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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BWP" data-source="post: 2333172" data-attributes="member: 29024">I haven't examined any of the recent books myself, so can't really comment on any specifics, but I just wanted to mention that "thinner paper" is not, in itself, an indication of a drop in quality.  Paper quality is made up of much more than just its weight (thickness). The classic example I can think of is the paper used in the (printed) Encyclopedia Britannica volumes.  It's very thin indeed -- almost tissue-like.  Nevertheless, you can suspend the entire weight of the book from a single page, and it will not tear.  I don't think it's likely that WOTC printing and binding is quite up to that standard (although certainly the core books are a very high standard indeed), but just because they're apparently using thinner paper doesn't automatically mean that their standard is dropping.</blockquote>