John, don't you sleep ;-)
> I'm also part of the team that has updated and expanded The Garhound
Contests for Hero Wars, and this will soon be available for download
as a number of PDF files through Issaries. At 80+ pages, it
represents a very substantial document, and it will be interesting to
see how the community responds to the format.<
For large scenarios/material I am definitely in favor of PDF over
HTML.
> The advantage for small scale writers/editors/publishers like me is
that I can produce full colour magazines, scenarios, novellas etc.
with photographic quality graphics for almost nothing<
With material like episodes that traditionally have low sales (i.e. one person per group) I think that there is a lot to be said for electronic distribution. Also if the material is well recieved it might be published in 'print' form later to a non-Net audience.
>
> Distribution over the web is fast, easy, and relatively cheap, and
> And I don't need legions of loyal volunteer trollkin at key places
round the globe assisting me with myriad currency exchanges.<
The collapse of the free content for advertising model (a misplaced extension of broadcast business models IMO) will hasten improvements in micro-payment systems.
> The disadvantages are on the reader's side: no one really wants to
read long screen-based documents, (though this is changing as
hardware and software adapt), so the reader needs access to a
printer - and must be able to get<
Or a shop that prints for low-cost.
> And while epublishing will never replace Issaries books or even
quality magazines like TotRM, TT and UW,<
Browsing share in shops is still needed.
> John
> (wearing his PDF apostle hat)
Do people want us to move this to John's Electronic Glorantha list (what is it called again?)
Ian Cooper
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