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2012-02-10, 06:02 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
I'll save you a long explanation.
If you want nothing but the books, you could get them for less through ookoodook.
However, there are a couple of kinks here.
First is shipping. Ordering the books separately increases shipping costs.
Second is SS&DT. Alot of people are getting it through this pledge. If you don't secure one now, it might not be possible to do so later.
Third is the PDFs. Since they aren't being printed (yet) Rich has no shipping costs, but only those who pledge get the file(s). If you order through Ookoodook, you won't get them.
It's easily as big as On the Origin of PCs already all together and adding that to the full set of books for a $222 pledge is a fantastic deal. Even if you discount the other little included knick-knacks.
I believe this is what previous analyses came down to. Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong.
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2012-02-10, 06:27 PM (ISO 8601)
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Has the pace slowed down? Or has Rich just started using goals with larger jumps to slow down his commitments?
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2012-02-10, 06:32 PM (ISO 8601)
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I just updated the media tracking forum thread for the OotS campaign and discovered something surprising. We're picking up some more exposure thanks to the Double Fine drive. There have been a couple of stories, including one from the AV Club, that mentioned the Order of the Stick drive as another example of an established brand using Kickstarter.
Also, I share everyone's concerns about Rich coming out of this in a good financial position. I would much rather see him walk away with quite a bit in his bank account than get anymore rewards at this point. I understand his sense of obligation, but I personally want him to financially get a windfall from this.
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2012-02-10, 06:45 PM (ISO 8601)
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The pace has decidedly slowed down, as can be seen in the graph. however, it's still going strong, and the dip is far from as big as could have reasonably been expected.
I'm inclined to believe that the current slow rate of decrease will keep steady, so we'll raise progressively less per day but still a reasonable amount. Possibly with a little jump after the next Mystery Prize (which is less than $20,000 away now!), but not so much as previously.
I'd have hoped that we could join the newly created $1,000,000 club, but it seems that without some strong measure to shake more backers out of the woodwork, we'll have to settle for getting very close. The $800,000 range should be doable before it ends.Quoth the raven, "Polly wants a cracker."
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2012-02-10, 07:06 PM (ISO 8601)
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Either way Rich should be making a good bit of money from this, though not directly. Even assuming a large % of people that want to comic get it now, there will still be some that either don't have the money ATM or just don't know about the drive. And even with low internet sales for awhile, he already said he'd be shipping a good deal to gameing stores that were interested, and he gets the money up front there, doesn't have to wait till someone actually buys it from the store, so that is a guaranteed $$$ for him.
If anything the huge success of this drive could encourage more retailers to place orders/place bigger orders once the realize how popular it is.
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2012-02-10, 08:31 PM (ISO 8601)
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Last edited by Forbiddenwar; 2012-02-10 at 08:32 PM.
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2012-02-10, 08:41 PM (ISO 8601)
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Yeah, I can't see the slowdown you guys are talking about either. Oo
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2012-02-10, 08:58 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
If we figure a "day" is the 24 hours from noon-noon US Eastern time, the daily totals have been approximately (rounded to the nearest thousand dollars and spoilered for length):
SpoilerDay 1: $47 K
Day 2: $44 K
Day 3: $35 K
Day 4: $24 K
Day 5: $41 K
Day 6: $30 K
Day 7: $13 K
Day 8: $12 K
Day 9: $60 K
Day 10: $40 K
Day 11: $41 K
Day 12: $34 K
Day 13: $26 K
Day 14: $18 K
Day 15: $20 K
Day 16: $31 K
Day 17: $27 K
Day 18: $32 K
Day 19: $29 K
which takes us up to noon Feb. 10th (about 8 1/2 hours ago). The last 8 1/2 hours have garnered about $10,000 which, if that pace continued, would put us at a little over $28,000 for the next day.
Other than the weekends, of which both so far have been slow (the first more than the second, but that was made up for by the addition of Don't Split the Party to the incentives which accounted for the $60,000 day), there does seem to be a longer-term slowdown as the per-day average is dropping below 30K. It is a little hard to tell due to the small sample size, though.
