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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Griffonsec" data-source="post: 2764132" data-attributes="member: 37817">Really?  Because it seems that if a company on the verge of dropping out of RPGs like Alderac can produce one of the highest quality books I've seen in years can produce Spycraft at a price of $0.08 per page then a company with (comparatively) huge print runs like WOTC should be able to do a bit better than $0.17 per page, nearly twice as much.  The same with Grim Tales, and all those who produce 200 page books for $35 a piece.BTW, I'm not digging at GT, I don't even have it.  I chose that one in particular because I actually am concidering picking it up.  Like I said, some games are worth it.Even Guardians of Order, who from rumors I've heard were on the verge of collapse no too long ago, produced a beautiful LICENCED product (GoT) for $0.10 per page.  Or SJGames, who just lost much of their staff, who still put out the new GURPS edition for less than $0.12 per page.  How about the new Shadowrun book that's less than $0.10 per page.I don't think I'm the one who is uniformed here, I just think that those who are a bit too close to the d20 industry tend to be defensive about their prices.  In fact, I'd venture to say that I have a great deal more broad knowledge of the entire industry (as opposed to the little niche we call d20) than your average bear.  Instead of getting all defensive, perhaps you should just listen, maybe you'll learn something new about the customers.Other portions of the industry are doing what they've always done.  When people here talk about the industry they really mean d20.  Reasonable, since this is a d20 site, but one should look at the industry as a whole when making such comparisons.Look, I'm not trying to attack anyone, nor am I saying that you need to change the way you do business because I don't like it.  I own my business, and I'd be damned if I'd let someone tell me what I should charge for my services or pay my employees.  But, if one of my customers gave me his thoughts on the choices I made I would listen.  Not that I would change anything, but I would want to know.</blockquote>

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