Sanglorian
Adventurer
Kickstarter is great for distributing and reducing risk: instead of guessing how many books to print, a small publisher can find out how many customers they have and then print the books. It doesn't make sense for a publisher that is pretty sure it can quickly sell through its first printing.
It also is a bad idea for a publisher that wants to keep hobby stores alive, and has sometimes taken a financial hit to do so, to encourage people to buy books directly from Wizards.
Finally, soliciting content from people would delay the release of the core books. People would (and rightfully so) expect the new content to be rigorously tested.
Crowdfunding works great for small and agile projects, but not team-based, guaranteed best-sellers.
It also is a bad idea for a publisher that wants to keep hobby stores alive, and has sometimes taken a financial hit to do so, to encourage people to buy books directly from Wizards.
Finally, soliciting content from people would delay the release of the core books. People would (and rightfully so) expect the new content to be rigorously tested.
Crowdfunding works great for small and agile projects, but not team-based, guaranteed best-sellers.