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Enchanted Trinkets Complete--a hardcover book containing over 500 magic items for your D&D games!

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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Guardians Of Order" data-source="post: 914224" data-attributes="member: 4350">[This message was composed as a reply on RPG.net when someone asked about the pricing difference between the BESM d20 Deluxe Editiion vs. Standard Edition. I thought the EN World folks might find the reply useful as well. - Mark]BESM d20 Deluxe Limited Edition is expensive by industry standards, no doubt. Even the standard edition isn't cheap when you compare it to the great value of HERO, D&D, and WW core books. We believe we priced it correctly for our company, though. [Side note: we just proofed the printer blues for the DLE and Standard editions yesterday -- the books are just gorgeous! The DLE is spectacular!] To put some perspective on the DLE vs. Standard prices though, we make the same profit per book on the DLE as we do the Standard when sold through normal distribution channels -- even at $60 vs. $30. The DLE really is that much more expensive to produce. Most game industry books that are called "limited editions" simply have a different cover with perhaps a few extras. Not BESM d20! There is a huge difference between the BESM d20 DLE and the Standard Edition, which is why the cost is so much more. Here's a breakdown of the difference between BESM d20 DLE vs. Standard. BESM d20 DLE vs. Standard: $59.95 vs. $29.95 Limited Print Run (One Only) vs. Unlimited Print Run 144 page vs. 144 pages Hardcover vs. Hardcover Full Colour vs. Black and White Glossy Premium Paper vs. Standard Paper Foil-Embossed Black Leatherette Cover vs. Colour Cover Dust Jacket vs. No Dust Jacket Cloth Bookmark vs. No Cloth Bookmark Envy of Everyone vs. Envy of d20 Fans  Hope this gives some insite into our pricing decisions.</blockquote>

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