Price of the PHBI, or a wild guess?

[Thaumaturge]

Over on Paizo's boards Boxhead noticed chapters.indigo.ca already has the 4e PHBI up for preorder. The price is CDN$37.95. I checked over at amazon.ca, and the 3e PHBI is CDN$42.00. Hopefully, this means the PHBI will be USD $25 or so. Any other speculation? Anyone else think Chapters might just be taking a shot in the dark? (FYI I checked amazon for 4e PHBs, and no joy).

Thaumaturge.

 

[Mercule]

It wouldn't surprise me at all to see WotC do the discounted first print like they did with 3E. I expect the eventual price will be comparable to the current PHB, though.

 

[Kaodi]

And here I was hoping that early adopters would get the same discout they did back when 3e was launched.

 

[Agamon]

Over on Paizo's boards Boxhead noticed chapters.indigo.ca already has the 4e PHBI up for preorder. The price is CDN$37.95. I checked over at amazon.ca, and the 3e PHBI is CDN$42.00. Hopefully, this means the PHBI will be USD $25 or so. Any other speculation? Anyone else think Chapters might just be taking a shot in the dark? (FYI I checked amazon for 4e PHBs, and no joy).

Methinks you misjudge the current strength of the Canadian dollar. Back when 3E came out, yeah, $40CDN = $25US. Now it's more like $40CDN = $38US

 

[Simia Saturnalia]

Methinks you misjudge the current strength of the Canadian dollar. Back when 3E came out, yeah, $40CDN = $25US. Now it's more like $40CDN = $38US

$37.90 right now, in fact.

 

[an_idol_mind]

I'm really hoping for the core books to get a 3e-esque discount when they're first launched. At the moment, the cover price of the books will be a huge factor in my decision to pick up the next edition or not.

 

[drothgery]

It looks like Amazon.com is listing the PH1 for US$29.95 (with no discount).

 

[Agamon]

OTOH, maybe if they make more money on the core books, they don't need to try and make as much on supplements....

Yeah, okay, doesn't work like that, but it's a nice theory.

 

[S'mon]

I'd expect them to charge ca $30/book, although personally I'd much rather have a smaller game which doesn't cost $90+ to get started. Around £30/$60 would be ok. One other good possibility would be a Basic game covering the first 10 (of 30) levels for around $40-$45, released in conjunction with the hardbacks. A boxed set that could be sold alongside Monopoly and Clue(do) would be best for bringing in new players.

 

[blargney the second]

Gotta love the book publishing industry. Our dollars are virtually on par, but they're still printing books and magazines with a 30% exchange rate.