Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 01:25:02 -800 (PST) From: Brad McQuaid MicroGenesis' Shareware Registration Service About MicroGenesis MicroGenesis is a company with interests in both in-house software development, as well as shareware distribution and registration services. In order to facilitate our recent release of the IBM and compatibles version of WarWizard, a shareware role playing game, we acquired a merchant account as well as a toll-free order line. One of our goals is to bring together shareware authors, their products, and to promote the shareware concept in general. Therefore, we now offer the following services. Basic Registration Service MicroGenesis will take orders from customers for the registered fully-licensed version of their product. These orders can be placed in the following manner: our toll-free (US only) order line (monday thru saturday 10am to 10pm PST), our regular line (for international calls, same hours), FAX, or email (Compuserve, America Online, and the Internet). Costs for this service are: $4 per order, plus 3% of the total amount (covers our credit card bank charges). MicroGenesis will inform the author of the order within 24 hours via either telephone, email, or FAX (author's preference). MicroGenesis will mail a check for the sales monthly, less the charges incurred. Registration/Shipping Service This service is identical to the Basic Registration, except we will ship your product for you. The fee is identical except for the shipping and handling charge, to cover our costs and labor. This fee depends on the author's product and will be decided upon individually. MicroGenesis Affiliate Service A parallel goal of MicroGenesis, in its attempt to promote the shareware industry, is to build a company similar to Apogee and Epic MegaGames. We would like to work together with small development houses across the nation (and elsewhere). We would like to concentrate primarily on those genres that Apogee and Epic are not interested, adventure and RPG games, but will consider any quality piece of software. These products will all bear the MicroGenesis name as publisher, but the author and his/her company will always receive their due credit as well as retain full rights and ownership. We believe it will be beneficial to both the authors and us that MicroGenesis develops name recognition. Our charge for this service is 20% of the selling price of the author's software. We will also assist the author in distribution of the product by placing it on the internet, major on-line services, and the larger BBSs. In the future, given sufficient interest in this service, we intend to advertise in major magazines, set up a BBS and a World Wide Web home page, publish a catalog, as well as seek other professional methods of promotion and distribution. Customer Support & Returns The author is responsible for warranties and technical support. Any indication of fraud or negligence will result in termination of agreements between MicroGenesis and the author. If the author decides to accept returns, it is entirely his/her responsibility and the customer must contact him/her directly. Calls made to MicroGenesis' toll-free order line that are not orders will result in a $5 charge to the author per call. How to contact MicroGenesis if interested or for additional information: MicroGenesis ATTN: Brad McQuaid or Steve Clover 4055 Park Drive Carlsbad, CA 92008 (619)729-2898 Toll-free Orders only line: (800)294-1302 Internet: bmcquaid@crash.cts.com America Online: Bmcquaid Compuserve: 75231,2277 * Note that all prices are to be considered guidelines. Each product MicroGenesis and the author agree upon shall be considered individually, based on exactly what services are desired and agreed upon. Services will expand in the future, as will the costs associated with these services; should the author desire additional services as they are made available, the contract between author and MicroGenesis will be amended. *