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he PDF of the Castle Keeper's Guide costs more than the actual book

Started by AnthonyRoberson, February 17, 2011, 08:56:37 PM

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Benoist

#45
February 19, 2011, 07:19:16 PM
Hey, jgants. Your "review" (rant) of the TOC was quoted on the TLG forums: see there.

Hackmaster

#46
February 20, 2011, 11:32:37 AM
The prices on their print books are quite reasonable, and they frequently have good sales. The ridiculousness of their PDF pricing and policies (no free updates until now) just baffles me. The best idea I have is that they have a willful ignorance. Just as JGants can review a book with only having read the table of contents, the Troll Lord guys decided they don't like PDFs and aren't going to bother actually looking into the medium to find out how to best utilize it.
 

Ian Warner

#47
February 20, 2011, 01:28:21 PM
There was a cartoon in the Times that summed this up.

Scene: An Ebook Publisher's office.

Publisher: It's simple really... you just scroll down... and pick whatever price you think you can get away with!
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Zachary The First

#48
February 20, 2011, 06:24:36 PM
This is sad. I am/was a big a booster for C&C as anyone, but I'm not paying that. The TOC doesn't do anything for me, either.



Quote from: RPGPundit;441176Then later, you could claim a "99% off sale"!

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Spinachcat

#49
February 20, 2011, 08:00:53 PM
I read a detailed chapter by chapter review on Dragonsfoot of the CKG.  It looked interesting, but not interesting enough to buy at $30.

I'd still happily run and play C&C.

jgants

#50
February 20, 2011, 10:15:04 PM
Quote from: Benoist;441229Hey, jgants. Your "review" (rant) of the TOC was quoted on the TLG forums: see there.

LOL.  After all the shit that gets talked on the Internet, they single out my half-serious mocking of a table of contents preview for making a book look uninteresting.  But then, reading comprehension didn't seem to be their strong suit (based on that thread) so I'm not sure they all got that.
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February 21, 2011, 12:57:29 AM
Quote from: Zachary The First;441441Oh, you guys have to that for whatever you do next....

Nah, it just wouldn't be the same.  Gnomemurdered was the one to do this with. That ship has sailed.

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