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<blockquote data-quote="Lizard" data-source="post: 4065834" data-attributes="member: 1054">Given that kids today have no trouble buying 50 dollar video games, I don't see it. A movie ticket, popcorn, and soda can easily come to 20 dollars -- for 2 hours entertainment. Spending nine dollars more to buy a book which can provide years of play? A no-brainer.It's rather illogical to suggest that, if 9.95 had the buying power in the late 1970s that 30 dollars does now, that it would be harder now to aquire the same amount of actual money. (i.e, 33 dollars). If your parents were willing to give you ten dollars in 1980, they should be willing to give you 30 dollars now, since it's the same amount of money in buying power, and that's all that matters. Sure, if the books cost 9.95 in modern dollars, it would be much easier, since that's $2.94 in 1978 dollars. It would also mean the publisher was out of business, since such a book would sell at a huge loss.If you think you can profitably produce a book like the PHB and sell it for 9.95, go right ahead. The SRD is out there for you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lizard, post: 4065834, member: 1054"] Given that kids today have no trouble buying 50 dollar video games, I don't see it. A movie ticket, popcorn, and soda can easily come to 20 dollars -- for 2 hours entertainment. Spending nine dollars more to buy a book which can provide years of play? A no-brainer. It's rather illogical to suggest that, if 9.95 had the buying power in the late 1970s that 30 dollars does now, that it would be harder now to aquire the same amount of actual money. (i.e, 33 dollars). If your parents were willing to give you ten dollars in 1980, they should be willing to give you 30 dollars now, since it's the same amount of money in buying power, and that's all that matters. Sure, if the books cost 9.95 in modern dollars, it would be much easier, since that's $2.94 in 1978 dollars. It would also mean the publisher was out of business, since such a book would sell at a huge loss. If you think you can profitably produce a book like the PHB and sell it for 9.95, go right ahead. The SRD is out there for you. [/QUOTE]

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