RE: [DL] The dead of Deadlands?

[Allan Seyberth <darious@darious.com>]

 >I understand this post/point, and agree with it to a limited extent.
 >However, with the d20 glut, combined with the tight budgets among my gamers,
 >the free Deadlands Player's guide has been a god-(shane?)send.

Aye - and it's a tactic already proven effective.    That's why the core 
D20 books (PHB, DMG, MM) sold for $20 each.  So that the low price point 
can serve as an lead in to the later books that will sell for a higher 
price point.  I really doubt that the 3.5 edition rulebook are going to be 
that cheap. . .

The other thing to look at is in terms of cost-efficiency.  To truly get a 
decent price per unit, Shane would have to have a freaking butt-load of 
books made.  Books that have to be paid for up-front.  That's money 
invested into inventory with a turnover rated in years - meaning a very 
slow trickle in as profit.
Now double that trend as there is the Marshal's Handbook to consider.

This way he gets to feed interest in the game which directly turns into 
sales for the Marshal's book and quite likely also pushes the splatbooks 
and adventures.  He does give up that slow profit on the Player's books 
which is more than made up in the increased sales of everything else.

Anyway.

I've got the feeling that this ride is far from over.

:-)


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Allan Seyberth
darious@darious.com

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