sorry to be so provocative, but this has been on my mind recently.
with our recent efforts to ensure that yoshiki takaya gets his dues for his work, there have been a few responses.
some people reacted very positively and strongly showing great support for this endeavour.
some people were understandably upset due to their difficulties either financially or logistically.
some people only care that they can't get free manga any more.
The fact that there are any people that are in number 3 upsets me greatly. even people that we previously considered fellow guyver fans, may not actually be people we would want to call friend because they are selfish and merely want to rip-off the producer of guyver. now, I am not going to assume what is in anybody's head from their actions or their words. I will allow people to present themself how they wish and will merely react accordingly. but I am sure there are people who will have this attitude.
I'd like to say that if any person who has attitude number 3, get the hell out of here. there is nothing for you here.
but well, that is something that I would like to say, actually, this site is a welcoming place in general.
for people in position number 2, we'd all love to help out and for people in position number 1, you are great and should be proud of the fact that you are a wonderful human being.
ah well that is enough of my views on the matter, I want to hear what yo think.
P.S. if anyone here is watching this and thinking that we are merely trying to make money, you guys should know that our margin is something like, less than £1 per book and that is in place as leeway in case of increased post costs etc. there is actually a possibility that I may make a significant financial loss if postage prices increase significantly.
Also, current order volumes do not allow us to work with a books wholesaler so we cannot get bulk ordering discounts.
This is the sad reality of things. people think we are trying to make money off of this. simply put, it's not financially viable for us to try and make money right now, it would make the books unaffordable for most guyver fans.