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4/6/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - Redefining publishing of content
I'm still in preparation of my teaser, which I should be able to present in about two weeks. While preparing the related post, I came across this interesting conversation in…
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Participants: pells, Clay, Jake Richmond.

4/4/2006 MatrixGamer: Manufacturing cardboard counters
I'd like to hear people's experiences with making cardboard counters. I'm move Engle Matrix Games into a folio format. The game comes in a hardback cover (color and glossy) with…
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Participants: MatrixGamer, Gaerik, Czar Fnord, guildofblades, Veritas Games.

3/30/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: Wikimedia Commons -- Free Art Motherlode
God damn do I love the wikifolk.  When the wikifolk finally buy out Google or the other way around, we will acheive the information apocalypse, I swear. I found the…
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Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, Bryan Hansel, jerry, Nathan P., jasonm.

3/29/2006 jasonm: Errors and errata
Hey all, I'd like to hear from those of you who have published about your experience with errors.  We've found six in The Roach so far, including two that could…
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Participants: jasonm, Thunder_God, Ron Edwards, Joshua BishopRoby, jeremycoatney, abzu, Matt, Czar Fnord.

3/21/2006 Dantai: [Contenders] Ronny winner published
Hey everyone, Just a quickie to say that after months of procrastination, I've bitten the bullet and published Contenders in pdf format. I've managed to get it out in time…
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Participants: Dantai, Ron Edwards, Miskatonic, Malcolm.

3/20/2006 preludetotheend: Coptic Binding and size
Hello all Ihave been playing around with the idea of self binding my books using the coptic sewing method as it produces some very wonderful results. If you have not…
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Participants: preludetotheend, MatrixGamer, Joshua BishopRoby, Czar Fnord.

3/19/2006 Ken: Alliance Distributors
HI, This is kind of follow up to my other post. I talked to my local comic book shop owner (here in Virginia) the other day to find out which…
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Participants: Ken, daMoose_Neo.

3/19/2006 Ken: POD vs. Distributors
Hey Everybody, I'm (hopefully) a few months short of publishing my first rpg (a superhero game). The Forge has been an incredible resource and has allowed me to focus my…
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Participants: Ken, TonyLB, c, Ron Edwards, guildofblades, Michael S. Miller, Joshua BishopRoby.

3/18/2006 btrc: Origins Awards first?
Don't know if it's a gaming first or not, but my Infinite Armies game has just been nominated for a 2006 Origins Award (Vanguard category). This is a "publishing" note…
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Participants: btrc, Ron Edwards, abzu, Michael S. Miller.

3/17/2006 Emmett: Web promotion
*sigh* I wish there was a good way to get an RPG known. I know that I usually don't have time to play any of the other titles out there…
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Participants: Emmett, Ron Edwards, anders_larsen, JakeVanDam, Julian, Selene Tan, sean2099, Ben Lehman.

3/16/2006 jrs: Comic on copyright law
I came across this today-- "Tales from the Public Domain: BOUND BY LAW".  (Free as a digital version, available for purchase in print.)  It's primary focus is copyright and fair…
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Participants: jrs, Technocrat13.

3/14/2006 abzu: BW Sales and Income
Hi All, A long time ago, I promised to post my sales data and I never did. So here it is at long last! Between May 5th and December 31st…
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Participants: abzu, JakeVanDam, Bryan Hansel, Valamir, Thor Olavsrud.

3/14/2006 jasonm: The Roach Report
Hi Everybody, This particular forum was a gold mine for me while preparing the Shab-al-Hiri Roach for publication, and I want to add to the available data pool and share…
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Participants: jasonm, MikeSands, Andy Kitkowski, Peter Nordstrand, Frank T.

3/12/2006 preludetotheend: Average Con?
Hello all I am preparing a busines plan and was wondering what are peoples average sales at conventions. Regards, Seth
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Participants: preludetotheend.

3/10/2006 mratomek: Perfect Bind vs. Lay-Flat Binding?
Has anyone had any good experience with a lay-flat binding vs. standard perfect binding? Advantages or disadvantages?
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Participants: mratomek, Nathan P., Joshua BishopRoby, Ben Lehman, MatrixGamer, komradebob, Czar Fnord, Eero Tuovinen, Miskatonic.

