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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 7776987" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>From the <em>consumer</em> side of the equation, I’m not saying that each RPG hobbyist needs to spend X% of their income in physical stores or the hobby is doomed. Indeed, I would assert that by buying directly from the publisher via Kickstarters (or for some, their own webstores), you’re probably <em>also</em> practicing enlightened self interest for the exact reason you posted- the publisher gets a higher cut of the sale price.</p><p></p><p>But that business model won’t work for every prublosher or consumer. (And neither will the traditional brick & mortar retail model.)</p><p></p><p>So there is probably some minimum critical mass of physical retail outlets necessary to keep the hobby <em>as we know it</em> afloat.</p><p></p><p>From the producer side of the equation, the drive to cut costs is perfectly rational. But like every other business decision, cheaper production carries with it the increase of certain risks: quality control, deadline accuracy, production flexibility, production slowdowns or cessation due to infrastructure deficiencies or political volatility, etc. </p><p></p><p>Overemphasize low production costs, and you might face a situation where your product doesn’t get to market at all. If all your proeduction facilities are in faraway places many of us wouldn’t want to live, there may come a time when there are no domestic alternatives.</p><p></p><p>A classic example comes from banana farming. At one point, the Gros Michael was the #1 banana sold in the world, accounting for more than 90% of the world’s consumption. It wasn’t the tastiest banana in the world, but it was the easiest to get to market and among the slowest to spoil, so it was cheaper than most alternatives away from places removed from native banana territory. But a fungus wiped out nearly all of the Gros Michaels. They’ve nearly gone extinct, only existing in their original habitats.</p><p></p><p>This let the Cavendish come to the fore- like the GM before it, it dominated the market for the exact same reasons. It’s been king since the 1950s. And like the GM before it, the Cavendish is currently being obliterated by a fungus.</p><p></p><p>See also the American guitar-making, textiles and electronics industries.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 7776987, member: 19675"] From the [I]consumer[/I] side of the equation, I’m not saying that each RPG hobbyist needs to spend X% of their income in physical stores or the hobby is doomed. Indeed, I would assert that by buying directly from the publisher via Kickstarters (or for some, their own webstores), you’re probably [I]also[/I] practicing enlightened self interest for the exact reason you posted- the publisher gets a higher cut of the sale price. But that business model won’t work for every prublosher or consumer. (And neither will the traditional brick & mortar retail model.) So there is probably some minimum critical mass of physical retail outlets necessary to keep the hobby [I]as we know it[/I] afloat. From the producer side of the equation, the drive to cut costs is perfectly rational. But like every other business decision, cheaper production carries with it the increase of certain risks: quality control, deadline accuracy, production flexibility, production slowdowns or cessation due to infrastructure deficiencies or political volatility, etc. Overemphasize low production costs, and you might face a situation where your product doesn’t get to market at all. If all your proeduction facilities are in faraway places many of us wouldn’t want to live, there may come a time when there are no domestic alternatives. A classic example comes from banana farming. At one point, the Gros Michael was the #1 banana sold in the world, accounting for more than 90% of the world’s consumption. It wasn’t the tastiest banana in the world, but it was the easiest to get to market and among the slowest to spoil, so it was cheaper than most alternatives away from places removed from native banana territory. But a fungus wiped out nearly all of the Gros Michaels. They’ve nearly gone extinct, only existing in their original habitats. This let the Cavendish come to the fore- like the GM before it, it dominated the market for the exact same reasons. It’s been king since the 1950s. And like the GM before it, the Cavendish is currently being obliterated by a fungus. See also the American guitar-making, textiles and electronics industries. [/QUOTE]
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