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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Djeta Thernadier" data-source="post: 1102456" data-attributes="member: 12043">I work for a huge publisher and I know that some books are super cheap to produce but that books with a lot of artwork, and a smaller select target audience are way more expensive. Most RPG books are in a different format than the standard hardcover novel and that difference in size can make a big difference in cost. Not so much because of the size difference itself, but because certain sizes of paper are not used as often, therefore making them more expensive. Also, typically the more copies you have printed, the less it costs. Unfortunately, until the Monster Manual shows up on the NY Times Bestsellers list, RPG companies are going to have to print less to keep themselves in business.  I DO agree that a lot of the books are pricy, but they also last. These books need to be bound well because as reference books, they are not simply read and then put on a shelf like a novel. Compared to a hardcover book by James Patterson or Sandra Brown, I'd say RPG books give you more value for your money. (*not just because I don't care for those two authors works...they aren't my type of reading...but they were the first two bestsellers who popped into my head).The average hardcover novel has a cover price of around $25.95 and often costs about $4 to make. *Most* readers read them once and then buy a new book to read next. Most hardcover RPG books, if I had to guess, cost at least $10-12 to make and sell for $30-$35. These are referened repeatedly by readers over the course of the years until an update comes out. When you think of it that way, I don't think it's that bad. It's just that compared to other types of books, they cost more.</blockquote>

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