3/10/2006 Ken: Trademarks and copyrights
Hi, New to forum. Nearing completion of my game and am curious about how others have gone about protecting their products. Am I just spinning my wheels without a lawyer?…
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Participants: Ken, Troy_Costisick, Brendan, Joshua BishopRoby, pells, Julian, c.

3/9/2006 daMoose_Neo: Properly citing media...
I'm assembling an assorted list of movies, TV shows, and musicians that I've found inspiring and/or thematic for my latest book. Now its been a bit since I've been through…
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Participants: daMoose_Neo, Andrew Morris, Troy_Costisick, KeithBVaughn.

3/5/2006 KeithBVaughn: PDFs-Advice Needed
To the Group, It looks like I'm going to be selling some PDF's of my game at a local con next month. The problem is that I'm in new territory…
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Participants: KeithBVaughn, TonyLB, Joshua BishopRoby, Docbrown, Andrew Morris, Nathan P., btrc.

3/2/2006 talesien: Artwork question
Hey everyone. I am starting to do some research on artwork for Conquest! and I have a few ideas, but am not sure the best way to go. This game…
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Participants: talesien, Julian, c, pells, Jack Aidley, daMoose_Neo, MatrixGamer, devilbunny, Czar Fnord, Bryan Hansel, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Emmett, Lynn, btrc.

2/24/2006 Joshua BishopRoby: [Web of Shadows] Packaging an Odd Game
For context, Power 19. This is a game that requires for play a pile of tokens, a holepunch, a whole lot of index cards, and lengths of…
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Participants: Joshua BishopRoby, LordSmerf, TonyLB, abzu.

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4/12/2006 Offray: Roleplaying, Free Software & Content and Libre Culture
Hi all, This is my first post here, so let me say thanks for this site and make a hoping not so long introduction. I have enjoyed a lot with…
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Participants: Offray, Miskatonic, contracycle, Dev, jerry, Ben Lehman, talysman, guildofblades, axonrg, Julian.

4/13/2006 Smithy: What software does the aspiring publisher need?
Flush with enthusiasm from Game Chef, I've decided it's time to gather the items I need to get my designs laid out and publishable in PDF or book form. That…
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Participants: Smithy, dindenver, MatrixGamer, Joshua BishopRoby, Blankshield, c, talysman.

4/13/2006 lesbianvampyre: Name for Company
I'm trying to think of a name for my comic book and role-playing game publishing company and I could use some help. Which sounds better Parallel Universe Press, Parallel Universe…
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Participants: lesbianvampyre, Ron Edwards, cpeterso, Sydney Freedberg, guildofblades, Thunder_God, Czar Fnord, Dav, LloydBrown, Jake Richmond, Tully305, Zahtevnik.

4/15/2006 Del: Rogue - Big market void for sci-fi?
Marketability question. Thick hardcover of a generic sci-fi rpg. Everything from planets new to space travel, "cyberpunk" developed planets, and galactic empires. Provided settings within the game line. Worth working…
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Participants: Del, Blankshield, Biggles, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, b_bankhead, Emmett, nikola, Ron Edwards, Clay, btrc.

4/16/2006 MarktheAnimator: Publishing in Thailand
Hello, I've been away for quite a long time, but I just wanted to say hello again to everyone. My game, Fantasy Imperium is nearly ready for press. I just…
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Participants: MarktheAnimator, Thunder_God, Bryan Hansel, MatrixGamer, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, guildofblades, Ron Edwards, jeremycoatney.

4/17/2006 Michael S. Miller: Books in retail stores--Buy now or buy later?
Over in a WGP... Actual Play thread, the ever-inciteful John Kim asked the following: One thing that I sometimes feel funny about -- if the store only has one…
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Participants: Michael S. Miller, Paul Czege, abzu, Joshua BishopRoby, inthisstyle, c, Ron Edwards.

4/18/2006 GregStolze: REIGN's release model: A ransom/hard copy hybrid
It's interesting that the quarterly sales of UA continue to chip in a hundred copies of the core book every time.  It seems to support the theory that "the MRB…
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Participants: GregStolze, Paka, c, Dav, Thunder_God, MikeSands, Ben Lehman, jasonm, andrew_kenrick, Nathan Herrold, Yokiboy.

