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<blockquote data-quote="seasong" data-source="post: 346484" data-attributes="member: 5137">Higher priced books == fewer books per month, and greater risk of disappointment per book.Nothing wrong with that, but it influences me to (a) focus more on niche books that give a great deal of depth and don't rehash things from other books, (b) look harder for bargains &amp; used books, and (c) only buy books I'm fairly certain of.Regarding (c), Wizards and several other publishers are doing a pretty good job with online sample pages &amp; web enhancements - both of these make me more likely to buy their stuff. Steve Jackson Games (GURPS) does something similar with their online playtesting, and I've bought a number of books from them because I liked what I saw online.As far as $50 goes?I've bought $50 gaming books. Of course, they weren't in the roleplaying section of the bookstore - for some reason, bookstores think certain gaming books should be called &quot;nonfiction&quot;, but I know their real purpose...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="seasong, post: 346484, member: 5137"] Higher priced books == fewer books per month, and greater risk of disappointment [i]per book[/i]. Nothing wrong with that, but it influences me to [COLOR=orange](a)[/COLOR] focus more on niche books that give a great deal of depth and don't rehash things from other books, [COLOR=orange](b)[/COLOR] look harder for bargains & used books, and [COLOR=orange](c)[/COLOR] only buy books I'm fairly certain of. Regarding [COLOR=orange](c)[/COLOR], Wizards and several other publishers are doing a pretty good job with online sample pages & web enhancements - both of these make me more likely to buy their stuff. Steve Jackson Games (GURPS) does something similar with their online playtesting, and I've bought a number of books from them because I liked what I saw online. As far as $50 goes? I've bought $50 gaming books. Of course, they weren't in the roleplaying section of the bookstore - for some reason, bookstores think certain gaming books should be called "nonfiction", but I know their real purpose... [/QUOTE]

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