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Title: Pricing PDF product (split)
Post by: Michael Hopcroft on May 18, 2004, 03:33:38 AM
Since we're on the subject of prince, I'm looking at a 24-30 page PDF for my new company in the near ftuture. Would $5 be too much to charge?

Also, what would be the best way to sell it? I'm not counting on being able to get space on RPGNow because they have so many clients already. Theoretically I could use a program like PayLoadz to sell from my own server. I just don't know if this would work on a practical level -- do people visit game company sites to buy, or to see what's oin the makret so they can then make the purchase part of their weekly excursions?
Title: Pricing PDF product (split)
Post by: Ron Edwards on May 18, 2004, 02:45:38 PM
Hello,

The above post was split from How small a PDF can be sold? (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/modcp.php?t=9980)

Best,
Ron
Title: Pricing PDF product (split)
Post by: Jack Aidley on May 18, 2004, 02:48:15 PM
What is the .pdf? Is it a whole game, a supplement, what?
Title: Pricing PDF product (split)
Post by: Michael Hopcroft on May 26, 2004, 06:19:46 AM
Quote from: Jack AidleyWhat is the .pdf? Is it a whole game, a supplement, what?
It's a Mutants & Masterminds Superlink supplement. Right now, with no art, it stands at 18 pages (10 if I use a 12-point font). With art I may be able to fill it out to 24. But is that below the limit of what can reasonably be sold as a PDF on the various servers?

I don't think my Now Playing supplement is going to be that much bigger, to be honest.
Title: Pricing PDF product (split)
Post by: Roy on May 26, 2004, 04:51:22 PM
My personal upper limit on a PDF is $10.  I have to be very careful with my gaming dollars right now, so that's about as much as I can justify to myself.  

I would have no problem paying $5 for a twenty or thirty page PDF, if it is quality material.    

I would consider it quality material if:
(1)  I could use it in play.
(2)  it inspired ideas I could use in play.

I actually prefer shorter, idea-rich PDFs to longer ones because it's easier on my poor overworked laser printer.

Roy