Oubliette 9 Sales Update

This is just a quick sales update.

The PDF sales were very strong for the first couple of days. Then they slowed down pretty much as one would expect, but encouragingly, not before earning a Popular Copper Pick badge. The launch price is good for another 7 days so if you want a copy get one sooner rather than later.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/147660/OUBLIETTE-Issue-9

Print sales are also good, and I'm now just into my second box of 250 copies. The lion's share of the first box has gone to Mythoard, but that a good thing, as it's a great way to get lots of copies to people across the pond.

If you want a print copy the details are here.

The best news is that if I add all the above sales to the higher than usual sales of back issues I'm experiencing, Oubliette 9 has already passed it's break even point. That means I can roll the initial cash investment forward, and put it into a similar-sized print-run for Issue 10.

Oubliette 9 Printed Edition

The smaller A6 format is quite a departure for Oubliette. Another change with the new issue is the move away from print-on-demand to a full print run. My instinct was to go down the DIY route. I already have a couple of home-printed zine format publications (Little Hexes and A5 Maps). However, with the added copies required for Mythoard the prospect of making around 300 copies myself was a little daunting.

I opted instead to have 1,000 copies printed. That's way more than I expect to use, but the price difference between 500 and 1,000 was so small that I'd rather have double what I think I need than run out.

The A6 size was selected as it allows me to post copies out at letter postage rates. The pages still have 250-300 words, which is about the same as some of the A5 zines out there. One advantage of having them printed professionally is that it allows me to use premium silk art paper. This is whiter and improves contrast, making the text crisper, and helping the art to really pop. Postage is the main enemy in the war on costs, but when it came to printing I went for the heaviest stock the printer offered that would still allow the finished item to fit through the tight 5mm letter thickness limit at the Post Office. The pages are 170gsm silk art paper and the cover is 300gsm silk art card. It only added about 10p to the cost price per issue over budget paper options, but it makes a big quality difference.

Another little trick I pulled was to print the OGL on an insert sheet, rather than use up 2 precious pages inside the zine. I printed it in small, light text on the back of some grid paper. That means the OGL is there, but every issue also gets an A5 sample sheet of my paper to try out. Every print copy I send out is posted in a board-backed envelope. The first batch went out yesterday, and should start arriving tomorrow. The second batch will go out this afternoon. After that I'll post orders same day if I receive them by 2pm. The link to order is in the launch post here:

http://oubliettemagazine.blogspot.co.uk/2015/04/oubliette-issue-9-out-now.html

Oubliette Issue 9 Out Now!

Oubliette Issue 9 is now available to buy in PDF and in print.

The PDF costs just $1 until the end of April ($1.50 thereafter) from RPGNow.com

http://www.rpgnow.com/product/147660/OUBLIETTE-Issue-9

Printed copies of the issue may be ordered using the Paypal button below. I've added options for 1,2 and 10 copies so you can grab a copy for a friend or friends. I'm also happy for retailers to pick up 10 copies for resale purposes. Print issues are also available from the Squarehex website and if you enter the code "oub9" you can get a FREE print copy of Issue 9 with any order over £5 in value.

https://squarehex.myshopify.com/collections/oubliette-magazine/products/oubliette-issue-9-print-edition

A printed copy of Issue 9 will also be included in this month's Mythoard bundle, details of which can be found here: http://www.mythoard.com/#!blank/ctpu

Quantity and Delivery Options

1 Copy UK Delivery £2.00 GBP 2 Copies UK Delivery £3.00 GBP 10 Copies UK Delivery £7.00 GBP 1 Copy EU Delivery £3.00 GBP 2 Copies EU Delivery £4.50 GBP 10 Copies EU Delivery £10.00 GBP 1 Copy Rest of World Delivery £3.50 GBP 2 Copies Rest of World Delivery £5.00 GBP 10 Copies Rest of World Delivery £12.00 GBP

Oubliette Issue 9

After an almost 3 year hiatus, I'm pleased to announce that a new issue of Oubliette is just a week away from publication.

Issue 9 will be released on Sunday 12th April in both PDF and print versions. Whilst the new issue retains the characteristic look and feel of past issues, it is now in a smaller, A6 format. This means that the PDF is better suited to viewing on tablets, but more importantly, makes printed editions more viable.

The PDF edition will be available from RPGNow.com at the launch price of $1.00 until the end of April, after that it will be $1.50. There is also a new bundle option for the 8 back issues of Oubliette which saves over a third on the total separate selling prices.
http://www.rpgnow.com/product/147339/Oubliette-Issues-18-BUNDLE

The printed edition of Oubliette Issue 9 will cost £1.50 plus postage. I will add paypal buttons to the blog here, and also add it the Squarehex site. As a bonus I will be releasing a code for a FREE print copy with any Squarehex order over £5.00.

A printed copy of Oubliette Issue 9 will also be included in the April Mythoard.
See: http://www.mythoard.com/#!blank/ctpu for details.

Here's a sneak peek of the cover and the contents of the new issue:

Issue 9 Contents:

• Tales from Hell
• Editorial
• The Fella in the Cella
• Book of Lost Spells
• Found Familiar The Bat
• These Boots Were Made for...
• Monster Club #17 Titanoboa
• Pool of the Titans
• D20 Hit Point String Generator