mach1.9pants
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Apart from this sparse bit of info B&N list, why do we think the PHB is US $50? I think there is a lot of jumping the gun
Apparently the PHB listing is not available on the B&N site at the moment (I checked a few minutes ago). That could mean nothing, or everything!
The bard was also in the 1st ed AD&D PHB. (Appendix 2?)
All I'm saying is I don't know why, because it's the same price the books have been since 2000, adjusted for inflation.
The cold, harsh reality here is that, if the price at which the product will be purchased falls short of the price required for the producer to cover all of its costs and generate a profit, the product will no longer be produced.
Brick and mortar game stores are fewer and further between because buyers buy online for a discount those FLGS' can't match.