 Loose Alliances now available at BattleCorps!, BattleCorps PDF Update |
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 May 19 2005, 11:33 PM
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Target  Group: Members Posts: 78 Joined: 5-February 05 From: Lake Stevens, WA Member No.: 7,055  |
The topic says it all.
The BattleCorps.com BattleShop has Loose Alliances now on sale in PDF form. You can find it here. [ http://battlecorps.com/catalog/product_inf...roducts_id=1418 ] |
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May 20 2005, 05:02 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 293 Joined: 27-January 03 From: Kentucky, USA Member No.: 3,958 |
Also available at Drive-Thru RPG.com here.
I now fully expect people to wail and gnash teeth about this fact. :D |
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May 20 2005, 09:03 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
The book will be available in stores through normal distribution in the next couple of weeks and believe me, this is one book you'll like to have on your shelf.
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May 20 2005, 09:06 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,129 Joined: 11-June 03 From: Tir Tairngire Member No.: 4,712 |
Like we'd expect you to tell us we shouldn't have it on our shelves. :D
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May 20 2005, 09:14 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,314 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Lisbon, Cidade do Pecado Member No.: 185 |
Well, its available in pdf and I get paid either way... but this one is worth the thumbing back and forth and pouring over the material with a warm mug of whatever late into the night. Honest.
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May 20 2005, 10:26 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 41 Joined: 23-April 05 Member No.: 7,354 |
What I don't get is why ebooks aren't a whole lot cheaper than the hardcopy books? The nagging suspicion that I'm getting scammed is the biggest reason I wouldn't buy one.
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May 20 2005, 10:31 PM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
dunno. deal with the book publishers, maybe--if i owned a book printery, i'd be pretty pissed if they started selling the books i print as pdfs for half the price.
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May 20 2005, 10:32 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Believe it or not, the physical materials of a product are /not/ the greater part of the price.
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May 20 2005, 10:49 PM
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Why oh why didn't I take the blue pill. Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,545 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Gloomy Boise Idaho Member No.: 2,006 |
I choose 'it'. CD's cost mere pennies to print on, the Music industry chooses to charge people hundreds of thousands of times what the media is worth. I understand a lot of development hours went into it, and that businesses are in the business of making money. I accept that. I just hate being mislead about how much stuff actually cost to make. They will make a lot more off a web download then a actual printed book. |
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May 20 2005, 11:02 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
Yes, but that's because they don't have to pay for warehousing, distribution or transportation. Each step from publisher to outlet typically includes a 100% increase in price. So yes, the chance to sell it more directly will net more money.
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May 21 2005, 12:39 AM
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Prime Runner Group: Retired Admins Posts: 3,929 Joined: 26-February 02 From: .ca Member No.: 51 |
I'm not sure where anyone is being misled about how much game books typically cost to produce, since game companies rarely provide any information about their costs and profits in general.
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May 21 2005, 01:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 144 Joined: 11-April 05 From: San Antonio, USA Member No.: 7,317 |
Did anyone get the book online? If you did, share some thoughts with the rest of us. What was your favorite part? How do you plan on introducing it into your game? Do you just like to stare at the words on the computer screen? Looking forwared to the neo-communists.
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
May 21 2005, 04:59 AM
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Yes.
I might post a review, but if I do it'll go to SL first. Seems fine since I game online and already stare at the screen for hours. The images (well, the whole pages) could look better (i.e., not as pixelated) at higher resolutions, but it's all good. BTW, that "thins" (instead of "things") typo on page 10 that was in the preview is in my copy. I'm looking at it, trying to burn it clean. I wonder if TerraFirst! might be considered terrorists because back in 2015 a member hit the space shuttle with a LAW. Nah... |
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May 21 2005, 10:10 AM
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Great, I'm a Dragon... Group: Retired Admins Posts: 6,699 Joined: 8-October 03 From: North Germany Member No.: 5,698 |
I never drink warm beer :D but i'll wait until the book is available in printed form. |
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| Guest_Crimsondude 2.0_* |
May 21 2005, 12:09 PM
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Word of advice to the author of the IOND section: Read a map. The Watergate is in Foggy Bottom.
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May 21 2005, 12:44 PM
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Freelance Elf Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 7,324 Joined: 30-September 04 From: Texas Member No.: 6,714 |
I like the artwork so far.
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May 22 2005, 12:18 AM
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King of the Hobos Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 2,117 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 127 |
Since this things out now, any chance one of the mods could open a new sub-forum for it?
Edit: Echoing the request in Bug Reports & Feature Requests since that's kinda where it's meant to go and most likely be noticed. :) |
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May 22 2005, 03:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 296 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Usually under a cat Member No.: 864 |
Why would I want to pour warm whatever over my copy of "Loose Alliances"? :) Sorry, pickin' on ya...Once an editor, always an editor. I do like to pore over these things, you know... :) |
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