I keep a little database and page-for-page, TBTTG is THE most expensive d20 hardbound on the market. For a dollar more, you could have a S&S hardbound with around 250 pages.
Most definitely. Compared to other books on the market, which can go for as high as 24.95 for a softcover (bastion Press - which is good material mind you, just not cheap) this book has more pages and is a hardcover.
S&S is a GREAT price(25/Hardcover/250 pages whoo hoo!!), TBTG is a Good price(24/Harcover/128 pages). Spells and Magic isn't so good a price (25/96/softcover), though a great product other than price. Mongoose's Quintessential (sp!?) books are 20/128/softcover and seem to be establishing a standard....i hope!!
Is the hardcover worth the extra 4 bucks of the Quint softcovers? I certaintly think so.
Page-for-page is all well and good, but doesn't tell the whole story.