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<blockquote data-quote="Belen" data-source="post: 1542299" data-attributes="member: 1405"><p>This is an old argument that I have little use for. Comparing and RPG book to a movie is apples and oranges. The fact is, most of the RPG books I buy do not provide even 2 hours of use. They sit on the shelf and sometimes get used if I need a quick idea. </p><p></p><p>While I do buy PDF books, I would never pay more than 10 dollars for them. </p><p></p><p>1.) My credit is at risk by making online purchases.</p><p>2.) I have to print the book and bind it at my own cost (time and money).</p><p>3.) Even with printing, the book is not as useful as a normal bound book (ie. most bound books has indexes, PDFs do not.)</p><p></p><p>RPGs ARE overpriced, in general. It's not exactly the rising cost of paper. It's the intentional use of pricey paper. For example, I work for a medical publisher. We just reprinted a 500 page medical text book (5000 copies) for around 12k. It costs us $7.00/ book to print it and we charge USD 50. Even with all the associated costs (warehousing etc), then we're still charging 20-25 more than the minimum we need to pull a profit.</p><p></p><p>However, I AGREE with you about piracy. I never have and never will download a book that I have not paid for.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Belen, post: 1542299, member: 1405"] This is an old argument that I have little use for. Comparing and RPG book to a movie is apples and oranges. The fact is, most of the RPG books I buy do not provide even 2 hours of use. They sit on the shelf and sometimes get used if I need a quick idea. While I do buy PDF books, I would never pay more than 10 dollars for them. 1.) My credit is at risk by making online purchases. 2.) I have to print the book and bind it at my own cost (time and money). 3.) Even with printing, the book is not as useful as a normal bound book (ie. most bound books has indexes, PDFs do not.) RPGs ARE overpriced, in general. It's not exactly the rising cost of paper. It's the intentional use of pricey paper. For example, I work for a medical publisher. We just reprinted a 500 page medical text book (5000 copies) for around 12k. It costs us $7.00/ book to print it and we charge USD 50. Even with all the associated costs (warehousing etc), then we're still charging 20-25 more than the minimum we need to pull a profit. However, I AGREE with you about piracy. I never have and never will download a book that I have not paid for. [/QUOTE]
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