NeoExodus arrives in Denver and begins its world domination!!!

So over at JP's blog, I got the good news that his copies of the NeoExodus: A House Divided Campaign Book have arrived to him in Denver.  Lightning Source has published these quicker than I though and a cost that is very much in line with what I expected, even with the shipping.  I know that JP will be selling copies of the books to local fans of NeoExodus and exposing local game stores to this amazing Pathfinder setting also. So with Denver as our first first location to take over the Pathfinder RPG world, we turn our eyes to our next location of domination. Maybe it will be the San Francisco area games stores (Yes Black Diamond Games we are looking at you!). Thanks to everyone on helping us get this product out to the Pathfinder fans! Talk to you later...

NeoExodus is in from Lightning Source

It's official, Lightning Source color books and I not built to work together...

I don’t understand why, but for some reason Lightning Source color print on demand (POD) books and LPJ Design are not meant to work together. I have NEVER had so many issues and problems working with a printer to get something printed. It is like they are doing this on purpose just to drive me crazy. I don’t understand this. I don’t have these issues with any other printers I have EVER used, but Lightning Sources seem to just want to be very special with their issues. I did have a lot of issues with the B&W books they eventually go everything worked out and copies of Obsidian Twilight and A Place Beyond Hell are racing to my doorstep so I can evaluated them and start selling them to customers. Soon. Very soon.  Talk to you later...

Complying to the will of Lightning Source with a product redesign

This weekend I spent a fair amount of time relaying out Obsidian Twilight to get it ready for print on demand usingthe  RPGNow.com POD system, which is really Lightning Source. I've been doing layout for nearly 20 years and I have built a system of layout that works so well that I normally cam submit work to any printer and there is usually NOT a problem from print on demand or traditional printers. But Lightning Source has what I call a "CRAZY ASS" set up for printing.  When I submit things to them, there is ALWAYS some kind of issue.  I have never sent so many things to one printer and had so many issues.  No one else I print with do I have this issue. Only Lightning Source. Normally I would say "forget you" to Lightning Source and just use someone else like Lulu.com but the real issue comes down to printing cost.  Lightning Source's price cost for making their book is VERY low when compared to all the others. like half the cost.  So with numbers like that it is hard for me NOT to work with them. So I do what I have to do.  I resubmitted the new Obsidian Twilight files to RPGNow and hope to hear something back from them by the end of the week about my files. From there, if everything is OK, I will get a POD test version and if all is great it will be on sale online a few days later.  If not, back to square one. Wish me luck, we might need it on this one.  Talk to you later...