D&D 4E 4e books when DDN comes out

[Janaxstrus]

does anyone know if you'll still be able to buy 4e books once DDN comes out. And i don't mean from other players i mean from stores and Amazon. Will wizards still print them?

All the bookstores here removed all of the 3.5 stuff the day they put out the 4e stuff.

You can still get it on the secondary market. However, if it holds to the 3.5 standard (which I seriously doubt) expect to pay nearly cover price for used core books.

 

[DEFCON 1]

Just as less obvious as it's opponents seeming so sure it would be unprofitable...

Well, we go by what has happened thus far.

WotC hasn't done it, despite many people clamoring for it. That would mean either one of two things...

Either they would be doing it right now, except they are incredibly stupid people who just can't figure out how...

Or it actually is not economically feasible for them to do it right now.

As I tend to believe that most people in business are actually fairly intelligent when money is involved... I would go with the second choice as the more logical one.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

I still see a lot of 3E and 3.5E stuff listed on Amazon, so I don't think the 4E books will disappear completely for a while.

 

[Janaxstrus]

I still see a lot of 3E and 3.5E stuff listed on Amazon, so I don't think the 4E books will disappear completely for a while.

From secondary sources. Not from Amazon itself, same with Borders (when it existed), B&N and many of the bigger booksellers. The local gamestores will have what they already had purchased, but that's it.

 

[El Mahdi]

Well, we go by what has happened thus far.

WotC hasn't done it, despite many people clamoring for it. That would mean either one of two things...

Either they would be doing it right now, except they are incredibly stupid people who just can't figure out how...

Or it actually is not economically feasible for them to do it right now.

As I tend to believe that most people in business are actually fairly intelligent when money is involved... I would go with the second choice as the more logical one.

It's not like WotC is immune to, or has never made mistakes...even big, massive, industry affecting mistakes. Nor does one need to be incredibly stupid to make mistakes...even massive mistakes.

So, I'm not entirely sure what point your line of reasoning is intended to make...?

 

[trancejeremy]

Since the back stock of books counts as assets for tax purposes, companies actually do set their warehourse on fire. Or rather, they destroy old books rather than keep them around hoping for more sales.