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Re: Brand-new Old-school DC sourcebook now out!

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 9:08 am
by Linden
ReHerakhte wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2018 7:54 am At the risk of angering the copyright gods in other countries...
Here in Australia there doesn't seem to be any particular problem with getting a copyrighted document printed and bound in a few copies for limited use and more importantly, non-profit/non-promotional use. I believe that this is because it is thought of as "personal use" without any intent to profit from it and so it is considered as not violating the intent & spirit of copyright protection. I can't answer for other countries and so, to use a phrase, your mileage may vary.
Yes, I think fair use as a concept can vary from country to country, but I pretty much agree with you. If you're just doing the one copy to help you play the game, and you've already paid for the pdf then that's perfectly reasonable. Found Lulu very fussy in terms of what format pdfs it will take. However, there is an office stationery chain near me that does self service printing for 10p a sheet which isn't too expensive for smaller books. Think I might pay them a visit soon and get a print of the 2300AD BRP conversion.

Re: Brand-new Old-school DC sourcebook now out!

Posted: Sat Feb 03, 2018 4:30 pm
by scottm
For anyone who has purchased Tampete, I welcome and encourage them to print copies for their own personal use.

I've always felt that should go without saying if you purchase a PDF but unfortunately that isn't the case.

In any event, for Tampete, it is. Enjoy.

If any of you run across a fussy printer, let me know and I'll get you a letter which will ease their concerns.

Re: Brand-new Old-school DC sourcebook now out!

Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 8:58 pm
by Linden
Thanks Scott, that's very gracious of you. Lulu seems to be very picky about formatting - embedded fonts, page sizes plus non specific things where it just won't produce the document. Anyway, back on topic - just purchased Tampete and added it to my lunchtime pub reading list. Looking forward to perusing it on my tablet while enjoying a pint or two.

Re: Brand-new Old-school DC sourcebook now out!

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:26 pm
by qstor
Thanks for working on this!

I don't have my copy in front of me but I think my only comments on changes are IIRC the formatting seemed a bit off. Not the normal two columns in most RPG books.

Re: Brand-new Old-school DC sourcebook now out!

Posted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:43 pm
by scottm
qstor wrote: Fri Aug 31, 2018 5:26 pm Thanks for working on this!

I don't have my copy in front of me but I think my only comments on changes are IIRC the formatting seemed a bit off. Not the normal two columns in most RPG books.
qstor, that is my biggest regret with the book as well. We went with a typesetter who was trying his best, but frankly wasn't on the same page as me with what passes for aesthetically pleasing. If I had to do it again, I'd have just purchased the software and done it myself. Instead, we went several rounds and rounds of iterations/fixes for most of the awkwardly laid out portions of the book but there are still things I'd have done differently.

Some of the pictures were smaller than I'd have liked. Some of the columns didn't line up or were spaced a little strangely. The contents ended up not being linkable to their respective sections in the book. Little things, but, well, they detract.

If I ever do another book, I'll do my own type setting for sure.

I'm sorry if this comes off as slighting our type setter. He was pleasant to work with and he does a lot of other things than just type setting and is overall a very talented person. For this book and this layout, it just seemed an awkward mix, he and I.