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<blockquote data-quote="kronovan" data-source="post: 9868540" data-attributes="member: 6775134"><p>In terms of Humble Bundles or Bundles of Holding, there isn't much con for a publisher when I'm the customer. I typically only buy the few print books for a TTRPG that are required for the players. I like to homebrew my adventures, so after those initial purchases I don't typically buy much. On the other hand, I'll buy a HB or BoH on sale to fill out the collection. So through the sale of the bundle, the publisher is getting at least some revenue from me that I wouldn't have otherwise spent.</p><p></p><p>I haven't bought many, but bought the Star Trek Adventures HB to add to the print STA CRB and Player's Guide I bought. I did the same with the Delta Green and Adventures in Middle Earth HBs, and bought the BoH for The Dying Earth (DCC) and Hostile! (Cepheus Engine.) Sometimes they offer real perks, such as the AiME BoH which came at the end of Cubicle7's holding of the license and included final, not yet published content. I haven't bought any bundle that I haven't at least read, much of which I've used for reference material for brewing adventures and campaigns. I definitely make a point of checking them frequenlty, as all I've bought have featured quality PDFs.</p><p></p><p> I also occassionally buy the Graphic Novel bundles, but only those that contain multiple volumes for included series. And only those that offer ePub or comic reader format - PDFs are OK for TTRPGs, but IMO less than ideal for GNs.</p><p></p><p>Something I really like with HB, is that part of revenue goes to a charity. That's important to me, as I've been actively involved in various charities for decades. My only real complaint is that VTT content is rarely offered in these bundles.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kronovan, post: 9868540, member: 6775134"] In terms of Humble Bundles or Bundles of Holding, there isn't much con for a publisher when I'm the customer. I typically only buy the few print books for a TTRPG that are required for the players. I like to homebrew my adventures, so after those initial purchases I don't typically buy much. On the other hand, I'll buy a HB or BoH on sale to fill out the collection. So through the sale of the bundle, the publisher is getting at least some revenue from me that I wouldn't have otherwise spent. I haven't bought many, but bought the Star Trek Adventures HB to add to the print STA CRB and Player's Guide I bought. I did the same with the Delta Green and Adventures in Middle Earth HBs, and bought the BoH for The Dying Earth (DCC) and Hostile! (Cepheus Engine.) Sometimes they offer real perks, such as the AiME BoH which came at the end of Cubicle7's holding of the license and included final, not yet published content. I haven't bought any bundle that I haven't at least read, much of which I've used for reference material for brewing adventures and campaigns. I definitely make a point of checking them frequenlty, as all I've bought have featured quality PDFs. I also occassionally buy the Graphic Novel bundles, but only those that contain multiple volumes for included series. And only those that offer ePub or comic reader format - PDFs are OK for TTRPGs, but IMO less than ideal for GNs. Something I really like with HB, is that part of revenue goes to a charity. That's important to me, as I've been actively involved in various charities for decades. My only real complaint is that VTT content is rarely offered in these bundles. [/QUOTE]
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