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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lalato" data-source="post: 5932199" data-attributes="member: 9171">The only time TSR sold multiple editions was when they sold a basic and an advanced game.  That is not at all the same as selling multiple Advanced editions of the game.  They did sell multiple campaign settings at the same time though.The idea that WotC is going to make money from the TSR back catalog seems silly to me.  It is a rare item that I can't find on eBay or some other source for a reasonable price.  Is WotC going to undercut that very reasonable price?  If so, then those already reasonable prices on eBay will come down even more.While I personally think it would be great for WotC to offer this stuff, I have serious doubts that it would actually make them any money.  And I think WotC likely has concerns that it could be a money losing venture.That said, I do believe that WotC needs to figure out electronic distribution for 5e.  I think there are a lot of people now running their games with PDFs (see Pathfinder, especially) and if 5e doesn't have some way for them to view the rules offline electronically, they may not buy into it.  And even though I'm a current DDI subscriber... no, a DDI subscription does not count as electronic distribution.</blockquote>