Announcing PSX: Guide to the Sony Playstation book!

[tholly]

Are Dangerboy and PapaStu going to get a cut of this?

Kristine

As for price, it will be a bit more expensive that you're used to because it's very expensive to print color books in small short runs. 25-30 bucks is my guess (and I'm doing this not-for-profit - that's just the direct cost)


so, i doubt there is going to be a cut for them if there is no profit to be had

[Queen Of The Felines]

Well I hope they get something, considering all the work they've done to contribute to it.

Kristine

[tritium]

I dont collect psone, but I'd definately buy.. FUll color? Sounds nice... Now if I could only finda GH checklist...

-Tritium

[kevincure]

Yup, I'll get Jason and Steve a full cut, but as tholly noted, I'm not making any money on the book. It's being sold at cost, and will be available free on the net in pdf form.

[zmweasel]

Hell, I'm surprised YOU were'nt interviewed! LOL

Actually, I'd love to see 'em interview Victor Ireland, who I imagine would be up for it. Have you contacted him yet, Kevin?

-- Z.

[kevincure]

I actually interviewed Vic 4 or 5 years ago for a story at Gaming Age - unlike most guys in the videogame world, he actually gets back to you in a reasonable time! I've already got the sections layouts and the like ready to go, so I'm not sure where I could fit him in, but if the book does well and a second edition is prepared, I'll definitely have to contact him.

[PapaStu]

Hell, I'm surprised YOU were'nt interviewed!

Actually, I'd love to see 'em interview Victor Ireland, who I imagine would be up for it. Have you contacted him yet, Kevin?

-- Z.

You know that as ive been talking to him about cracking the WD PlayStation variants and whatnot, ive not thought about asking for an interview. I know that ive got a semi open Dialogue with him, i think ill ask him when I rack his brains over the next batch of inserts and game discs, be it for the PlayStation lovers of DP or for some sort of print/web media.

[lendelin]

Looks very good, I like especially the clear consistency of the data given for each game.

If it is possible (costs), make sure to write one or two sentences about the game content and the overall quality for each game not covered in depth by a separate article. This will help also to set yourself apart from the DigitalPress guide.

The only very minor criticism I have are some questionable styles in the text (easy to clean up), and the inconsistency that Playstation is sometimes spelled with a lower case S and a capital S. (should be always capital S).

Make also sure that the introduction to the PlayStation has very good quality. The red line for the text should be one question: WHY was the PS so successful? Don't be satisfied with the common answers, ask again and again WHY.

Great project!!

[PapaStu]

Yup, I'll get Jason and Steve a full cut, but as tholly noted, I'm not making any money on the book. It's being sold at cost, and will be available free on the net in pdf form.

Much appreciated Kevin. Like ive said when I was brought to this site in the first place, I'm here to help where I can, as much as I can and as positivly as possible.

[Spartacus]

If it is possible (costs), make sure to write one or two sentences about the game content and the overall quality for each game not covered in depth by a separate article. This will help also to set yourself apart from the DigitalPress guide.

I'd like to second this suggestion. Having a few lines devoted to what the game is about, some interesting tid bits of information where available, and some review scores would go a long way to making this a "must have" edition. I look forward to seeing your results and you can count me in as someone who would be very interested in purchasing a copy.

[kevincure]

I thought a lot about having a "short description" of each game, but I don't think it's feasible, time-wise, for this edition. There are 60 games/series with capsule articles, 15 of which have a full page. I think the true must-play titles are covered there. I've also put in a list, by genre, in the data section of the book at the back, so if you were interested only in, say, tennis titles, you could look that up.

I think Dangerboy's Playstation Guide is a better guide for players than anything I could put together in any reasonable time (remember, it's taken almost 3 years just to get the *data* ready!). I would like to, though, include short descriptions and a secreencap of each game in a future edition, as well as more interviews and a list of exclusive PAL titles. That's well off in the future though.

[Dangerboy]

Thanks for the kind words, Kevin. That made my day.

Good luck with the book!