[Disclaimer]The following is baseless speculation pulled entirely from my fundament. It in no way reflects any official or unofficial policy, plan, or secret machination of anyone at Steve Jackson Games, Inc. Someone who can speak officially to this will be by later to refute me. Or not. Remain where you are, remain calm, and have a nice day.[/Disclaimer]
From the
2010 Annual Report to the Stakeholders
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Originally Posted by 2010 Stakeholders Report
Print On Demand
For more than a year, we have had a room sitting empty, waiting for a Print On Demand system, and a firm intention to do something about it. But we haven't. Maybe this year.
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If SJ games does get a PoD installation set up, I would not be surprised to see copies of the
GURPS Basic Set available that way, if and when the Basic Set goes out of print. Given the cost constraints of print on demand, I would imagine that anything produced through such means would likely be softcover. Should this come to pass, however, I would expect such Basic Set softcovers to be only available on demand from
Warehouse 23 and not available from your FLGS. When such a thing might come to pass is, if ever, is difficult to say. As the Basic Set is an important flagship product, I imagine SJG would like to keep it in print, in a full cover hardback edition for as long as doing so makes any kind of financial sense. Such full color hardbacks seem to be the
de facto industry standard these days, and what the majority of customers demand.
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