Ron:
At the trade show, we talked about a great many things... and one of them was the initiation of a retailer forum here at the Forge where the subject of selling indie RPGs might be discussed. Any new thoughts on it?
(By the way, the owner thinks the idea of a 'small press shelf' in the gaming section is a good one, and plans to implement it after the renovation. I'll keep you apprised -- ideally in the new Forum.)
Hi Jason!
Nice to see you here. Folks, Jason is a retailer person. Do not throw rocks. I'm trying to build bridges.
I haven't given much thought to the possible Retailer Forum for a bit, although it's still something I want to try. I think the best route is to generate industry-organizational discussions, most likely in Publishing (for the practical side) or RPG Theory (for the stuff-in-games side). If some of them take off, and most especially if some more retailer-folks get involved, then a forum could be possible.
Frankly, if this does happen and turns out to be a positive thing, the Forge will have made industry history - linking the Three-Tier to the concept of creator ownership.
Best,
Ron
Quote from: JasonSchRon:
At the trade show, we talked about a great many things... and one of them was the initiation of a retailer forum here at the Forge where the subject of selling indie RPGs might be discussed. Any new thoughts on it?
(By the way, the owner thinks the idea of a 'small press shelf' in the gaming section is a good one, and plans to implement it after the renovation. I'll keep you apprised -- ideally in the new Forum.)
Jason! Nice. Welcome to the Forge.
A Retailer forum would be very cool and I'm interested in what ya gots to say.
- J
Quote from: Ron EdwardsHi Jason!
Nice to see you here. Folks, Jason is a retailer person. Do not throw rocks. I'm trying to build bridges.
Worse yet -- a retailer-person who used to be an industry reporter. I think I'd have to own a printing company to be a more likely target.
Quote from: Ron EdwardsI think the best route is to generate industry-organizational discussions, most likely in Publishing (for the practical side) or RPG Theory (for the stuff-in-games side).
That's fair. I'll cruise those for now.
- Jason
Hey,
Here's the GAMA Debriefing (http://indie-rpgs.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1680) thread I started after I returned from the show.
Best,
Ron