Jacob Posts
Zealecia wrote...
Jacob wrote...
Yeah the MSRP on the paperbacks is $19.95, the free digital is a pre-order bonus and not a bundle. But I do like TrixieTang's idea of having a bundle with both at $24.95I guess I'll just save up then. Constant Steam sales have spoiled me I suppose. Still, glad to support Fakku! so make sure to keep up the quality releases. :D
Certainly don't mind throwing money in your direction at the rate things are going. :)
Don't worry, we'll definitely have a big Christmas sale :)
Zealecia wrote...
Daiz wrote...
Zealecia wrote...
So yeah, main question would be the availability on orders for just the paperbacks.Since the physical + digital option is pre-order only, it will be replaced by a physical-only option at the same price point after the pre-order period for a particular book ends (when the physical copies start actually shipping out for it).
Woah, at the same price point seems pretty steep. I was initially expecting a 13~16 range for a physical only option. I guess my wallet's gonna have to burn quite a hole when the catalogue reaches 10 books. A whopping $200! @.@ And that's excluding shipping! @A@
Unless there's a discount for buying 10 at once? *twiddles thumbs*
Yeah the MSRP on the paperbacks is $19.95, the free digital is a pre-order bonus and not a bundle. But I do like TrixieTang's idea of having a bundle with both at $24.95
herpduck1 wrote...
I'd like to see a feature on the store page that very clearly warn users that live in countries where loli (or other extreme content) is viewed as child pornography or for other reasons illegal for them to import. Or in the very least the reverse: content containing loli needs to clearly say so, if one buys a book that for any reason gets stuck in customs you would likely face fines, or even jail time.
Agreed, once we publish a book with loli it will be obvious during checkout. There will be an additional prompt for confirmation.
Just wanted to let everyone know we have updated all download links and the online reader to include some grammar fixed that were pointed out over the weekend. If you downloaded PuniKano make sure you get the latest version.
Likhos01 wrote...
Jacob wrote...
If I read well what OP said, it's more like he feared the bundle with free digital for pre-order would stop after Punikano and Renai Sample.
Originally that was the plan, but I think I am going to extend it to all future releases. However the "FAKKU Founder" achievement won't last much longer.
TrixieTang wrote...
YQII wrote...
blackice85 wrote...
[...] I don't think there will always be a physical+digital bundle. I believe it was said that they'll be separate purchases.That's correct. The pre-order bonuses will not always be the same. Although, for this book, we're going to have the same offer as with Renai Sample (free digital when you pre-order the physical version)! Again, pre-orders for this will be up shortly after Renai Sample is released on the 26th.
Jacob wrote...
Yes, once pre-orders end the digital edition will no longer be bundled with the paperback edition. But if you buy multiple digital editions you will (eventually) be able to send them to other users as gifts.So from what I understand, the free digital versions being included with purchases of the physical versions of books is currently just a perk for those who pre-order the first two books from FAKKU. Has any consideration been given to perhaps keeping this as a perk for all pre-orders? Or perhaps having a Physical + Digital Bundle option available for everyone for let's say $24.95?
I must say that it would be nice if it were possible for you all to continue offering some form of discount to those who'd like to have both a digital version to read and a physical version to go in their collection.
You are correct, for now the bundle is specifically a pre-order bonus. It will continue until the paperback edition of the book ships. I'm going to try to figure out a bundle deal post pre-orders, but at the moment we don't have anything officially planned.
I'm surprised this is a requested feature! This is basically a fixed top navbar, and it's something I plan to do in the future. If you have purchased one of the FAKKU Books releases you can see the new reader which has a fixed top navbar. That is our first test to get it working.
Unfortunately we cannot ship pornography to Thailand. There are also a few other countries in Asia where pornography is illegal which we cannot ship to. In this case I recommend buying the digital version.
Really good idea, something like this shouldn't be hard to implement. Once we have a larger catalog of books I'll make a post asking for suggestions.
CkretAznMan wrote...
I found this enjoyable. Some of the chapters rubbed me the wrong way though; not enough vanilla for me, I guess. (read: Extremely difficult to please.) That's not the issue here.My real point is to point out a few grammatical problems I found, probably will update the post down the line if I find anything else.
pg 81: "I' am a customer!" --> "I am a customer!" or "I'm a customer!"
pg 84: "Remind me..." --> "That reminds me..."
Anyways, good work on the novel. Can't wait to get the physical copy.
Quick followup, we've updated the online reader and included these fixes. Thanks for pointing them out!
sadmir wrote...
youngchewy wrote...
since I frequently visit this website I wanted to give something back :).physical copy seems to expansive to ship to the Netherlands.
I hope you will reduce the cost shipping cost in you're future releases.
I doubt they'll be able to reduce the shipping costs, what you could do is buy the digital version, wait until there are few books that you want out, upgrade to the paperback version and have them all ship together.
That's a good idea, I'll have to make a feature that makes it easy to upgrade past digital orders to paperback.
BrwnFedora wrote...
The following file completes downloading at about 290MB even though it is suppose to be 471MB. cbz [pyon-Kti] PuniKano (x3200) 471MB
Sorry about that, I'll get this fixed tonight. For now I suggest downloading the x3200 .zip file and renaming it to .cbz
CkretAznMan wrote...
I found this enjoyable. Some of the chapters rubbed me the wrong way though; not enough vanilla for me, I guess. (read: Extremely difficult to please.) That's not the issue here.My real point is to point out a few grammatical problems I found, probably will update the post down the line if I find anything else.
pg 81: "I' am a customer!" --> "I am a customer!" or "I'm a customer!"
pg 84: "Remind me..." --> "That reminds me..."
Anyways, good work on the novel. Can't wait to get the physical copy.
Good catch! We'll get those fixed up ASAP.
We've just released our second book, PuniKano by pyon-Kti! What did you all think? What was your favorite chapter?
sadmir wrote...
Jacob wrote...
However a book like TiTiKEi, which has almost 100 color pages, would most definitely see an increase in price. The Japanese release of the book was about ¥500 more expensive than similar releases without color pages, so we'd probably do something similar and price that book at $5 more than our others.$5 more for the paperback and digital version or just for the paperback?
Only the paperback editions will cost more due to the higher printing cost.
blackice85 wrote...
Likhos01 wrote...
One small question. If you license a book like Radical Gogo Baby, full of color pages, the number of color page would have an effect on prices?Spoiler:
It's just asked out of curiosity (I'd still buy that, twice)
Just my 2 cents, but I'd have to assume yes, since they're no doubt more expensive to produce, and he wants to keep parity with the quality of the original Japanese tankoubons.
I'm personally hoping we'll also get art books and stuff too. I already import some since there's usually not as much text and no plot to follow, but I'd love being able to read the illustrator's notes and other trivia.
Color pages certainly do cost more to print and a lot more time goes into typesetting them, so there certainly is an additional cost to both produce and print color pages. The color pages in a typical book like Renai Sample wouldn't have any impact on the price of the book (Renai Sample has a little under 20 color pages). Our upcoming Bosshi release has close to 40 color pages and again I don't think we'll raise the price of the book to compensate for the increased production cost.
However a book like TiTiKEi, which has almost 100 color pages, would most definitely see an increase in price. The Japanese release of the book was about ¥500 more expensive than similar releases without color pages, so we'd probably do something similar and price that book at $5 more than our others. But TiTiKEi is a special book, and warrants a lot of time and effort for it to reach the quality we want it to be (that's why we pushed it a big back so we could learn from the other books first).
