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<blockquote data-quote="TalonComics" data-source="post: 806705" data-attributes="member: 60"><p>Okay, that's it. Wal Mart selling D&D books online for 41% off is the last straw. My pet peeve has now been mangled.</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="color: red">Buying massively discounted gaming books from a store that has no interest in gaming *will* destroy the gaming market.</span> </strong></p><p>Wal Mart, which has one of the worst reputations for destroying locally owned businesses, couldn't care a less whether the gaming market thrives much less even exists. Their only goal is make you buy products from them. Period. End of story.</p><p></p><p>I know a lot of you don't have local game stores and in many places the local gaming store closed for what ever reason. Most of those reasons of course are money related. How many of you are buying the revised books from Amazon or Wal Mart over a local game store?</p><p></p><p>Believe me, I understand everyone wants to save money but at the expense of your hobby is not the way to do it. Yeah, I know, some of you are thinking I'm nuts but I've seen what massive discounting does to small businesses and small press companies as well. Places like Wal Mart demand companies give them a certain net price or they will refuse to sell their product. So, where do small press companies sell most of their product? That's right, speciality stores and small business retailers. So guess what happens to the small press companies when they have no place to sell their product?</p><p></p><p>"But Derek, I buy all of my small press books from a gaming store!" That's well and good but many game store retailers count on money from big publishers like Wizards of the Coast to pay their rent *and* provide money to purchase smaller press books. No WotC sales makes it difficult to stay in business to say the least. Much like the comicbook store side, small press continues to thrive with the help of large press's existence.</p><p></p><p>Before some of you go off on me and say I'm just jealous because I can't sell my product at massive discounts let me just say I could but it would be pointless. There's no point being in business if you can't pay the bills and you're essentially giving books away at cost. I'm also a gamer and have been for close to 23 years now. I want to see tabletop gaming continue and thrive in a competitive market. That won't happen if you give your gaming dollar to Wal Mart or any other massive discounter.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for considering this issue!</p><p></p><p>~Derek</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TalonComics, post: 806705, member: 60"] Okay, that's it. Wal Mart selling D&D books online for 41% off is the last straw. My pet peeve has now been mangled. [b][COLOR=red]Buying massively discounted gaming books from a store that has no interest in gaming *will* destroy the gaming market.[/COLOR] [/b] Wal Mart, which has one of the worst reputations for destroying locally owned businesses, couldn't care a less whether the gaming market thrives much less even exists. Their only goal is make you buy products from them. Period. End of story. I know a lot of you don't have local game stores and in many places the local gaming store closed for what ever reason. Most of those reasons of course are money related. How many of you are buying the revised books from Amazon or Wal Mart over a local game store? Believe me, I understand everyone wants to save money but at the expense of your hobby is not the way to do it. Yeah, I know, some of you are thinking I'm nuts but I've seen what massive discounting does to small businesses and small press companies as well. Places like Wal Mart demand companies give them a certain net price or they will refuse to sell their product. So, where do small press companies sell most of their product? That's right, speciality stores and small business retailers. So guess what happens to the small press companies when they have no place to sell their product? "But Derek, I buy all of my small press books from a gaming store!" That's well and good but many game store retailers count on money from big publishers like Wizards of the Coast to pay their rent *and* provide money to purchase smaller press books. No WotC sales makes it difficult to stay in business to say the least. Much like the comicbook store side, small press continues to thrive with the help of large press's existence. Before some of you go off on me and say I'm just jealous because I can't sell my product at massive discounts let me just say I could but it would be pointless. There's no point being in business if you can't pay the bills and you're essentially giving books away at cost. I'm also a gamer and have been for close to 23 years now. I want to see tabletop gaming continue and thrive in a competitive market. That won't happen if you give your gaming dollar to Wal Mart or any other massive discounter. Thanks for considering this issue! ~Derek [/QUOTE]
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