Flametoad

In case you missed the tempest in a teapot, over the weekend it came to light that Amazon had de-listed several hundred books, most of which fit into the category of gay/lesbian/bisexual literature. This was a nonsensical move, since Amazon did not de-list their wide selection of sex toys or any number of other items that [...]

One of the things I’ve been planning with regard to our upcoming Pinebox anthology is getting it out not only in print, but also in more mainstream e-book distribution channels. As an RPG e-book publisher, to date our books have been available through online RPG retailers. Without exception, the RPG publishing world has standardized on the PDF format. Considering the [...]

Unfortunately, my “numbers post” isn’t quite as functional as I’d wanted. I really wanted to embed a spreadsheet right onto the page. I wanted it to retain all the formulas I’d set, and allow visitors to plug in different values and watch profitability rise or fall accordingly. That just isn’t going to happen. I played [...]

Yesterday I described the RPG hobby book publishing business in broad terms and ended with the assurance that today we’d look at real world numbers. Unfortunately, I’m afraid I’m going to have to pull a bait & switch. I had a church event last night and by the time I got home I didn’t have [...]

In which Flametoad discusses the annual Christmas party, Dresden Files and other books, Wordpress plugins, and more.