ePublisher Guide: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Publishing for the RPG/Game Industry
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- File Size: 3.6 MB
- Book Language: English
- Total Page Count: 84
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ePublisher Guide: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Publishing for the RPG/Game Industry
ePublisher Guide is a practical PDF guide to electronic publishing for the RPG and game industry. This digital edition is available as an instant download.
Revision 1.1 brings together advice from publishers, freelancers, editors, and other RPG industry contributors. It addresses the creative, financial, production, and distribution decisions involved in releasing electronic game products.
The guide contains 84 pages and is intended for game designers, publishers, freelancers, and creators exploring PDF-based RPG publishing.
Book Overview
ePublisher Guide surveys the process of developing and releasing electronic RPG products. Its opening sections discuss research, product planning, d20 and Open Gaming License options, customer demand, target audiences, content length, and pricing.
Later sections address budgets and staff, artwork, layout, online marketplaces, calls for freelance help, release schedules, conventions, and internet resources. The preface is attributed to James Mathe, and the foreword is by Monte Cook, dated March 2003.
Category: Education. The credited writers and contributors include freelancers, publishers, editors, artists, and representatives of RPG companies.
What You’ll Discover Inside
- Prepress and planning for electronic RPG products.
- Research methods for evaluating game concepts and customer demand.
- Considerations for d20 System and Open Gaming License products.
- Guidance on budgets, staffing, pricing, page count, artwork, and layout.
- Advice about online marketplaces, freelance calls, release schedules, and conventions.
- Internet resources related to electronic publishing and the RPG industry.
Why This Book Matters
This guide documents the practical concerns surrounding PDF-based RPG publishing during the early development of the electronic publishing market. Its contributors describe the work from several professional perspectives rather than presenting a single writing style or method.
For readers interested in RPG publishing history, digital game production, or the transition from print-centered distribution to electronic products, the book provides a focused period source on planning and production.
Book Details
| Title | ePublisher Guide: The Definitive Guide to Electronic Publishing for the RPG/Game Industry |
|---|---|
| Author | RPGNow |
| Format | |
| File Type | |
| File Size | 3.6 MB |
| File Size Bytes | 3785055 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 84 |
| Edition | Revision 1.1 |
| Copyright | (c) 2003 by Minion Development Corp. |
| Publication Date | March 2003 |
| PDF Metadata Title | ePublisher Guide |
| PDF Metadata Author | RPGNow |
| Writers | Sandy Antunes (Freelancer); Brett M. Bernstein (Politically Incorrect Games); Aldo Edwards (Freelancer); Cynthia Celeste Miller (Spectrum Game Studios); Clinton R. Nixon (Anvilwerks); Gareth-Michael Skarka (Adamant Entertainment); Mark Arsenault (Gold Rush Games); John Nephew (Atlas Games) |
| Layout & PDF | Brett M. Bernstein (Politically Incorrect Games) |
| Cover Art | V. Shane (Freelancer) |
| POD Worksheet | Mark Arsenault (Gold Rush Games) |
| Contributing Writers | Monte Cook (Malhavoc Press); Mark Arsenault (Gold Rush Games); Chris Davis (RPGObjects); Matt Drake (Spectre Press); James Mathe (Minion Games); Greg Porter (BTRC); Jim Butler (Bastion Press); Phil Reed (Spider Bite Games) |
| Template Donations | Chris Davis (RPGObjects) |
| Editors | Greg Porter (BTRC); Phil Reed (Spider Bite Games); James Mathe (Minion Games); Mark Bruno (Freelancer) |
| Special Thanks To | Andy Smith (WOTC); M Jason Parent (EN Publishing); and all the vendors at RPGNow.com for their support |
| Publisher & Distribution | RPGNow.com (Minion Development Corp.) |
| All Rights Reserved | All Right Reserved. |
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The PDF works with suitable PDF-reading software on desktop computers, mobile devices, tablets, and reading apps. It can also be used with appropriate Kindle apps that support PDF files.
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Download ePublisher Guide for focused reference on electronic RPG publishing, product planning, and PDF production.
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