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Request: Print on Demand, book fulfillment options, disrupt TTRPG space

A topic by Deus Ex Minima created Sep 20, 2019 Views: 1,187 Replies: 3
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Itch could really make some moves by bringing their digital attitude to the Print on Demand RPG world. A convo with some other creators on Twitter today brought out these points:

Itch.io could disrupt printed RPG publication the same way it has disrupted game publishing, and would get enthusiastic support from people who like making printed works as well as pixels. Please consider adding this to your near-term product roadmap!

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Seconded entirely. There's a lot of potential for growth for Itch if they do this, and it would be very helpful for creators here in the TTRPG sphere. I'm sure it would also be useful to some of the other types of creations itch allows for, like comics. I sincerely hope we see this in the near future.

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With plans to register with this site and begin selling a raft of indie tabletop roleplaying games that my cousin and I create (after already achieving Mithral-best-seller status on DMsGuild with multiple titles), I have signed up today specifically to support this post.

DriveThruRPG, DMsGuild and the entire OneBookShelf operation have been a fantastic resource for professional and independent creators. But Itch promises a lot for us indie creators, and it will be great to have a channel that remains more independently inclined and can do things that OBS can't. First and foremost, itch is already a few steps ahead in terms of UX/UI, and being in the video game space pretty much ensures that will always be a focus, one that OBS consistently falls down on.

I look forward to publishing on Itch, and I'd be even more excited if the tabletop roleplaying game focus expanded, including better merchandising and the potential for Print on Demand.

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This and the ability to revenue split with sales transparency would let me bring a few projects over to Itch.io almost immediately.

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