From: Mark Feldman <pcgpe AT geocities DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp,rec.games.programmer,alt.comp.shareware.for-kids
Subject: Re: Publishing a game
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 1997 03:15:41 -0600
Organization: Blue Dawn Interactive Inc
Lines: 23
Message-ID: <32E72C3D.637F@geocities.com>
References: <32E28623 DOT 4841 AT cam DOT org> <5butbq$e86$1 AT news DOT sas DOT ab DOT ca> <32E425C1 DOT 3FFA AT cam DOT org> <5c2bs1$22r AT node DOT fwi DOT uva DOT nl> <32e69352 DOT 5484643 AT news DOT headwaters DOT com>
Reply-To: pcgpe AT geocities DOT com
NNTP-Posting-Host: dgr-il1-12.ix.netcom.com
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp

Joel Skrepnek wrote:
> 
> >
> >I think because the alternative to this '10%' is probably '0%'.
> >in other words, they need the publishers.
> 
>         Ok, so how much of that 90% goes to publishing costs.
> Couldn't a larger company like Origin self-publish their titles and
> save themselves the cost of a middle-man (or woman).  Does this
> happen?

Yep! Why do you think all the game companies ask you to register your
software? It's so they can send you junk mail and hopefully get a direct
sale. If a company sells through a retailer they'll typically make
$5-$10 per unit, but if they sell directly to you then they make the
entire profit, minus packaging and postage. This is one of the main
advantages to publishing via shareware on the net: you get a ton of free
advertising and you force the consumer to buy directly from you.

Cheers,

Mark Feldman
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/2151