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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 7658841" data-attributes="member: 2525">Everyone uses someone else's platform(s) in some ways.  Even if it's just a credit card processing agent, or a web development company that fits the shopping cart into their main site.  There is no issue I know of with using OneBookShelf as the back-end with D&D branding on the front-end. What, you think changing the url to "wizards.com/purchase" would be a meaningfully different? I don't. In fact I'd say the security and design elements are far superior than what WOTC would end up doing if they hired someone to program it in-house.  And I think it's better than Paizo's shopping cart system in many ways as well.  What do you see as the issue with using OneBookShelf as the back-end?Because there are very substantial issues with developing an in-house distribution system, which was one of the many things TSR did which took their focus off their core specialties.  I think it's wise that the only time WOTC sells direct to customers is at a few conventions.  Better for their retail stores, and better for their own internal focus.  This is also one reason they sold off their Wizards retail shops.No it's not.  There is no "100%" about it.  They have an online store.  It sells their products.  It does not sell all their products, but that's not the claim I was responding to.  It shares a very small portion of their revenue with a back-end designer, but that's not the claim I was responding to.  I was responding to the claim they have no online store - which isn't accurate.  No matter how you try and spin it, they do have an online store.The stuff dndclassics is selling is in pretty good demand.  Look around EnWorld and you will see plenty of discussion of it.  Much of it has never seen PDF distribution before.  A lot of it is evergreen stuff, like settings.  Just because it does not interest you, that does not mean it doesn't interest plenty of other people who are clamoring to buy the first time digital release of settings and adventures they love.As for physical stuff - I don't but that for a second.  If you want to buy a physical copy online, you buy it at discount at Barnes and Nobel or Amazon or one of the other online companies.  Why would you want to buy it direct from Wizards at full price instead of 30-40% off at another site? They're both online shopping carts selling you the identical product.  Companies that sell direct, do it because they make more money by charging closer to or at full retail price and making sure B&N and Amazon and such either don't get it, or don't get it at the same discounts that Wizards is able to give those stores.</blockquote>

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