I'm pretty sure that if/when more pledge incentives appear, it will spike in a hurry-- certainly for the board game, if all the clamor on the comment threads is any indication. But for now, we're dealing with a mere $28K a day.
Which would still have met the original goal in two days' time. So we're doing okay, is what I'm saying.
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2012-02-10, 10:55 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Question about fundraiser shwag
Well there's a swag pack now (two actually), so thank you Rich.
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2012-02-10, 11:13 PM (ISO 8601)
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Full book series, here I come. Thank you for setting this up Giant, glad I could contribute :)I like to argue with myself and sometimes I win but I'm a sore loser and often hurt myself when I don't.
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2012-02-10, 11:15 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
That's not accurate at all. What makes you think that? He's reprinting the books. The profit comes from selling those books, not the drive itself. If you mean the pledge awards, you're paying more than the books sell for on Ookookdook already, so why would you think that isn't a profit?
I think you're taking his statement about shipping and postage too far. He's certainly going to make a profit off this drive, he's reprinted every book, which people have been demanding for years now.
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2012-02-10, 11:33 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 12:14 AM (ISO 8601)
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Ok, I'm ready to upgrade to THE WHOLE STORY. I just hope we hit the top line on the chart so I can possibly get the board game too.
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2012-02-11, 12:20 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Question about fundraiser shwag
Aside: After placing my order only three days ago, my Snips arrived already today. Good job on the prompt shipping, Ookookdook!
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2012-02-11, 12:28 AM (ISO 8601)
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Seems like no update today :(
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2012-02-11, 12:34 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 12:36 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The OOTS Reprint Drive at Kickstarter: Pledge now to get exclusive rewards!
From the comments thread on the kickstarter site:
Rich Burlew about 6 hours ago
I'm not going to be able to post an update until much later (maybe even in the morning),
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2012-02-11, 12:53 AM (ISO 8601)
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I was thinking maybe a digital only level might be a good thing -- It could be say $8 and not include the magnet. I only bring this up because some people might not want the magnet but feel compelled to get all of those pdfs. It saves time and effort on the giants side in that something does not need to be mailed. Plus it is a level for the paranoid out there who dont want to give an address out.
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2012-02-11, 01:17 AM (ISO 8601)
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Remember though,
When Rich sends an email asking for address and such for the magnet, just respond that you do not want the magnet, and you get to pledge the "full" 10 without anything lost to shipping.
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2012-02-11, 01:22 AM (ISO 8601)
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Spoiler
And thus the great saga of Rich Baker ended and was compiled here for posterity.
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2012-02-11, 01:24 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 02:16 AM (ISO 8601)
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Rich talked about this earlier. Just put in "I don't want a magnet" in the address field. But there isn't going to be a "digital only" pledge.
Besides, I'm of the opinion that $10 is far too cheap for all the things people will be getting.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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2012-02-11, 03:47 AM (ISO 8601)
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That would take a while, seeing as how his earliest post I could find dates back almost a decade. Yes, that's the very first OOTS thread. (bottom of the first page)
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2012-02-11, 05:06 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 05:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 07:43 AM (ISO 8601)
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And that the one I've been waiting for:
See you all back here Monday, when I fully expect to be adding those board game packages. Have a nice weekend, everyone.
--Rich Burlew
I'm already in for the $25 package, and was going to kick in another $5 for a second Coloring Book. Now let's see where the Board Game falls into the mix.Thanks to Ceika (X2), Yeril, Holammer and Dr. Bath for the Avatars!
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2012-02-11, 10:58 AM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 12:03 PM (ISO 8601)
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2012-02-11, 12:26 PM (ISO 8601)
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Indeed. The acceptance of the ambiguity is my favorite part.
Also:
Originally Posted by The Giant
We need these. We need these nine years ago. Or for a future kickstarter.
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2012-02-11, 01:01 PM (ISO 8601)
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Roy is going to fall straight through the top of the graph and land on the dragon, isn't he?
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