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Five days after Lovecraft’s death, August Derleth’s colleague, Donald Wandrei, wrote to his fellow writer to inform him of the author’s passing. Derleth wrote back, insisting to Wandrei that they work together to publish Lovecraft’s work. After Charles Scribner’s Sons refused to publish the collection of stories Wandrei and Derleth put together, the two borrowed a name of one of the fictional New England locales in Lovecraft’s stories and formed Arkham House to publish the manuscript themselves.
It takes an understanding of Baen’s product line to appreciate how the Baen Free Library and giveaways like it on Baen’s website have enhanced the company’s overall sales. First of all, what percentage of sales comes from e-books at Baen? “As a general rule of thumb, ten percent is still a good figure” writes Weisskopf.
WotC recounted much of DnD’s history in 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons and Dragons. DnD began when Dave Arneson met Gary Gygax at a gaming convention and produced “The Fantasy Game,” a modified miniature wargame that became First Edition DnD in 1974, when Gygax formed his company, Tactical Studies Rules.
