[UA] UA in PDF format?

[Paul Tevis]

Greg, you're so New Economy it's scary.

--Paul

On 6/7/06, Greg Stolze <gregstolze at comcast.net> wrote:
> PDF and the Internet change the dynamics of the RPG field a LOT.  In
> Olden Times, to find out about exciting new products you had to either
> (1) subscribe to a gamer magazine like Dragon or SHADIS or (2) go to
> the FLGS and receive the wisdom of the grognard behind the counter.
> Now, you just log on and click.  Similarly, back in the dark ages to
> BUY a game book you had to either (1) buy it from a catalogue that you
> got because you were a magazine subscriber, (2) get it at a convention
> or (3) go to that FLGS again.  Now?  Click click click.
>
> See what's getting cut out of the loop?  Mr. Grognard's Olde Tyme
> Dungeon and Game Shoppe.
>
> With my next game, REIGN, I'm doing the main rule book as a Lulu
> Print-On-Demand.  If it seems worth doing, I'll flog it at conventions,
> maybe try to get some kind of distribution deal going... but all the
> supplements are going to be PDFs, and they'll all be free in perpetuity
> once they're paid for via the Ransom Method.  Don't like PDFs?  Once
> there are enough supplements to justify it, I'll put 'em all into a
> Lulu compendium and sell it as a POD hard copy.  (What's sweet for me
> is that when/if people buy that hard copy, it'll be like getting paid
> twice for the same writing!)
>
> -G.
>
> _______________________________________________
> UA mailing list
> UA at lists.unknown-armies.com
> http://lists.unknown-armies.com/mailman/listinfo/ua
>


-- 
Paul Tevis
ptevis at gmail.com & http://www.livejournal.com/~ptevis
Have Games, Will Travel @ http://www.havegameswilltravel.net
A Fistful of Games @ http://afistfulofgames.blogspot.com