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MA is now POD on Lulu
« Thread Started on Jan 19, 2012, 11:43am »

If you haven't seen this,

Metamorphosis Alpha is now available at LuLu as Print on Demand!

Metamorphosis Alpha
Paperback, 35 pages
Preview Price: $14.99
Ships in 3–5 business days

Metamorphosis Alpha is the world's first science-fiction role-playing game. Originally published in 1976 by TSR Rules, this edition makes the classic game available to gamers of all ages again. This version incorporates all the changes included in the RPGNow version, minus the hex paper on the last page.

http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/metamorphosis-alpha/1647436

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #1 on Jan 19, 2012, 11:58am »

That's awesome.

Strangely enough, I had my copy printed and saddle-stapled at FedEx Kinko's, and it cost almost exactly the same amount!

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« Reply #2 on Jan 19, 2012, 12:13pm »

I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this, but I confirmed with Jim Ward directly that this is in fact legit. Awesome news!

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« Reply #3 on Jan 19, 2012, 3:41pm »

Jan 19, 2012, 12:13pm, Aplus wrote:

I was a bit skeptical when I first saw this, but I confirmed with Jim Ward directly that this is in fact legit. Awesome news!

Now why won't wotc do this for od&d?

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« Reply #4 on Jan 19, 2012, 9:30pm »

This is very welcome news, but I'm going to miss the hex paper on the last page.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #5 on Jan 19, 2012, 11:38pm »

Purchased. This is my first Lulu purchase. I'm curious how it will turn out.

I used this coupon code, courtesy Calithena:
LULUBOOK305 - 25% off your order, good through January 31.

With this coupon, the total was $15.23, including shipping.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #6 on Jan 20, 2012, 6:41am »

I noticed that there's a lot of interest in the discount coupon - so to accompany the rules, I've dropped the price of the print version of Metamorphosis Alpha: The House On The Hill module to $13.99 for the rest of January

It can be purchased from https://www.createspace.com/3458160 at the new price. It may take a few days to filter through to Amazon.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #7 on Jan 26, 2012, 10:20pm »

A nice review of the new printing is here:

http://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2012/01/why-play-metamorphosis-alpha.html

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #8 on Jan 28, 2012, 11:51pm »

I pulled this quote over from the other thread since it's relevant to the POD:

Jan 26, 2012, 3:43am, Craig J. Brain wrote:

I gather at least one person has received a copy where Lulu has given them one with a poorly-trimmed cover and glossy pages. The copies I have seen have good covers and regular paper. However, 99% of people sound pretty happy so far. Lulu is pretty good at resolving quality issues with misprints, so I am confident that anything like this is easily resolved.

That would be me (assuming you saw my comment on Grognardia). I filed a complaint with Lulu and they asked for digital photos. Took me a little time to get this together due to computer issues, but I just sent them in (front and back cover shots). Here's the front cover of the copy I received:

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Four problems:
1. The lightning bolt is green with some yellow splotches instead of solid yellow (this looks worse to the eye than in the photo).
2. The original cover image is cropped - large gear and lizard coming out of skull at the bottom are cut-off.
3. The original cover image is fuzzy. This is hard to see in the photo above, but noticeable in the full size photo. I think 2 & 3 may have occurred because the photo was improperly enlarged for printing.
4. The interior pages are glossy (shiny) instead of flat.

I've seen this info to Lulu & will see what they say.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #9 on Jan 29, 2012, 12:44am »

I am curious to see what they say.

Lulu is very good at resolving these issues. It may well come down to the quality of the original image - I used the best quality scan of a cover that I could obtain.

Mind you, the sky around the starship does look very dark.

And the pages on mine are most definitely not glossy.

Please let us know what you find out. The cogs and lizard on mine are cropped as well, however I wasn't too concerned about those. The color and clarity is of concern if it is an issue.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #10 on Jan 29, 2012, 10:29pm »

Figures I read this after I order my copy.

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« Reply #11 on Jan 30, 2012, 12:28am »

Fox, I believe Lulu uses different printers in different areas so what I got is not necessarily what you will get. James M.'s copy he posted on Grognardia looked better than mine, and as far as I could see was not cut-off at the bottom - the lizard coming out of the skull on the right was fully visible, as in the pic that Fin posted above.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #12 on Feb 1, 2012, 1:03am »

Finarvyn, thank you for posting this information. I placed my order yesterday. Of course that would be before I've read the new posts. Still, MAas the secong rpg I ever played and the chance to have a copy of the original version is too great a prize to pass on. Besides, to me, the rules are what matters. As long as they are intact I do not care if the cover is a brown wrapper. Although I do love the original cover and hope my is intact.

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« Reply #13 on Feb 1, 2012, 1:40pm »

My cover doesn't have the greenish lightning bold, but it is certainly cut off at the bottom, at little bit worse than the picture above.

I suspect the cover is probably posted edge-to-edge so depending on how it falls in the trimmer you can expect variance in the cut off. Looking at James M's picture, I can see he does have more of the bottom than me - and I'm certain we got our stuff from the same printer since I live in the same city.

Having never owned this, I'm perfectly happy with what I have.

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Re: MA is now POD on Lulu
« Reply #14 on Feb 1, 2012, 5:38pm »

Great news!

However I've recently had an issue with Lulu's poor printing and binding. I too had to make a digital photo and send it in to them to get a replacement.

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