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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Snarf Zagyg" data-source="post: 9034826" data-attributes="member: 7023840">There's one other massive factor that [USER=7030526]@Henadic Theologian[/USER] and [USER=6747251]@Micah Sweet[/USER] are not paying attention to-Hasbro (and to a much lesser extent Paizo) set the market rates for gaming books. They have market power. When they raise rates for core books, such as these, to acknowledge inflation, that creates a marker (an anchor effect) for consumers-This is now the "price" moving forward for this type of book.Why is this important? Well, if you're a smaller indie publisher, or an independent creative, you are a minnow operating in this market. You are not a price maker. But now? You are able to raise your own prices to at, or near, the prices charged by the market makers.Given the notoriously poor margins in this industry, the ability to charge fair prices for work is always a good thing. No, Hasbro isn't thinking of the little guy when they raise prices to account for inflation. But the little guy in terms of others in the industry will benefit from their own ability to raise prices and remain competitive.</blockquote>