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Holy TableTopLibrary.com, Batman

Started by JamesV, March 11, 2016, 05:50:44 PM

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JamesV

March 11, 2016, 05:50:44 PM
Genuinely surprised to see a new competitor on the online sales scene.

Wishing the best for the new venture, though at this time I have to admit their library doesn't have any titles I'm looking to buy.
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Snowman0147

#1
March 11, 2016, 05:54:51 PM
My thoughts are the same.  We need more competition in general.

crkrueger

#2
March 11, 2016, 05:57:22 PM
Nice.  Looks like some OSR people are putting stuff up there at least.  Gotta get Goodman and Sine Nomine up there.
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JamesV

#3
March 11, 2016, 06:06:07 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;884614Nice.  Looks like some OSR people are putting stuff up there at least.  Gotta get Goodman and Sine Nomine up there.

This.
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Simlasa

#4
March 11, 2016, 06:53:27 PM
I just ordered a couple things off the site and it went quite smoothly. Yay!

wmarshal

#5
March 12, 2016, 01:05:40 PM
I will definitely make my next online order at the Tabletop Library if I can. Competition is good overall, and I figure it won't cost me too much time to try out their interface vs the one OBS has.

Anon Adderlan

#6
March 12, 2016, 05:22:28 PM
They need to offer things OBS currently doesn't, such as the ability to automatically add books to a user's library and single use coupon codes which can be put on business cards and email. Otherwise, the economies of scale favor OBS.

Warthur

#7
March 12, 2016, 05:40:44 PM
Yeah, given how irritating it would be to have to remember which titles I have in which library, I'm not seeing much reason to migrate unless and until there's a substantial amount of stuff I want on TTL that isn't offered on OBS.
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Simlasa

#8
March 12, 2016, 06:30:48 PM
Quote from: Warthur;884830Yeah, given how irritating it would be to have to remember which titles I have in which library, I'm not seeing much reason to migrate unless and until there's a substantial amount of stuff I want on TTL that isn't offered on OBS.
Hopefully they'll be successful and establish their own niche. Maybe, eventually, there will be bidding wars over content... offering better returns to authors that agree to 'exclusive' deals.

The Butcher

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March 12, 2016, 07:35:42 PM
Quote from: Warthur;884830Yeah, given how irritating it would be to have to remember which titles I have in which library, I'm not seeing much reason to migrate unless and until there's a substantial amount of stuff I want on TTL that isn't offered on OBS.

While I'm happy to see competition, I am more or less on the same boat, as I have accrued a substantial library over at DTRPG. Still, I'll look around every now and then.

crkrueger

#10
March 12, 2016, 07:53:13 PM
From now on, if it's available on TTL, I'll buy it there.  Otherwise, I have no right to bitch if I don't like OBS's stance on censorship or well...anything.
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Yes, Sean Connery\'s thumb does indeed do megadamage. - Spinachcat

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"Tangency Edition" D&D would have no classes or races, but 17 genders to choose from. -TristramEvans

JeremyR

#11
March 13, 2016, 12:13:04 AM
Doesn't exactly seem optimized for PDFs, but uses a generic store interface from someplace called "shopify.webkul".

crkrueger

#12
March 13, 2016, 11:41:34 AM
Shopify is an Ecommerce platform, a core piece of software expandable with plug-ins and that allows you to customize and add your own code, or allows you to plug-in apps you purchase from other vendors.  Webkul is a company that makes and sells Shopify plug-ins.
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RPGPundit

#13
March 16, 2016, 11:54:37 PM
Well, this looks promising. Any idea who's running it?

I think starting at least with a focus on D&D & OSR is a good strategy, IF they make a point of really promoting that.
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#14
March 17, 2016, 08:17:21 AM
This is the text of an email I got from Frog God Games:

QuoteKobold Press, Frog God Games, Troll Lord Games, Green Ronin, Hero Games, Rogue Comet; Pacesetter Games and Simulations, Eldritch Enterprises; Far Future Enterprises and TableTopLibrary.com are jointly announcing that, effective immediately, our companies will all be offering our Fifth Edition products through a new RPG download store called TableTopLibrary, as a one-stop shop for OGL Fifth Edition products. TableTopLibrary, website https://tabletoplibrary.com/ is a newly-formed online store for RPG books and pdfs designed to offer both electronic versions and hard copy versions of books produced by your favorite publishers. TabletopLibrary will also offer a full slate of products and resources for other role-playing games, including Pathfinder and OSR-games. All of us will continue our own websites and stores, but TableTopLibrary offers a place to draw all these products together in one place for convenience.

At this time, by coming together as a consortium, we can offer the high-quality products we pride ourselves on; provide a one-stop shopping spot with outstanding customer service; and allow a better experience for publishers, and more importantly, for customers. Centralized electronic book fulfillment, kickstarter fulfillment, and single-location warehousing will improve our delivery speed, accuracy, and customer service in the RPG download market.

Our reasons for setting up a consortium at this time include (1) each partner retains ownership and editorial control over the individual campaign worlds and other "intellectual property" that our fans have known and loved for years; (2) our desire to offer physically higher-quality printing, paper quality, and binding than print on demand outlets offer; and (3) the desire to continue drawing upon and increasing the vast resources of Open Game Content as opposed to other alternatives.

TableTopLibrary is committed to offering a deep and broad-based marketplace of Fifth Edition products, superior to any other online store, as well as many other game system products. We are joined in a partnership of many large publishers in this project, and expect many more to join us as time goes on. TableTopLibrary will be issuing its own press release soon, describing the advantages and the procedures involved in joining.

You can continue buying products directly from each of us, as always. But if you want to browse the whole library of Fifth Edition and other products produced under the Open Game License over the years, we're letting you know that there's a new online game store in town.

Check out TableTopLibrary at TableTopLibrary.com - The Leading Source for RPGs and watch us grow! We think you'll be impressed.
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