Re: Charging for rules

From: Mark Wardell <PNMarkW2@aol.com>

Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 06:48:10 +0000

I have always provided a free rulebook either printed or via download.
Now I'll grant you my printed rules are not as fancy as some that are
offered, and if I were paying some heavy money to produce the rules I
*might* charge for them, but the odds are against it. By the way, my
electronic version is in PDF format so it holds up fairly well without
a lot of muss or fuss.

Anyway, back to the subject at hand. Is it wrong to charge for
rulebooks (either printed or electronic)? Of course not! Even an
electronic version available for download costs something to produce
and supply. Just because it's on the internet doesn't mean it's free.
Someone is paying the bill somewhere, and if that someone wants to
cover their costs by charging then more power to them. Of course by
charging for rules you will turn some potential players away, I know I
think twice before laying out money to look at the rules of a game I'm
not already sure I'm going to play. On the flip side some people I know
look at free rules the same way and wrongly assume that if you're
giving it away it must not be worth anything. Pick your poison.

-Mark
-MMJ Enterprises

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