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<blockquote data-quote="pickin_grinnin" data-source="post: 6787228" data-attributes="member: 6697674"><p>You're right, I haven't bought any of them.</p><p></p><p>I have no problem with people paying print prices for PDFs. I'm just not going to do it. When you cut out publisher middlemen, distribution costs, printing costs, bookstore return costs, and the other costs that go into print publishing, then add on the ability for PDFs to take advantage of long-tail sales, I just can't justify paying that much for them, particularly when I can go down to the local Half Price Books and pick up a used gaming book for under $10.</p><p></p><p>I have happily paid $30+ for 100-page (or less) POD game books. I can hang onto those through various technology changes and even sell them to someone else down the line. I have game books that I have owned for 35+ years on my shelves, and still get to enjoy them. If I sold them, it would be at a profit, in most cases. I can't do any of that with electronic files. </p><p></p><p>There's also the issue of not being able to see what I'm buying. Most PDFs (on RPGNow, DriveThruRPG, etc.) don't have previews that are extensive enough for me to know if I will like them. After being burned by a series of Kickstarters like "Socerers of Ur-Turuk" I won't even buy print game books sight unseen anymore, unless there are some extensive reviews available on them. When I say "burned" by Kickstarters I mean getting a product that falls far below the hype that was associated with it.</p><p></p><p>Ultimately, though, there are people who will pay that much for a PDF, so I understand why authors and publishers sometimes charge that much for them. I assume that they have found the optimal price point for their products (price vs. volume of purchases).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pickin_grinnin, post: 6787228, member: 6697674"] You're right, I haven't bought any of them. I have no problem with people paying print prices for PDFs. I'm just not going to do it. When you cut out publisher middlemen, distribution costs, printing costs, bookstore return costs, and the other costs that go into print publishing, then add on the ability for PDFs to take advantage of long-tail sales, I just can't justify paying that much for them, particularly when I can go down to the local Half Price Books and pick up a used gaming book for under $10. I have happily paid $30+ for 100-page (or less) POD game books. I can hang onto those through various technology changes and even sell them to someone else down the line. I have game books that I have owned for 35+ years on my shelves, and still get to enjoy them. If I sold them, it would be at a profit, in most cases. I can't do any of that with electronic files. There's also the issue of not being able to see what I'm buying. Most PDFs (on RPGNow, DriveThruRPG, etc.) don't have previews that are extensive enough for me to know if I will like them. After being burned by a series of Kickstarters like "Socerers of Ur-Turuk" I won't even buy print game books sight unseen anymore, unless there are some extensive reviews available on them. When I say "burned" by Kickstarters I mean getting a product that falls far below the hype that was associated with it. Ultimately, though, there are people who will pay that much for a PDF, so I understand why authors and publishers sometimes charge that much for them. I assume that they have found the optimal price point for their products (price vs. volume of purchases). [/QUOTE]
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