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<blockquote data-quote="Parmandur" data-source="post: 7963768" data-attributes="member: 6780330">In terms of cost accounting, percentage of the book isn't relevant, hours of entertainment is what counts. A current D&amp;D hardcover costs less than dinner and a movie around these parts (when theatres and restraunts are operational). It is therefore reasonable to spend less than the cost of dinner and a movie for about 4-6 hours of entertainment. A current D&amp;D product has way more than 4-6 hours of entertainment value built in, and is therefore a reasonable investment of entertainment budget.WotC has made their strategy of making books that portions will appeal to different markets: they are willing to put out something like the Waterdeep Enchiridion (which is indeed in Dragon Heist, not DotMM), but there is no value for them putting together a book that reduces the value of multiple other books. Nor should they. If the Chult material isn't worth a few bucks on Amazon to you, then it's not worth enough to justify reprinting while it is still in print.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Parmandur, post: 7963768, member: 6780330"] In terms of cost accounting, percentage of the book isn't relevant, hours of entertainment is what counts. A current D&D hardcover costs less than dinner and a movie around these parts (when theatres and restraunts are operational). It is therefore reasonable to spend less than the cost of dinner and a movie for about 4-6 hours of entertainment. A current D&D product has way more than 4-6 hours of entertainment value built in, and is therefore a reasonable investment of entertainment budget. WotC has made their strategy of making books that portions will appeal to different markets: they are willing to put out something like the Waterdeep Enchiridion (which is indeed in Dragon Heist, not DotMM), but there is no value for them putting together a book that reduces the value of multiple other books. Nor should they. If the Chult material isn't worth a few bucks on Amazon to you, then it's not worth enough to justify reprinting while it is still in print. [/QUOTE]

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