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Originally Posted by beetle496
If the 4e POD books were interior color, and still at $5 less than the hardcover version, it think that would represent a fair value.
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You're failing to note the realities of inflation. GURPS High-Tech, for example, was released in 2007 at an MSRP of $37.95. If we adjust for inflation, that $37.95 is the equivalent of (approximately) $47.94 today.
If we reverse the numbers, the $29.95 price of GURPS High-Tech in POD today would be the equivalent of (approximately) $23.71 in 2007.
If we were to publish GURPS High-Tech as a color hardcover today, the MSRP would very likely be set at $49.95. Maybe even more than that, considering that Ghosts of Saltmarsh -- a 256-page Dungeons & Dragons color hardcover -- is priced at $49.95. And they print way, way more units of those D&D hardcovers than we would if we were printing GURPS High-Tech in color today.
Game lines that extend for decades often make the mistake of not adjusting for current conditions. And gamers who have followed lines for decades often forget that time marches on and, with it, the impact of inflation.
Based on market conditions and in-house costs, the GURPS On Demand books are priced as necessary.