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<blockquote data-quote="WizarDru" data-source="post: 262067" data-attributes="member: 151">Except that this is poor business thinking.&nbsp; Remember, one of the reasons that TSR went bankrupt was the misguided belief that product lines that sold extremely well should be used to 'prop-up' poor selling ones.&nbsp; Earning a profit alone isn't a justification for publishing a book, and 2E released lots of mediocre supplements to lackluster sales.An individual book turning a profit is only part of the larger picture.&nbsp; Costs ranging from the office lease, computer software and photocopy toner all have to be paid....and these are directly calculated into the slim profit you discuss.&nbsp; A company can have a successful release and still go broke.&nbsp; Notice that all the d20 publishers except WOTC are, by and large, very small shops (often just one or two people).Without the 'bean counters' (and how long 'till the evil 'suits' are quoted on the scene) there might not be a business at all.&nbsp; WOTC isn't a charity, and not everyone agrees with SKR's assessment.&nbsp; I'm not sure how I fall on this particular issue...but I'm not purchasing it because I don't run a game in the Realms, and it doesn't appeal to me.&nbsp; I'm voting with my dollars...and if this proves the bean counters correct, then so be it.&nbsp; Because I did buy the ELH.&nbsp; A game company doesn't do it's customers a service by going out of business.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="WizarDru, post: 262067, member: 151"] Except that this is poor business thinking. Remember, one of the reasons that TSR went bankrupt was the misguided belief that product lines that sold extremely well should be used to 'prop-up' poor selling ones. Earning a profit alone isn't a justification for publishing a book, and 2E released lots of mediocre supplements to lackluster sales. An individual book turning a profit is only part of the larger picture. Costs ranging from the office lease, computer software and photocopy toner all have to be paid....and these are directly calculated into the slim profit you discuss. A company can have a successful release and still go broke. Notice that all the d20 publishers except WOTC are, by and large, very small shops (often just one or two people). Without the 'bean counters' (and how long 'till the evil 'suits' are quoted on the scene) there might not be a business at all. WOTC isn't a charity, and not everyone agrees with SKR's assessment. I'm not sure how I fall on this particular issue...but I'm not purchasing it because I don't run a game in the Realms, and it doesn't appeal to me. I'm voting with my dollars...and if this proves the bean counters correct, then so be it. Because I did buy the ELH. A game company doesn't do it's customers a service by going out of business. [/QUOTE]

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