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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 1565913" data-attributes="member: 177">part of the issue is perception.  A book is a small thing, a single physical item. A great many books go for under $10.  So, when looking at their prices, $30 or $40 seems pretty steep, by comparison.A night on the town contains many things - drinks, dancing, movie, food, and the like.  Usually it is spent piecemeal.  while the overall experience has a cost, it is perceptually broken down, so no single part seems terribly expensive. Also, perhaps you don't get the mindset because of a difference in relative values.  You find the gaming book to be valuable.  Others (even other gamers) may find them less so.  For some folks, a night out at the movies is their one release for the week, and for them this is a very valuable thing.  If you don't find going out to the movies to be a big deal, you would think they are being unreasonable.  In essence - while prices paid for entertainment are somewhat uniform all over the country, the value of that entertainment varies from individual to individual.  The standard price for a movie is $8, but some folks find that cheap, and others pricey.</blockquote>