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<blockquote data-quote="Mercurius" data-source="post: 7999208" data-attributes="member: 59082"><p>I think it is working well because they're not flooding the market with tons of supplements, which inevitably are subject to diminishing returns. </p><p></p><p>But let's look at some numbers. As of this moment, among Gaming books on Amazon, the D&D books rank as follows:</p><p></p><p>[SPOILER="Amazon Best-selling in Gaming"]</p><p>KEY</p><p><strong>core rulebook</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">starter set</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">splat</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">setting book</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">adventure path</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">accessory</span></p><p></p><p><strong>1. PHB</strong></p><p><strong>2. DMG</strong></p><p><strong>3. MM</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">5. Xanathar</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">6. Essentials Kit</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">7. Volo's</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(184, 49, 47)">9. Starter Set</span></p><p><strong>10. Gift set</strong></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">11. Wildemount</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">12. Mordenkainen's</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">13. Eberron</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">16. Sword Coast </span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">18. Theros</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">23. DM Screen</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">27. Saltmarsh</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">31. Spellbook Cards - Arcane</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">32. Dragon Heist</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(85, 57, 130)">35. Ravnica</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">37. Curse of Strahd</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">42. Tomb of Annihilation</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">44. Descent in Avernus</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">45. Character Sheets</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">50. Magic Item Cards</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">51. Spellbook Cards - Cleric</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">53. Dungeon of the Mad Mage</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">54. Hoard of the Dragon Queen</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">61. Storm King's Thunder</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">65. Spellbook Cards - Xanathar</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">68. Tarokka Deck</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">69. Spellbook Cards - Paladin</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">70. Spellbook Cards - Druid</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">71. Creature & NPC Cards</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">72. Tales from the Yawning Portal</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">73. Rise of Tiamat</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">75. Out of the Abyss</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">76. Spellbook Cards - Ranger</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">77. Spellbook Cards - Bard</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">78. Laeral's Explorer's Kit</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">86. Monster Cards 0-5</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(65, 168, 95)">92. Acquisitions Incorporated</span></p><p><span style="color: rgb(124, 112, 107)">97. Spellbook Cards - Martial & Races</span></p><p></p><p>Out of top 100: <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Princes of Apocalypse.</span>[/SPOILER]</p><p></p><p>Now this doesn't mean everything, as it is unclear to what degree the sales rank is just today, or if it includes previous days, and to what degree. But I think it does give us some info on on sales relative to each other. Again, with the caveat of uncertainty of time-span.</p><p></p><p>But let's pretend that the sales rank means something beyond just today, or at least that it is representative of current sales. A few things that we can glean:</p><p></p><p><strong>- The core three continue to sell very well. </strong>The PHB is currently #158 in all books, although I know it occasionally dips into the top 100--which is remarkable, considering it is six years old. The DMG is #279 and MM is #339 in books, so they also sell well. Compare that to the lowest ranking book, Princes of the Apocalypse, which is outside the top 100 in Gaming (my guess is in the 101-120) and #18,842 in all books.</p><p></p><p><strong>- The starter sets sell really well. </strong>Not surprising, as they are essentially connected to the core books. The numbers are also probably higher as they sell a bunch in other stores.</p><p></p><p><strong>- The splat books sell really well.</strong> Volo, Xanathar, and Mordenkainen have all been out for at least two years, and are still the 4th, 5th, and 7th best-selling hardcovers, respectively.</p><p></p><p><strong>- Setting books seem to sell reasonably well</strong>, with Sword Coast maintaining a good ranking five years after being published. Hard to say with Wildemount and Eberron as they're pretty recent. Ravnica has fallen a bit, but seems to be hanging in with the more popular story arcs.</p><p></p><p><strong>- Older story arcs don't sell all that well. </strong>It would seem that unlike splats and settings, after their publication and initial sales spike, they fall.</p><p></p><p>- <strong>Acquisitions Incorporated may be a bit of a dud.</strong> It came out less than a year ago and is the second lowest book.