[casual_games] distribution question

[Lennard Feddersen]

You can ask him to use a 3rd party service like BMT Micro to do the 
fulfillment and cash distributions.

Lennard Feddersen
CEO, Rusty Axe Games, Inc.
www.RustyAxe.com

Lennard at RustyAxe.com
P. 250-635-7623 F. 1-309-422-2466
3521 Dogwood, Terrace, BC, Canada, V8G-4Y7



Brent Silby (Def-Logic) wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have a question regarding distribution of casual games.
>  
> We are in the process of supplying a distributor with several games. 
> He will distribute demo versions of the games, and end users will then 
> purchase the full version of the game through his site. He will then 
> pay us on the basis of how many games are sold.
>  
> My question is this:
> Is there anyway we can protect ourselves from being misled as to how 
> many games are actually being purchased? My worry is that the 
> distributor could conceivably sell 50000 units but only tell us that 
> 25000 were sold. Don't get me wrong, I trust the distributor and do 
> not believe we will be misled. However, I would still like to know how 
> other developers get accurate sales figures. We are new to this, and 
> any help will be greatly appreciated.
>  
> Cheers,
> Brent.
>  
>
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