05-12-2012, 11:47 PM
Thank you, chirine! 
The problem with those files is just - they're just PDFs. While SOME people might actually enjoy PDFs, especially with this new trend of e-readers,
they are, at the end of the day, still a poor substitute for a real book.
I don't know how involved you are with this new "Tekumel Foundation", but why didn't they simply upload the files to LULU,
or a similar print-on-demand server?
That would not hurt the PDF sales, and at the same time open a way to attract customers who prefer printed stuff.
It might not be the best way to max out profit, of course, but it would be a nice to gain a bigger audience for your efforts.
Because, frankly, a total of twenty or thirty short PDFs that I then have to print is not something that I would spent money for.
Why not put them all together into a print-on-demand book, and see how it sells?
You have more fans out there than you might think, but since Tekumel stuff is so notoriously rare,
there is no living community outside of a small circle - sort of like Blackmoor.
The problem with those files is just - they're just PDFs. While SOME people might actually enjoy PDFs, especially with this new trend of e-readers,
they are, at the end of the day, still a poor substitute for a real book.
I don't know how involved you are with this new "Tekumel Foundation", but why didn't they simply upload the files to LULU,
or a similar print-on-demand server?
That would not hurt the PDF sales, and at the same time open a way to attract customers who prefer printed stuff.
It might not be the best way to max out profit, of course, but it would be a nice to gain a bigger audience for your efforts.
Because, frankly, a total of twenty or thirty short PDFs that I then have to print is not something that I would spent money for.
Why not put them all together into a print-on-demand book, and see how it sells?
You have more fans out there than you might think, but since Tekumel stuff is so notoriously rare,
there is no living community outside of a small circle - sort of like Blackmoor.