</p><p></p><p>So based on all that, I'd guess the tiers of sales are:</p><p></p><p>Tier One: Core rulebooks</p><p>Tier Two: Starter sets, splat books, new/popular setting books, new story arcs</p><p>Tier Three: Older/less popular setting books (?), recent story arcs</p><p>Tier Four: Un-popular books, older story arcs, accessories</p><p></p><p>Meaning, setting books seem to have a higher baseline for continual sales than <em>most </em>story arcs, although it is unclear if initial sales on story arcs is higher. Splat books sell really well at a continued rate, and Sword Coast has done (surprisingly?) well in a long-term sense. One would think that this would increase the impetus to publish a full FR campaign guide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mercurius, post: 7999208, member: 59082"] I think it is working well because they're not flooding the market with tons of supplements, which inevitably are subject to diminishing returns. But let's look at some numbers. As of this moment, among Gaming books on Amazon, the D&D books rank as follows: [SPOILER="Amazon Best-selling in Gaming"] KEY [B]core rulebook[/B] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]starter set[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]splat[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]setting book[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]adventure path[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]accessory[/COLOR] [B]1. PHB 2. DMG 3. MM[/B] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]5. Xanathar[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]6. Essentials Kit[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]7. Volo's[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)]9. Starter Set[/COLOR] [B]10. Gift set[/B] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]11. Wildemount[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]12. Mordenkainen's[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]13. Eberron 16. Sword Coast 18. Theros[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]23. DM Screen[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]27. Saltmarsh[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]31. Spellbook Cards - Arcane[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]32. Dragon Heist[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(85, 57, 130)]35. Ravnica[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]37. Curse of Strahd 42. Tomb of Annihilation 44. Descent in Avernus[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]45. Character Sheets 50. Magic Item Cards 51. Spellbook Cards - Cleric[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]53. Dungeon of the Mad Mage 54. Hoard of the Dragon Queen 61. Storm King's Thunder[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]65. Spellbook Cards - Xanathar 68. Tarokka Deck 69. Spellbook Cards - Paladin 70. Spellbook Cards - Druid 71. Creature & NPC Cards[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]72. Tales from the Yawning Portal 73. Rise of Tiamat 75. Out of the Abyss[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]76. Spellbook Cards - Ranger 77. Spellbook Cards - Bard 78. Laeral's Explorer's Kit 86. Monster Cards 0-5[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(65, 168, 95)]92. Acquisitions Incorporated[/COLOR] [COLOR=rgb(124, 112, 107)]97. Spellbook Cards - Martial & Races[/COLOR] Out of top 100: [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Princes of Apocalypse.[/COLOR][/SPOILER] Now this doesn't mean everything, as it is unclear to what degree the sales rank is just today, or if it includes previous days, and to what degree. But I think it does give us some info on on sales relative to each other. Again, with the caveat of uncertainty of time-span. But let's pretend that the sales rank means something beyond just today, or at least that it is representative of current sales. A few things that we can glean: [B]- The core three continue to sell very well. [/B]The PHB is currently #158 in all books, although I know it occasionally dips into the top 100--which is remarkable, considering it is six years old. The DMG is #279 and MM is #339 in books, so they also sell well. Compare that to the lowest ranking book, Princes of the Apocalypse, which is outside the top 100 in Gaming (my guess is in the 101-120) and #18,842 in all books. [B]- The starter sets sell really well. [/B]Not surprising, as they are essentially connected to the core books. The numbers are also probably higher as they sell a bunch in other stores. [B]- The splat books sell really well.[/B] Volo, Xanathar, and Mordenkainen have all been out for at least two years, and are still the 4th, 5th, and 7th best-selling hardcovers, respectively. [B]- Setting books seem to sell reasonably well[/B], with Sword Coast maintaining a good ranking five years after being published. Hard to say with Wildemount and Eberron as they're pretty recent. Ravnica has fallen a bit, but seems to be hanging in with the more popular story arcs. [B]- Older story arcs don't sell all that well. [/B]It would seem that unlike splats and settings, after their publication and initial sales spike, they fall. - [B]Acquisitions Incorporated may be a bit of a dud.[/B] It came out less than a year ago and is the second lowest book. So based on all that, I'd guess the tiers of sales are: Tier One: Core rulebooks Tier Two: Starter sets, splat books, new/popular setting books, new story arcs Tier Three: Older/less popular setting books (?), recent story arcs Tier Four: Un-popular books, older story arcs, accessories Meaning, setting books seem to have a higher baseline for continual sales than [I]most [/I]story arcs, although it is unclear if initial sales on story arcs is higher. Splat books sell really well at a continued rate, and Sword Coast has done (surprisingly?) well in a long-term sense. One would think that this would increase the impetus to publish a full FR campaign guide. [/QUOTE]
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