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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 3474353" data-attributes="member: 19675">Which is why I said:Emphasis mine.There would be no competition with Paizo.In the alternative, they could have continued Paizo's license and asked them to do the digital version as well...as a condition of renewal of the license.Point additional Re:Its not the cost that matters.&nbsp; Its what is profitable.&nbsp; Just because a product costs less to create doesn't make it more profitable.Dragon's cover price is $7.99USD per monthly issue. However, even with 100% of the same content, I wouldn't subscribe to an e-zine at that price (while it is absolutely true that I have NO interest in purchasing a sub to the online versions of the mags, we will assume arguendo that I do), but I might consider paying $1USD/month. Others might be attracted at a higher or lower price- the market would determine what the final price for the online service would be.&nbsp; The question is then which has the greater profit margin. It's possible the product with the higher monthly price has a greater profit margin if the market determines that the price for the online service is under a certain point.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 3474353, member: 19675"] Which is why I said: Emphasis mine. There would be no competition with Paizo. In the alternative, they could have continued Paizo's license and asked [i]them[/i] to do the digital version as well...as a condition of renewal of the license. Point additional Re: Its not the cost that matters. Its what is [i]profitable.[/i] Just because a product costs less to create doesn't make it more profitable. Dragon's cover price is $7.99USD per monthly issue. However, even with 100% of the same content, I wouldn't subscribe to an e-zine at that price (while it is absolutely true that I have NO interest in purchasing a sub to the online versions of the mags, we will assume arguendo that I do), but I might consider paying $1USD/month. Others might be attracted at a higher or lower price- the market would determine what the final price for the online service would be. The question is then which has the greater profit margin. It's possible the product with the higher monthly price has a greater profit margin if the market determines that the price for the online service is under a certain point. [/QUOTE]

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