Document (#4589)

Author

Rhind-Tutt, S.

Title

CD-ROM publishing : should you do-it-yourself or contract with a commercial publisher?

Source

CD-ROM professional. 6(1993) no.3, S.119-121

Year

1993

Abstract

Examines the business of publishing a commerical CD-ROM database title from tape, print or microfiche, and considers the issues that govern the decision whether to produce the database in house or to contract the work out to a commerical CD-ROM producer. Considerations include: choice of software; choice of technology; how the database is to be sold and who is to distribute it and provide support and maintenance. Includes a table of estimated costs for the production, marketing and selling of a single 100 Mega Byte database costing 495 dollars from tape

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