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2012-02-01, 02:11 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I just may do that. Although I gave up my signed ornaments for my current pledge, that was in deference to my smoking credit card.
However, if commemorative OOTS swag was on the table? Well, I think I could manage a little bit more before it bursts into flames entirely!Thanks to Castaras for the avatar!
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2012-02-01, 02:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Double print runs!
The next lines on the graph (not counting mystery prizes) should be for double print runs of the books. The speed at which pledges are coming in makes me suspect that Rich is severely underestimating demand for the books. If he just does a full print run for the books, I expect most will sell out within a year and we'll quickly be back to the situation this pledge drive was meant to fix.
Doing a double print run should cost less than 2 single print runs, since you avoid setup costs. So he should seriously be considering double or even triple print runs.Curated Thread: Gazetteer of the Stick
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2012-02-01, 02:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Double print runs!
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2012-02-01, 02:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Double print runs!
Last edited by Porthos; 2012-02-01 at 02:25 AM.
Concluded: The Stick Awards II: Second Edition
Ongoing: OOTS by Page Count
Coming Soon: OOTS by Final Post Count II: The Post Counts Always Chart Twice
Coming Later: The Stick Awards III: The Search for More Votes
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2012-02-01, 02:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 02:35 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Nov 2008
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Could you please maybe un-retire yourself, WampaX? Or at least hang around more? You're fun, and it's a nice change from the fun and complete lack of mind control. If you tantalize us with this kind of thing and then just go away, it might drive us kumquats.
YES YES YES
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2012-02-01, 02:51 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
While he can't really print a lot more than what he thinks he can sell in a reasonable timeframe, it should be easy enough to save the money and then afford a full print run of whatever sells out. Even if he doesn't earn enough money from Kickstarter, there should be enough extra from the actual book sales to make up the difference.
Although, someone mentioning SSaDT earlier makes me wonder what might happen if he actually doesn't have enough copies left. I know he said he figures he has enough, but that was back when we were around the $100k level. Now that the total has shot up, I'm wondering just how many of them want the extra book.
Though admittedly, he could probably just shift the total from the "when they run out" reprints to SSaDT if that's the case, since he's pretty much forced to reprint it if he doesn't have enough to cover all the pledges...
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2012-02-01, 02:54 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Apr 2008
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Re: Double print runs!
There are problems with making something clearly stated as limited, "unlimited". For one it might make earlier buyers (who bought under the impression of it actually being limited) discontent. The second is that it undercuts any future "limited" objects since they'll obviously get reprinted/remade at the earlies convenient time.
Much of the limited content we see now seem to be left-overs from the earlier limited runs (magnets, ornaments and SS&DT) so it doesn't really count, but a second run of them?
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2012-02-01, 03:07 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Feb 2007
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
There's a limit to how much *new* stuff can be done, though...Rich is just one man, when all's said and done, and there's going to have to come a point where he says, "I'm going to have to stop adding rewards here because I'm simply not going to have time to do them all in a timescale that will keep my pledgers satisfied!". Reprinting SSaDT would alleviate that somewhat.
I do wonder how much of a market is going to be left for the books after this, though...surely most people who want a book will have got it as part of the drive?
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2012-02-01, 03:12 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
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2012-02-01, 03:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 04:21 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Personally, I'm so short of money right now I can only afford to pledge for the book that isn't (mostly) available online, OtOoPC (I already have SoD and SSaDT). However, I hope that at some point in the future I'll be able to grab the rest of the books. So the more are printed and the longer they're available is all the better for me. I'd kick myself if by the time I could spare the money, they were all sold out .
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2012-02-01, 04:31 AM (ISO 8601)
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- Aug 2007
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Well Rich, I hope this has taught you a valuable lesson.
That lesson is, of course, that you have many adoring fans who have deep pockets who want you to succeed, because you have the best damn (color) stick figure comic on all of The Tubes.
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2012-02-01, 05:57 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 07:00 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
With the added media attention people that would love the books but just don't know about them are now learning about them. What is really warming my heart is the fact that brick-n-mortar stores will now start carrying the full series of books again. I personally bought up the last of the books from my favorite shop. Now they will be able to replace those books and many more people will get a chance to discover what a really cool comic OotS really is.
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2012-02-01, 07:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
If every current pledger increases their pledge by $1, we'll be in the top 10.
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2012-02-01, 07:44 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I wonder if the goals are with or without the ~8% that amazon + kickstarter take.
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2012-02-01, 07:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
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2012-02-01, 08:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Cmon guys, less than 2K until we're in the all-time top 10...
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2012-02-01, 09:25 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 09:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Cracked the Top 10 in 10 days. Awesome.
EDIT: Wikipedia's already been updated. Someone's been watching closely.Last edited by Gullintanni; 2012-02-01 at 09:30 AM.
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2012-02-01, 09:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
We shall need a new thread soon, too... I guess it's Rich's honour?
As for milestones, we also just broke 5k backers. Cheers for us!Last edited by Weimann; 2012-02-01 at 09:35 AM.
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2012-02-01, 09:33 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Helping others is a good and noble cause, but sometimes the best way you can help them is by lending them a sword and telling them to go slay their own damned dragons.
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2012-02-01, 09:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 09:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
Nothing to see here, move along.
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2012-02-01, 09:49 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-01, 10:02 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Double print runs!
Don't forget the old buttons . . .
go back and look through the news posts, I'll wait.
8/7/2005
Haley and Xykon are good examples . . . plus the blue scale 1ed cover shirt . . . those were cool.
Mmmmm . . . kumquats.
Even perhaps bribed with a bushel, I would not un-retire. There is too much left to be done on the Lego minifig scale replica of Castle Ravenloft. Also, SWTOR. I can swoop around during work hours again, but its the "work" hours, not the "be a mod on message board" hours, I get paid for.
I am here for support of the Drive (Wooo! Go Drive! Woooo! <waves little drive pennant>) and to, apparently, pass on the heretofore unknown tale of the Rich Baker . . . as I find parts of it again.Last edited by WampaX; 2012-02-01 at 10:49 AM.
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2012-02-01, 10:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
In 9th place now...
Helping others is a good and noble cause, but sometimes the best way you can help them is by lending them a sword and telling them to go slay their own damned dragons.
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2012-02-01, 11:32 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I get this feeling that maybe people are pledging just to inflate the record and are going to withdraw their pledges at the last minute...
After all, this process seems to be an 'on your honor' donation thing more than anything else...
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2012-02-01, 11:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I'm participating! woooo....
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