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<blockquote data-quote="JohnNephew" data-source="post: 2043789" data-attributes="member: 2171">I don't believe this is the case (at least not for print products).&nbsp; If you look at, say, Game Trade Magazine, and count the number of d20 products announced for new release each month, and plot it out over the past five years, I think you'll find that the rate of new releases is far lower now than it was at the peak of production (say, in 2002/2003, when more than 100 new d20 books were scheduled for release each month across much of that period).What you see in a local store may not reflect the total market.&nbsp; For example, at the peak of d20 output, I have trouble imagining that a well-run store would bring in even one of every new d20 book.&nbsp; Even if they had the space for it, there were just too many titles (and too many of them covering the same topics), so even the largest stores were having to pick and choose among them.&nbsp; As a result, it's entirely possible that a given store today may be carrying more d20 titles than they did in the past, depending on local circumstances.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnNephew, post: 2043789, member: 2171"] I don't believe this is the case (at least not for print products). If you look at, say, Game Trade Magazine, and count the number of d20 products announced for new release each month, and plot it out over the past five years, I think you'll find that the rate of new releases is far lower now than it was at the peak of production (say, in 2002/2003, when more than 100 new d20 books were scheduled for release each month across much of that period). What you see in a local store may not reflect the total market. For example, at the peak of d20 output, I have trouble imagining that a well-run store would bring in even one of every new d20 book. Even if they had the space for it, there were just too many titles (and too many of them covering the same topics), so even the largest stores were having to pick and choose among them. As a result, it's entirely possible that a given store today may be carrying more d20 titles than they did in the past, depending on local circumstances. [/QUOTE]

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