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Message: <blockquote data-quote="bmfrosty" data-source="post: 6565234" data-attributes="member: 6788547">The problem isn't knowing where to buy the books.  The problem is player attrition and having an infrastructure for helping new players get into the hobby.  The stores offer a venue for new players who don't have friends that already play.  I guess the ideal is that new players come into stores and play for 3-6 months in store and make some new buddies with interest in the hobby who eventually split off into groups to play around kitchen tables.  The store is the easy starting point.  I think WotC sees direct value in having the stores continue to exist, and are going out of their way to lead people to using physical product in store instead of offering an easy digital alternative.</blockquote>