Nentir Vale book

[Phaezen]

I am hoping it is in a similar style to Hammerfast, but looking at the whole area.

 

[fanboy2000]

Updating the online D&D product catalog on their own web site, is probably not a major priority for WotC.

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Product Catalog

I agree,

Generally WotC update their website after the official annoucements of products have been made. This does lead to them being scooped by Amazon.

I have a hypothesis that WotC likes doing this. They know that some people like to search Amazon for scoops, so they make sure Amazon gets the scoop first. This creates a demand for more information. Later they make a general announcement or ship the product catalog, the creates even more demand for more information.

At that point, people then know to go to the website for more information from Ampersand and previews.

Anyways, I'm excited about the products.

 

[bagger245]

This book may be in the "trade paperback" size rather than the traditional big-book size of the rulebooks. Wouldn't utterly surprise me...

Cheers!

Yea, you got a point there. Being an odd 192 pages also gives that idea.

 

[MerricB]

I have a hypothesis that WotC likes doing this. They know that some people like to search Amazon for scoops, so they make sure Amazon gets the scoop first. This creates a demand for more information. Later they make a general announcement or ship the product catalog, the creates even more demand for more information.

From what I understand, the reason Amazon has the data first is because Amazon demands a long lead-time in its product listings. Even if you're not quite sure of the full product details yet, you've still got to send in a listing months in advance.

So, Wizards might not have finished working out the full details of a product, but they've still got to send *something* to Amazon.

Cheers!

 

[ggroy]

Information for new WotC titles show up approximately nine months in advance on amazon like clockwork.

 

[fanboy2000]

Wizards might not have finished working out the full details of a product, but they've still got to send *something* to Amazon.

Your probably right. Long lead times seem to be true in the book and magazine trade in general. Diamond, the U.S. distributor of comic books, demands solicitations three months in advance. This appears to annoy publishers quite often.

Cheers!

Cheers!

 

[Matt James]

Correct, Amazon.com requires X amount of time in advance to list products.

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

Information for new WotC titles show up approximately nine months in advance on amazon like clockwork.

Which also gives us an idea on how far in advance WotC is already thinking about their next releases, right?

 

[ggroy]

Which also gives us an idea on how far in advance WotC is already thinking about their next releases, right?

In practice, this is a consequence of it.

As to whether this 9 month advance notice is standard practice in the book trade and/or something which is self-imposed by WotC, I don't know offhand. (Somebody in the book trade can probably comment more authoritatively on this).