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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark Hope" data-source="post: 3184119" data-attributes="member: 27051">I have noticed that most FLGS prices simple cannot hope to compete with online prices these days.  I'm not talking about discounts in the region of 10% to 15%, such as those offered by Amazon.  Those make sense, and I'd be happy to pay that little bit more to support the store.  Only buying a book or two a month means that the extra £2 or £3 is not a deal-breaker.But more and more I am seeing online sellers offering prices waaay below what even Amazon can offer.  The recent WotC hardbacks are being offered for £10 and change.  Sourge of the Howling Horde is going for £4 and pennies.  Even with shipping, this is so much of a saving that I find it hard to refuse.  Savings of £10 to £15 a month make a big difference.I guess what I am saying is that price hike or no price hike, the flgs is going to lose business anyway.  They can't hope to compete with prices like this and maybe adding a few bucks or quid to their prices is the only way they can make a profit in the longer term.  They can't compete with low-priced online retailers, so maybe they are hoping to reduce their losses by getting an extra few dollars on those books that they do manage to sell.  Not sure.  Bit grim for the flgs, really, but the gaming hobby seems to have moved beyond the point where the flgs is even necessary anymore.</blockquote>