nelson_p@apollo.HP.COM (Peter Nelson) (05/03/90)
[ My apologies for posting this to comp.sys.ibm.pc but
it's an active newsgroup with a lot of interests and there
doesn't seem to be a newsgroup for desktop publishing. ]
A while back I bought Publish-It! for about $106 and
I've been having all kinds of fun with it and my HP Laser-
jet IIP. The package comes with a half-dozen fonts, which
are "OK" but I would like to have at least one more like
a Times-Roman in various point sizes.
[ note that I am referring to a font that Publish-It! can
use, NOT a downloadable soft-font for the printer ]
Well, I was *floored* when I saw what fonts cost. Bitstream
Inc, tells me that a Times-Roman will set me back some $195
plus the cost of installation software!!! WHY should it cost
me twice the original cost of my DTP software, which came
with a bunch of fonts to buy a *single* additional font?
Could someone please explain to me the technical and economic
issues here? Is there some cheaper alternative that "everbody"
knows about of which I in my innocence am unaware?
Thanks in advance.
---Peter