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Message: <blockquote data-quote="trancejeremy" data-source="post: 1174855" data-attributes="member: 924">When I go to buy a d20 book, the main factor is the subject. For instance, if someone puts out a d20 book about vampires, I will buy it sooner or later (probably sooner).Then comes price (or value). For instance, at one time, there were 3 Witch books on the market at the same time (within months). I bought the Mongoose one simply because it was a better value in terms of what you get. ($20 for 128 pages vs $15 for 64 pages vs $25 for $112 pages). Those two are actually the biggest factors. There's a lot of books I want but I can't justify buying due to the price, and there are books I've bought simply because they were incredibly cheap.Then comes author. There are certain authors I really like. There are certain authors that I really hate. I also don't like books that have a lot of authors, as the end results tend to be disjointed.Lastly comes company. While it's important for editing and layout, many times authors work for several companies. So a company brand is meaningless, because they will sometimes publish a terrible author just because they can finish a manuscript on time. Is company quality important? Yes, but only a little. I've basically stopped buying from FFG, Mongoose & AEG because of poor quality products (IMHO). But despite that, I bought the Stargate RPG from AEG simply because I liked Stargate. I recently bought the Encyclopedia of Angels from Fast Forward because it was the only book of its type available.Anyway, I can see companies concentrating on the more profitable subjects (splatbooks presumably), while books on more niche subjects are abandoned. Which is a shame, but on the other hand, I do wonder how some books make money. For instance, Bastion Press's "Into The Green". It's a book about green ecosystems. It's actually a very good book, and enjoyable to read. But the only reason I have it was that I was fortunate to get a review copy. I simply never would have bought it, just because of the subject. I really can't think many people would ever want to buy the book, because it's not something that is terribly exciting or "cool".</blockquote>

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