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From: virtuadept@earthlink.net (Virtuadept)
Subject: Re: Solution policies and an idea
Date: 28 Mar 1996 21:00:43 +0000
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TEAddition wrote:

> What I would love to put together, especially with so many new games being
> released recently, is a subscription service to help generate some cash
> flow for authors.  If enough good authors were interested (I can think of
> four authors off of the top of my head that could create the necessary
> demand), then games could be put on an annual subscription, with new games
> available to members on completion.  Then, after six months (or a year),
> the games would revert to Shareware.
> 
> Think about it -- for a twenty-five dollar fee you could sign up on the
> subscription list for a year.  A quarterly newsletter would be included in
> order to make members aware of approaching games and to share ideas.
> Budding authors who might want to take part could have a gang of
> beta-testers available to them.

This is a great idea. I think this actually might be a better solution for 
author compensation of I-F than shareware is.

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