How much is a "preview" book worth to you?

[Kez Darksun]

Price doesn't matter. I refuse to pay for Wizards to market 4th edition to me. I'd rather them have released the material over the months leading up to 4th edition as a way to build excitement about the new edition. Having said that, I'll still sit down in Borders when the books come out and read through them, I just don't believe, as of right now, that there will be anything in there that I would be willing to pay for.

 

[D.Shaffer]

It occurs to me that the marketing on these is all wrong.

From the description of said books, if they waited until a few months AFTER the 4th ed books showed up and described them as a 'The making of 4th ed?', I think a lot more people would be interested in them. As is, it looks like pure money grubbing. If they waited until after the release, they could have actually shown the end results of development in a concrete product.

That said, I'm likely not going to get them, but it depends on what I see while leafing through them. I've always been a sucker for concept art so tons of that in a coffee table like format would make me snatch it up.

 

[Desdichado]

It's remotely possible that after the SRD comes out I'll decide that I don't want the 4e books themselves, but that I do want this so I can incorporate some of it as house rules into my 3.5 game.

Otherwise, I really don't see the point of buying a preview book.

 

[Nifft]

That said, I'm likely not going to get them, but it depends on what I see while leafing through them. I've always been a sucker for concept art so tons of that in a coffee table like format would make me snatch it up.

If it's a bunch of concept art, I'd consider it. Especially if it's also good art. I'd buy it purely on that merit, though, not as a "preview" of anything.

(I wouldn't buy a DVD full of movie trailers, either.)

Cheers, -- N

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

It's the same with magazines and such too, especially nowadays when magazines have about 50% of their page count taken up by ads.

It's true in almost all print media, which is why newspaper subscriptions tend to be so cheap -- you're only paying for the cost of delivery. All the other expenses are paid for by the advertising.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I don't feel like paying to be fluffed.

Hmmm, when you put it that way ... who's doing the fluffing?

 

[Patlin]

I'll just wait to see all the discussion about the preview here on EN World, that'll be enough of a preview for me. Then I'll buy the PHB when it comes out.

 

[Desdichado]

If it's a bunch of concept art, I'd consider it. Especially if it's also good art. I'd buy it purely on that merit, though, not as a "preview" of anything.

(I wouldn't buy a DVD full of movie trailers, either.)

Cheers, -- N

OK, yeah, I'd buy it for artwork too. Heck, I bought all those damn Warmachine books pretty much just for the art. I don't even have more than 3-4 Warmachine minis.

 

[Driddle]

I'll just wait to see all the discussion about the preview here on EN World, that'll be enough of a preview for me.

A preview preview?

 

[Fifth Element]

I would pay up to $13.56 but NOT ONE PENNY MORE!

Which is unfortunate.