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<blockquote data-quote="Dire Bare" data-source="post: 5328007" data-attributes="member: 18182">Oh, one more thing to add when comparing novel ebooks to RPG ebooks.As I mentioned upthread, WotC is releasing all new titles and several old titles form their novel lines in various ebook formats.&nbsp; Which is cool (IMO).&nbsp; But why haven't they released ALL of their older novels in ebook format?&nbsp; (or, at least, all their older novels they have full rights too, which I believe is most, perhaps all, of them)It's the &quot;why bother&quot; roadblock again.&nbsp; I'm personally a fan of WotC's RPG novels, and I own almost every single one of them in paperback.&nbsp; Yes, even the really terrible ones.&nbsp; I would love it if WotC released ALL of these older stories in Kindle format . . . I would snap them all up and liquidate my physical collection (it makes moving a pain in the ass).But really, how many folks would purchase an ebook of the First Quest novels alongside me?&nbsp; Or the Rose Estes Greyhawk novels?&nbsp; Enough to justify the time, bother, and cost to WotC?&nbsp; Unfortunately for me, I assume not.It's no different for the older RPG titles.&nbsp; Hosting ebook versions of these classics isn't free for WotC by any means, and they have to decide if its worth it.&nbsp; I know a lot of us on these messageboards are positively drooling with the thought of owing the complete electronic libray of classic TSR/WotC RPG books . . . . but we are hardly a representative group of WotC's customer base as a whole.I'm not saying that it ISN'T worth WotC's time, effort, and money to supply us with these products . . . . just that those of us armchair quarterbacking really aren't in a position to know.&nbsp; And so I reject any assertions that WotC is run by a pack of fools who are just going to leave good money sitting on the table.&nbsp; They might make the &quot;wrong&quot; or a &quot;suboptimal&quot; decision . . . but we'll never truly know unless we ply a current or former WotC staffer with expertise in this area with strong drink . . . .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dire Bare, post: 5328007, member: 18182"] Oh, one more thing to add when comparing novel ebooks to RPG ebooks. As I mentioned upthread, WotC is releasing all new titles and several old titles form their novel lines in various ebook formats. Which is cool (IMO). But why haven't they released ALL of their older novels in ebook format? (or, at least, all their older novels they have full rights too, which I believe is most, perhaps all, of them) It's the "why bother" roadblock again. I'm personally a fan of WotC's RPG novels, and I own almost every single one of them in paperback. Yes, even the really terrible ones. I would love it if WotC released ALL of these older stories in Kindle format . . . I would snap them all up and liquidate my physical collection (it makes moving a pain in the ass). But really, how many folks would purchase an ebook of the First Quest novels alongside me? Or the Rose Estes Greyhawk novels? Enough to justify the time, bother, and cost to WotC? Unfortunately for me, I assume not. It's no different for the older RPG titles. Hosting ebook versions of these classics isn't free for WotC by any means, and they have to decide if its worth it. I know a lot of us on these messageboards are positively drooling with the thought of owing the complete electronic libray of classic TSR/WotC RPG books . . . . but we are hardly a representative group of WotC's customer base as a whole. I'm not saying that it ISN'T worth WotC's time, effort, and money to supply us with these products . . . . just that those of us armchair quarterbacking really aren't in a position to know. And so I reject any assertions that WotC is run by a pack of fools who are just going to leave good money sitting on the table. They might make the "wrong" or a "suboptimal" decision . . . but we'll never truly know unless we ply a current or former WotC staffer with expertise in this area with strong drink . . . . [/QUOTE]

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