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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2016 17:35:20 GMT
Double discs, single discs, boxsets, 6 parters etc we get a fair old mixture of the lot - there has been talk of the MR being replaced by boxsets, but how would you restructure the whole BF release year, regardless of what's already up for preorder?
Would you have more multi-part stories? Rerelease some old titles? More adaptations?
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Post by jasonward on Jun 15, 2016 17:50:31 GMT
I wouldn't change much at all in terms of what gets released, only how, what is always going to be driven by sales and opportunity, my personal wish list represents neither of those things.
I would radically alter how things are available.
1) Offer various subscriptions from all you can eat, down to specific ranges (for none Doctor Who) and specific doctors, offer these on rolling monthly subscription, 6 monthly and annually, and release to this set of people 1 story at a time, no box set releases. These subs would offer somewhat deep discounts, being all the more steeper the more someone subscribed to and further upfront they paid.
2) For the other end of the scale, I would offer boxsets created from the existing stories (or those boxsets that already exist) along the lines of Monster, Doctor etc, these boxsets would be discounted vs the price of the stories individually.
3) Sell all stories individually as well at a full none discount price.
4) For anything older than 7 years (and select other start here stories), make their individual episodes available for purchase at £0.49 each.
Of course the whole pricing structure needs to be coherent and some wrinkles in the above may need to be sorted out and the website would need to extremely good at helping new comers finding exactly what they want and the various purchasing options.
However, I suspect any person trained in retail pricing etc will tell you that range of options is far too complex.
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Post by aztec on Jun 15, 2016 18:39:53 GMT
-I'd definitely keep 8 and War primarily in boxsets (at least for their ongoing stories), but I'd raise the minimum number of episodes of a boxset to 4 stories, the 4X1 hour format is much more affordable and accessible to new listeners (and those of us on a on budget) than a 6 or 12 month subscription would be, and 8 and War are very popular jumping on points for new listeners, that said I'd also be tempted to limit the boxset releases for Doctors 4-7, afterall isn't the monthly range supposed to be B.F's mainstay? Why couldn't the P.H.P and 5.D.R boxset's be released in the main range?
-Repress the first 50 and release them as Doctor specific boxsets, I'd also reduce 50-100 permanently in price to £5 on CD, it dosen't seem fair to expect listeners to pay nearly £15 for a decade+ old story (I've come across several people online who were very put off by the pricing after the £2.99 downloads on the first 50)
-I don't really follow the main range in too much depth, but even so I can't help but wonder if the trilogy format has run it's course by now?, the first 50 had a wonderful variety of companions and Doctors released at random, in some ways it seems like things are too structured nowadays...maybe move across 4 to the main range as well, and make less use of Ace, Nyssa etc, they may be popular companions but you can have too much of a good thing...
-I'd continue the Novel Adaptations if possible, and enquire about the rights to the BBC lines (if you think about it, there's probably enough titles there for a secondary monthly range...)
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Post by nucleusofswarm on Jun 15, 2016 21:51:06 GMT
-Repress the first 50 and release them as Doctor specific boxsets, I'd also reduce 50-100 permanently in price to £5 on CD, it dosen't seem fair to expect listeners to pay nearly £15 for a decade+ old story (I've come across several people online who were very put off by the pricing after the £2.99 downloads on the first 50) Here here! Even if 5 may be a little drastic for them, even going down to a CC-esque price of 8.99 is a better move and doesn't make such a big price hike. I'm actually surprised BF haven't at least considered doing this for 50-75 at least. |
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Post by muckypup on Jun 15, 2016 23:21:13 GMT
I like things as they are for the most part, the few things I would change
Never have a box set the same price on cd as download....it's infuriating when you add in all the extra costs the physical product incurs download only feels like a ripoff
Standardise the price for boxes, based on content (15-3cd's 20-4cd's) and stop adding a extra cd for the behind the scenes when it would fit on the main disks!
Make p&p charges clearer
Bulk orders should receive an additional discount on everything even pre-orders. Spend £250 get an extra £10, £300 - £12, and so on.
trilogy sub should be available maybe no discount but get the subscriber extras.
For the most part though I think BF is fair in its prices.....
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Post by jason on Jun 16, 2016 2:49:06 GMT
OK, I'm King?
First, I delegate the New Series stuff to a cabinet minister or something. I'm glad BF got the New Series license, I'm sure they are doing their usual good work, and I hope lots of people are enjoying it, but I'm not a New Who fan, so I don't really care about it. For those who do, I promise to leave it in good hands.
Next, I outlaw the box set and put almost everything into one range. At least all the full cast stuff. Maaaaybe I'll leave the 1st-3rd Doctor stuff on its own but I sell it a story at a time. Baker and McGann are definitely (back) in the Main Range (which could go semi-monthly). I get rid of the trilogy concept and mix things up. I'm back in the 40s on the MR and I like the idea that each new release is sort of a random Doctor and team. You don't know who's coming next.
Each story is the number of episodes that serves its purpose. No more, no less. Mostly 4 or 6 parters out of tradition, maybe, but when I find the right writer and cast I'm going to want my own 'Daleks' Master Plan' or 'War Games'.
Anyone who can successfully pull of a Doctor Who / Dark Shadows crossover gets a dukedom.
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Post by dalekbuster523finish on Jun 22, 2016 10:09:11 GMT
I liked the idea that other posters have suggested that the OOP audios get released in box sets separate from the main range. Otherwise, I would keep the main range exactly the same apart from adding the 4th, 8th, War and 10th Doctors to the mix. This would mean that one year you might not get a fifth Doctor trilogy in the MR but instead a 10th Doctor one or a fourth Doctor trilogy instead of a 6th Doctor. However instead you would get box sets with the Doctors missing that year from the MR and the following year they would return with 10 and 4 getting box sets instead.
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Post by pawntake on Jun 22, 2016 10:19:19 GMT
 More Torchwood Boxsets please!!! + The Conan-Doyle Boxsets featuring 4 original Sherlock Holmes stories!
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Post by mrperson on Jun 22, 2016 14:38:26 GMT
I wouldn't change much, but I would try to get 4,8, and 10 to alternate 1h stories with stories in the 2h range.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 22, 2016 15:49:10 GMT
I like things as they are for the most part, the few things I would change Never have a box set the same price on cd as download....it's infuriating when you add in all the extra costs the physical product incurs download only feels like a ripoff Standardise the price for boxes, based on content (15-3cd's 20-4cd's) and stop adding a extra cd for the behind the scenes when it would fit on the main disks! Make p&p charges clearer Bulk orders should receive an additional discount on everything even pre-orders. Spend £250 get an extra £10, £300 - £12, and so on. trilogy sub should be available maybe no discount but get the subscriber extras. For the most part though I think BF is fair in its prices..... What he said. |
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Post by Timelord007 on Jun 22, 2016 15:49:38 GMT
I wouldn't change much, but I would try to get 4,8, and 10 to alternate 1h stories with stories in the 2h range. And what he said. |
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More Torchwood Boxsets please!!! + The Conan-Doyle Boxsets featuring 4 original Sherlock Holmes stories!
