Sigurd
First Post
I have to hand it to WOTC for having consistently good cost per page for their products. Preference aside, they give you reading value and something to think about.
The Monster Manual III came in at 15 cents a page. Most of the first run independent PDF's I sampled couldn't match it. This is especially true if you consider that almost all pdf's lose 3 pages from their count to Title page, License Page, and Back page*. 3 padded pages from a 7 page pdf is a disproportionate hit.
* I realize that many people consider cover art important. I do sometimes, so take the 'paded page category' as you will.
Interestingly the Burning Sky came out very cheaply on the page count to a price of 06 cents per page. Although there is a fair amount of reprinting among their pages - I still think this is an excellent deal.
Books that had shelf time as printed works tend to be cheaper by the page (IMHO). I think thats because the physical demands of producing something that wont bend and buckle and that will bear comparison to other larger works.
The AEG works tend to have good value but many could be updated to 3.5.
Although it is not the only point of comparison I think cost per page is a very valid one. I appreciate publishers who give you the page count of a pdf. It keeps me coming back to RPGNow as they have page counts for every product. At Your Games Now it is apparently not required universally but many publishers include it with their product descriptions.
Do you consider price per page when you buy PDF's?
The Monster Manual III came in at 15 cents a page. Most of the first run independent PDF's I sampled couldn't match it. This is especially true if you consider that almost all pdf's lose 3 pages from their count to Title page, License Page, and Back page*. 3 padded pages from a 7 page pdf is a disproportionate hit.
* I realize that many people consider cover art important. I do sometimes, so take the 'paded page category' as you will.
Interestingly the Burning Sky came out very cheaply on the page count to a price of 06 cents per page. Although there is a fair amount of reprinting among their pages - I still think this is an excellent deal.
Books that had shelf time as printed works tend to be cheaper by the page (IMHO). I think thats because the physical demands of producing something that wont bend and buckle and that will bear comparison to other larger works.
The AEG works tend to have good value but many could be updated to 3.5.
Although it is not the only point of comparison I think cost per page is a very valid one. I appreciate publishers who give you the page count of a pdf. It keeps me coming back to RPGNow as they have page counts for every product. At Your Games Now it is apparently not required universally but many publishers include it with their product descriptions.
Do you consider price per page when you buy PDF's?
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