What would you pay for a book?

Yora · Nov 5, 2021

It really depends on the book, and how mucb money I can afford to spend at any given point. I might be willing to pay 50€ for a book if it's something that I really want to run, and that is full with content that is useful. But if that has to come out of of my monthly food budget, I won't at that point.

aia_2 · Sep 11, 2022

Mine are:

A. 25€
B. 35€
C. 45€
D. I do not buy pdf (they have no value for my standards)

I would also like to add two points:
1. I am aware of the differences between literature and RPG but it would be interesting running the same survey for books and see why RPGs are always more expensive than other books (as a rule of thumb higher by 50% than an equivalent book)
2. There is a new factor to count in the case of RPGs: the collectible item... We are also facing trends for prices by far higher than the ones here due to "alternative covers", limited and numbered editions, KS exclusive items, leather cover and/or deluxe editions...

Lazvon · Sep 11, 2022

a) $10-20 USD for a softcover adventure (say 100 pages?)
b) $40 for a hardcover rulebook the size of the D&D core books (about 300 pages)
c) $80 for a hardcover rulebook the size of the Pathfinder core book (about 650 pages)
d) $5, $30, $50 - PDFs of each of the above (or 50% less for locked in single “bookshelf” or “online” or “VTT” versions - prefer portability that I “own” and can take with me).

Lord Mhoram · Sep 23, 2022

Morrus said:
Following up on some of the later posts about RPG prices in the SKR salary thread.

What is the most you would you honestly pay for:

a) a softcover adventure (say 100 pages?)
b) a hardcover rulebook the size of the D&D core books (about 300 pages)
c) a hardcover rulebook the size of the Pathfinder core book (about 650 pages)
d) PDFs of each of the above

Note this isn’t what would you prefer the price was (free obvs!) but what would you honestly pay, assuming you wanted the product?

(If you’re not interested in that type of product assume you are for the purposes of the question)

Late to the table:
a) $20 maximum, normally like my adventures in PDF.
b) $40-$50. Depending on game, system, company and writers. I would likely pay a little more for a Monte Cook Games book than I would another company, because I've always got my money's worth from every book I've got from them, for example.
c)$50-$75. Normally on the lower end of the curve, But a special rulebook for a system I love I'd go the higher amounts.
d) in order $10, $20, $25 to $30.

Malmuria · Sep 23, 2022

I saw an interesting analysis of rpg pricing recently on this blog:

The Trouble with RPG Prices

In the past we have discussed playing RPGs, of course. We’ve also discussed reading RPGs, and collecting RPGs. One thing we haven’t discussed much, though, is buying RPGs. A tabletop roleplaying ga…

cannibalhalflinggaming.com

Fenris-77 · Sep 24, 2022

Hmm. I buy almost exclusively PDFs for shipping reasons. I balk a little at PDF prices over $25 unless its something I'm really excited about. If its less than 100 pages probably less than that.

Fenris-77 · Sep 24, 2022

Malmuria said:
I saw an interesting analysis of rpg pricing recently on this blog:

The Trouble with RPG Prices

In the past we have discussed playing RPGs, of course. We’ve also discussed reading RPGs, and collecting RPGs. One thing we haven’t discussed much, though, is buying RPGs. A tabletop roleplaying ga…

cannibalhalflinggaming.com

That's a great article. Cannibal Halfling comes through as usual.

Jahydin · Sep 24, 2022

Morrus said:
What is the most you would you honestly pay for:

a) a softcover adventure (say 100 pages?)
b) a hardcover rulebook the size of the D&D core books (about 300 pages)
c) a hardcover rulebook the size of the Pathfinder core book (about 650 pages)
d) PDFs of each of the above

Assuming good quality books with great art:
a) $50
b) $100
c) $200
d)1/4 of physical price.

Tonguez · Sep 24, 2022

a) 20
b) 40
c) 60
d) 5

aia_2 · Sep 24, 2022

Jahydin said:
Assuming good quality books with great art:
a) $50
b) $100
c) $200
d)1/4 of physical price.

Man, you're very generous! (Otherwise you are a collector... And this is not a positive thing! :-D )

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Yora

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aia_2

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Lazvon

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Lord Mhoram

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Malmuria

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Fenris-77

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Fenris-77

Small God of the Dozens

The Trouble with RPG Prices

Jahydin

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Tonguez

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aia_2

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