Hi folks,
I'm strongly considering a print on demand contract with books on
demand, here in Germany.
You just have to pay a star fee (per book) that is US$175, then the
mastering costs (according to numbers of pages), and as long as
you want the thing available, US$ 1.5 per month.
You can advertise via the web, and send the orders to "books on
demand". Within 3 days, the customer has the book on his table...
That involves really not much costs and seems to be a good way
for starters, or am I missing something in that?
On 19 Feb 2001, at 21:45, Alan Kellogg wrote:
> >I invite all Open Gaming/D20 authors to check out the following URL as
> >well:
> >
> >http://www.zapdeliver.com
> >
> >This is a joint effort of Sandy Antunes (of RPG.net fame) and I, based on
> >the instant delivery technology Sandy developed for Microtactix Games and
> >the website management features he uses on RPG.net. It is our hope to
> >enable many designers and small companies to enter into the electronic
> >gamebooks arena with almost no startup costs. We believe our plan is very
> >competitive, offering good partnerships with low-cost web hosting and
> >credit card billing firms (WITHOUT the need for a merchant account). And,
> >as you might imagine, Sandy and I are specifically targetting the game
> >industry with this plan, offering our experience and talents to assist
> >the gaming industry entrepreneur.
> >
> >ZAPdeliver works for credit card ordering of both e-books delivered
> >electronically (immediately upon sale) AND taking credit card orders to
> >ship to the consumer. It is what MicroTactix Games is currently using for
> >all orders. We've tried to put together the package that *I* wish had
> >been available when my partners and I started MicroTactix. Since no one
> >offered this sort of service in one location, Sandy and I decided to
> >start it up ourselves.
> >
> >I hope you'll check out ZAPdeliver. Your comments and suggestions would
> >be most welcome.
> >
> >Guy McLimore
>
> I was thinking about something like this.
>
> Let's see. Set up a publishing firm, obtain a government grant or
> loan, obtain a license for publishing Dangerous Journeys material
> from Wizards (A DJSTL under the OGL?), and set up a publishing deal
> with you folks.
>
> Sounds doable. The hard part being persuading Wizards.
>
> Essentially, the Dangerous Journeys books would be available, under
> license, in PDF for pay download. For those who insist on hard copy,
> I have a friend who could make risographed (high tech mimeo)
> available, or perhaps even set up a print on demand deal.
>
> (I'm brain storming, I do that.:))
>
> Anyway, good luck with it.
>
> Alan
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