![]() ![]() So the hobby store must have been taking in and around a 50% margin plus their passing along their shipping costs. Called the one closest to me up and asked what price my store would pay to pick up this text. I called up Wizards of the Coast and got a list of their Canadian Distributers. OK at the game store a book like the Players handbook goes for about $40 Canadian. First off I'm in Canada so prices are in Canadian Dollars but the same system would apply in the States. I doubt there is a solution to the problem within the present economic system for books. Is it time to reconsider what our hobby is costing its enthusiasts? I also realize that these prices aren't too far off what you'd pay for a normal fiction hardcover nowadays. I realize that with smaller companies making higher-quality products, prices will jump. In today's economy, as bad as it is, are we pricing a generation out of the hobby entirely? But what about younger gamers (and when I mean younger, I mean anywhere from 12-24 years old)? Most of the demographic I'm talking about don't have high-paying jobs. I have a relatively good, stable job, so for me, the anguish over buying sourcebooks isn't too great. These are the prices that stare at me from the backs of the books I'm contemplating buying. ![]() I'd like to know how everyone feels about it:Īre we pricing younger gamers out of the hobby? Just a notion that's been running through my head lately, after recently converting over from 2nd Edition. ![]()
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