[sword-devel] Software Solution for Taking Payments and Sending O ut an Unlock Key!

Wed, 18 Dec 2002 14:15:48 +1000

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At 05:10 18-12-02 +1000, you wrote:
>Hey Guys,
>
>        I got an e-mail today from a publisher that was interested in
>distributing their work for use with The SWORD Project. When I send them
>our permission request letter I give the following four options:
>
>1) We offer your translations for free download with no restrictions. 
>As we exist as a ministry, this is the most desired option.
>2) We offer your translations free for personal use, or with other
>restrictions in the copyright notice.
>3) We offer your translations encrypted and CrossWire or you can give
>out the unlock code.
>4) We give you the modules that work with our software and you can offer
>it from your site under whatever terms you desire.
>
>        Here is where I need some pointers from you guys. CrossWire does
>not
>want to be involved in the financial matters of exchanging money for
>modules so we only offer to have the publisher setup a way to take the
>money and send out an unlock code (most likely via e-mail) and we host
>the module. However the publisher that I got an e-mail from today would
>like to know how to setup the mechanism to send out unlock keys upon
>receiving the fee. I would like to be able to at least give them some
>ideas of where to start, what software solutions might be of use to
>them. Whether these solutions are just software that they can buy and
>use or is a service that they can pay for. So what are people's ideas? A
>solution for these publishers, remember many of the publishers that do
>not know how to setup something like this are small publishers so they
>don't have a big budget. Thanks for any tips people have.

Probably the cheapest way to do this is with a web form set up to solicit a payment from PayPal. Once the salesperson verifies the payment, he or she can email the unlock code. I did that for a while for paper copies of the World English Bible NT+PP. I don't do that any more. You get a free download or buy the book from a bookstore.

Rev. Michael Paul Johnson
Servant of Jesus Christ
mpj@eBible.org
http://eBible.org/mpj/

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At 05:10 18-12-02 +1000, you wrote: 
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>Hey Guys, 
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>I got an
e-mail today from a publisher that was interested in 
distributing their work for use with The SWORD Project. When I send
them 
our permission request letter I give the following four 
options: 
1) We offer your translations for free download with no restrictions.
 
As we exist as a ministry, this is the most desired option. 
2) We offer your translations free for personal use, or with other 
restrictions in the copyright notice. 
3) We offer your translations encrypted and CrossWire or you can
give 
out the unlock code. 
4) We give you the modules that work with our software and you can
offer 
it from your site under whatever terms you desire. 
<x-tab>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</x-tab>Here is
where I need some pointers from you guys. CrossWire does 
not 
want to be involved in the financial matters of exchanging money 
for 
modules so we only offer to have the publisher setup a way to take
the 
money and send out an unlock code (most likely via e-mail) and we
host 
the module. However the publisher that I got an e-mail from today
would 
like to know how to setup the mechanism to send out unlock keys 
upon 
receiving the fee. I would like to be able to at least give them
some 
ideas of where to start, what software solutions might be of use to 
them. Whether these solutions are just software that they can buy
and 
use or is a service that they can pay for. So what are people's ideas?
A 
solution for these publishers, remember many of the publishers that
do 
not know how to setup something like this are small publishers so
they 
don't have a big budget. Thanks for any tips people
have.</blockquote> 
Probably the cheapest way to do this is with a web form set up to solicit
a payment from PayPal. Once the salesperson verifies the payment, he or
she can email the unlock code. I did that for a while for paper copies of
the World English Bible NT+PP. I don't do that any more. You get a free
download or buy the book from a bookstore. 
 
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Rev. Michael Paul Johnson 
Servant of Jesus Christ 
mpj@eBible.org 
<a href="http://ebible.org/mpj/" eudora="autourl">http://eBible.org/mpj/ 
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