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New Dev Blog: EON: Changes in Store & Other Digital Adventures

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Zapatero
Doomheim
#21 - 2012-02-17 10:49:32 UTC
testobjekt wrote:
the pricing of the digital format is absurd. Its 25% more expensive then the printed format on some DRM ****** plattfrom.
The reason why you are not doing pdf is clear to everyone who is not a dope, you are afraid people share it.

You should embrace your customers and not shakle them!


Of course sharing is an issue: this is a first step into digital waters and naturally we are cautious. That's not the only issue, however. There is a significant matter of accessibility and Zinio does a good job of working well across most platforms. I read unprotected pdf magazines and ones through from Zinio on my tablet and I know which I prefer.

As for price, the digital edition is only more expensive at the moment because of the 50% sale in the EON Store.

Editor of spaceship magazines PlaySF + EON
darmwand
Stay Frosty.
A Band Apart.
#22 - 2012-02-17 12:05:35 UTC
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Of course sharing is an issue: this is a first step into digital waters and naturally we are cautious


I understand the desire to be cautious, but there are other ways to prevent people from sharing copies, namely things like adding the buyer's name to each and every page of the document. That way it's very easy to figure out who uploaded their copy to, say, rapidshare.

For me, a format that is limited to a handful of platforms and that will become inaccessible when the DRM service du jour stops working is completely unacceptable and, if at all, certainly not worth a price that's even just somewhat close to the price of the print edition.

But hey, if you feel that keeping people from sharing your magazine with their buddies is more important than acquiring new subscribers, who am I to argue.

"The pen is mightier than the sword if the sword is very short, and the pen is very sharp."
Liberty Belle
Yulai Heavy Industries
#23 - 2012-02-17 17:59:16 UTC
I'll perhaps give the new store a shot and see what happens. I did the 50% turkey day sale and I still feel like the shipping costs put a real damper on that sale. The worst part was waiting over three weeks to get my order. Be that as it may, I'd still buy more hard copies and other products if not for the high shipping costs.
testobjekt
Goonswarm Federation Human Resources
#24 - 2012-02-17 18:02:31 UTC
Zapatero wrote:
testobjekt wrote:
the pricing of the digital format is absurd. Its 25% more expensive then the printed format on some DRM ****** plattfrom.
The reason why you are not doing pdf is clear to everyone who is not a dope, you are afraid people share it.

You should embrace your customers and not shakle them!


Of course sharing is an issue: this is a first step into digital waters and naturally we are cautious. That's not the only issue, however. There is a significant matter of accessibility and Zinio does a good job of working well across most platforms. I read unprotected pdf magazines and ones through from Zinio on my tablet and I know which I prefer.

As for price, the digital edition is only more expensive at the moment because of the 50% sale in the EON Store.



Its very funny that you make the same mistake all the big players make even though you are catering to a very geeky/spergy community.

I suppose the question which format one prefers on his tablet is dependend on the OS, the apps to view pdf etc.

The reason why you choose a 3rd party provider is that it takes all the work from you (building an payment/deliviery system etc). The customer pays the premium for that.

I will never buy content that is limited to a certain plattform because if you want to use an device thats not supported by the plattform you are **** out of luck. Thats the beauty of PDFs!

Better make its plain pdfs and maybe even cooperate with CCP to allow the payment with PLEX.
Kane Hart
Sanitized Souls
#25 - 2012-02-18 08:11:03 UTC
Not sure if Zapatero will see this but I was highly considering subbing and getting the box of 26 issues. Downside is even though say you accept paypal and many other payments you seem to only accept 2 and paypal is not one of them.
BeanBagKing
The Order of Atlas
#26 - 2012-02-18 18:06:51 UTC
I tried the preview of the digital format to see if I liked it, I really don't. I can't just scroll through the magazine. I turn a page, then I have to zoom in, then scroll around as I'm reading, turn the page, zoom back in...

My solution was going to be to just print it to PDF, but despite the fact that the option is there, every time I try it crashes shockwave. Not sure if this is a problem with the preview or what.

I've never read the magazine, mostly because of shipping cost and my own financial shoestrings. I was looking forward to a digital edition that might be cheaper, but I just don't like the current form. Sorry.
Umbriele
Natural Inventions
#27 - 2012-02-23 13:52:18 UTC
Finally something to do with my Ipad Lol
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