Serial suggestions
So, here's something about Jeff's and Josh's new publishing venture: here are my suggestions.
Do yearly subscriptions (but start from the month of subscription.)
Yearly subs should be cheaper than buying the year's worth of work (say $5 vs. $7).
Give a yearly compilation to all subscribers (make it easy for subbers; give them the collated copy, even though they will likely have done it themselves.)
Yes, I do mean any subscriber; even if they subscribe Nov 2005-Nov 2006, they should still get the yearly compilation for 2005, since their sub crosses Dec 2005, or whatever your yearly cutoff is. Why? Well, what kind of jack-ass would then not pay for the Dec 2006 story? Fine, there will be some people who'll game the system, but haven't you always made the point that, if you make too many rules controlling distribution, such that you worry more about people who cheat than honest, you'll just make things too confusing and annoying for consumers? I'm sure that there will be people who just happen to buy starting in November, without malfeasance.
Make sure that the monthly single purchase cost equals the entire compilation. You want subscribers, people who pay upfront.
But it may be worthwhile to make umbrella programs. Maybe $1.50 a month for a subscription to the stable of SoloMedia publications? Hire more serialists?
Do yearly subscriptions (but start from the month of subscription.)
Yearly subs should be cheaper than buying the year's worth of work (say $5 vs. $7).
Give a yearly compilation to all subscribers (make it easy for subbers; give them the collated copy, even though they will likely have done it themselves.)
Yes, I do mean any subscriber; even if they subscribe Nov 2005-Nov 2006, they should still get the yearly compilation for 2005, since their sub crosses Dec 2005, or whatever your yearly cutoff is. Why? Well, what kind of jack-ass would then not pay for the Dec 2006 story? Fine, there will be some people who'll game the system, but haven't you always made the point that, if you make too many rules controlling distribution, such that you worry more about people who cheat than honest, you'll just make things too confusing and annoying for consumers? I'm sure that there will be people who just happen to buy starting in November, without malfeasance.
Make sure that the monthly single purchase cost equals the entire compilation. You want subscribers, people who pay upfront.
But it may be worthwhile to make umbrella programs. Maybe $1.50 a month for a subscription to the stable of SoloMedia publications? Hire more serialists?
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