwys QUOTE (toturi)What is the actual labour + material... Jul 13 2005, 05:21 AM Maelwys QUOTE (Vaevictis) While I may be wrong, I expect t... Jul 13 2005, 05:24 AM Vaevictis QUOTE (Maelwys)People lose data because they'r... Jul 13 2005, 05:24 AM Vaevictis QUOTE (Maelwys)Remember, with FanPro providing a C... Jul 13 2005, 05:45 AM toturi QUOTE (Maelwys) Then don't pay for both?
FanP... Jul 13 2005, 05:46 AM fionn Off topic a bit, Are the Battle Corps PDF's se... Jul 13 2005, 06:46 AM Supercilious It might just be me, but I think the PDF's pri... Jul 13 2005, 06:57 AM Kagetenshi QUOTE (fionn) Off topic a bit, Are the Battle Corp... Jul 13 2005, 07:34 AM Birdy IMHO there are a few different issues:
a) PDF... Jul 13 2005, 09:58 AM Vaevictis QUOTE (Supercilious)It might just be me, but I thi... Jul 13 2005, 12:32 PM Nikoli My preference with SR4, is that should I purchase ... Jul 13 2005, 12:45 PM Apathy What's wrong with just letting the market deci... Jul 13 2005, 02:11 PM Ranneko Of course in the case of RPG books, the legit PDF ... Jul 13 2005, 03:09 PM Vaevictis QUOTE (Ranneko)It's the same content, two diff... Jul 13 2005, 03:31 PM Kagetenshi They give you the right to create and own such a c... Jul 13 2005, 03:45 PM SL James QUOTE (Maelwys)Yup. And I firmly believe tha... Jul 13 2005, 04:16 PM weblife QUOTE You seem to think that the company should be... Jul 13 2005, 07:30 PM Maelwys QUOTE (toturi) QUOTE (Maelwys @ Jul 13 2005, ... Jul 13 2005, 08:04 PM mfb the long and short of it is that if you don't ... Jul 13 2005, 08:33 PM Nikoli Another way for the discount idea is that of the r... Jul 13 2005, 08:36 PM FlakJacket Well except for the fact that the US office is bas... Jul 14 2005, 01:29 AM Synner And in the real world there's stuff like coord... Jul 14 2005, 08:19 AM Kenshi I'm not sure what we're complaining about ... Jul 14 2005, 04:46 PM Rev You think you are entitled to a discount on simila... Jul 14 2005, 05:12 PM
Eldritch I think the orginal complaint was releasing someth... Jul 14 2005, 06:26 PM  |
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