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<blockquote data-quote="Coldwyn" data-source="post: 5434646" data-attributes="member: 10041">I understood that quite well.That´s one of the reasons I said it would be a hell of an investment in money and manpower.It boils down to the same basic problems Transbot9 also mentioned:First of all, you´d need to recreate the basic files used for printing and color proofing, meaning you´d have to recreate the book wholecloth. Old finished books don´t help here at all. That´s the whole layouting process and everything associated with it all over again.So ten begins the aforementioned brand-dilution: When some parents walks into a B&amp;N and wants to buy D&amp;D for the kiddies and there´s a whole range of editions, all labeled Dungeons&amp;Dragons, some as PHB others in boxes, what to chose?And again, actively sold material should get product support, also additional costs.Lastly, we older games may know most or all editions that have been out there, you´d need to get that stuff advertised to the great unwashed to get some more buyers, meaning more adds all around, leading to more costs, else you´d only do a limited print-run for the diehard fans.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Coldwyn, post: 5434646, member: 10041"] I understood that quite well. That´s one of the reasons I said it would be a hell of an investment in money and manpower. It boils down to the same basic problems Transbot9 also mentioned: First of all, you´d need to recreate the basic files used for printing and color proofing, meaning you´d have to recreate the book wholecloth. Old finished books don´t help here at all. That´s the whole layouting process and everything associated with it all over again. So ten begins the aforementioned brand-dilution: When some parents walks into a B&N and wants to buy D&D for the kiddies and there´s a whole range of editions, all labeled Dungeons&Dragons, some as PHB others in boxes, what to chose? And again, actively sold material should get product support, also additional costs. Lastly, we older games may know most or all editions that have been out there, you´d need to get that stuff advertised to the great unwashed to get some more buyers, meaning more adds all around, leading to more costs, else you´d only do a limited print-run for the diehard fans. [/QUOTE]

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