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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dana_Jorgensen" data-source="post: 1140063" data-attributes="member: 12962">Don't be so sure that the release of the new D20 STL license or the pulling of Valar's license is a favor. Typically, a game book can often spend 4-6 weeks in "at the printer" status, the period of time between the moment the package with the manuscript enters the mailbox and the day shipments start going out to fill distributor orders. With BoEF originally slated for release sometime next month, it could have "gone to the printers" as early as mid-august. WotC knows enough that an october release date means that at this point, a small publisher would likely have received the books from the printer and would be in the process of picking orders for shipment to distributors. With the license pulled now, Valar would have to destroy all the books and eat the financial loses for printing and production, while eliminating the risk of any distributors or retailers refusing to destroy copies in their possession (WotC really has no power to force any distributors, retailers, or consumers to destroy the products they have already received from Valar). The only thing going for Valar is the fact that they probably don't use the "the month's releases come out in the first week of the month" rule that TSR has followed three days shy of forever.Personally, I think Valar wasn't getting any favors in the timing, but was instead meant to be an example to the industry. But then again, I also enjoy conspiracy theories, so who knows?</blockquote>

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