4/20/2006 pells: [Avalanche] - Finally, a teaser
I had to give a lot of thougths into this. I've been presenting my project for quite a while now, and finally, I've got something to show. But, I do…
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Participants: pells, abzu, Eero Tuovinen, Jake Richmond, Selene Tan.

4/23/2006 preludetotheend: Identifiers, what are yours, whats their impact?
So I was just wonder how you think people identify to your product by just skimming through it. Whats your strategy, and how much of an impact do you think…
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Participants: preludetotheend, abzu, Ron Edwards.

4/26/2006 jrs: Happy World IP Day
April 26th is World Intellectual Property Day.  Julie
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Participants: jrs.

4/27/2006 Ron Edwards: [It Was a Mutual Decision] Case study for discussion
Post 1 of 3 Hello, Now that the It Was a Mutual Decision books are printed and shipped - yay! - I thought I'd give a little history and outline…
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Participants: Ron Edwards, Adam Dray, Paka, Justin D. Jacobson, Clinton R. Nixon, Matt Snyder, Technocrat13, Czar Fnord, Eero Tuovinen, Clay, davidberg, Thunder_God, Bryan Hansel, Miskatonic, Adam, Dav, Andy Kitkowski, Gregor Hutton, greyorm, jasonm, Paul Czege, Sydney Freedberg, Troy_Costisick.

5/2/2006 Kat Miller: A slightly used game idea
I’ve been a fan of Everway for many years.  I’ve twitched, and flicked and nudged it along the way, I’ve run the system for the Supers Genre to great success. …
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Participants: Kat Miller, Bill_White, Czar Fnord, Damon C Bradshaw, Thunder_God.

5/7/2006 jeremycoatney: Advertising without a budget?
    I'm fairly certain this falls under the catagory of a publishing question, but not entirely, so if it doesn't,please bare with me here.     I have my…
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Participants: jeremycoatney, Nathan P., Thunder_God, dindenver, Ben Lehman, Bryan Hansel, Ron Edwards, axonrg.

5/8/2006 jeremycoatney: Hardbacks worth the time/money?
-Hello,     Here is a question I've been thinking about for some time. Is it worth making hardback copies of books? For clarification, is it worth it to the…
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Participants: jeremycoatney, Joshua BishopRoby, Gaerik, Nathan P., Editor Drew, MatrixGamer.

5/17/2006 DensityMan: Graphic Designers (split)
Sorry to dig up old posts like this, but thought it better than starting anew... Is there a resource available for start-ups who are looking for a layout artist? We're…
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Participants: DensityMan, Ron Edwards, nikola, playbywiki, Justin D. Jacobson, dwalton97060, Docbrown, gpetersz.

5/18/2006 Pelgrane: Anyone here making a living from RPGs?
Is there any person who writing indie games who is making a full-time living from it? I'm just wondering how this compares with so-called mainstream RPG publishers (a number of…
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Participants: Pelgrane, MatrixGamer, Gaerik, Ben Lehman, Joshua BishopRoby, joepub, Jake Richmond, guildofblades, Ron Edwards, GregStolze, Justin D. Jacobson, Eero Tuovinen, Valamir, greyorm, pells, LordSmerf, abzu.

5/18/2006 playbywiki: [PlayByWiki] Marketing a wiki-based RPG
Simply put, "How?" I'm looking for any and all thoughts, ideas, directions, viral marketing suggestions, tips, tricks, inclinations, things to avoid, things to definitely do, etc. I've been in marketing…
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Participants: playbywiki, Graham Walmsley.

5/21/2006 Graham Walmsley: Publishing wiki
I put this together over the last week. It links to old Forge threads (and some other resources) to answer common questions like: how do I create a PDF? How…
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Participants: Graham Walmsley, Willow.

5/24/2006 Davaris: RPGs for the Computer
I have a question for everyone. What or who do you use for art for your books? Whenever I've approached artists, the prices they quote are very expensive. Are there…
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Participants: Davaris, Graham Walmsley, jeremycoatney, gpetersz.

5/25/2006 dindenver: Re: Design docs
Hi!   I have a couple of talented artist friends, each has offered to do a little work for my book. I created a simple design doc with a wish…
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Participants: dindenver, devilbunny, Justin D. Jacobson, Joshua BishopRoby, Valamir.

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