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Settings with integral campaigns attached. NPCs, region maps, floorplans, bestiary, specific setting rules, scenarios, that kind of thing. So the option is there for lazy GMs, or uninspired ones maybe. Its like looking at a blank piece of paper in a way.
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All of the setting books i've read so far contained NPC stats, bestiary if it made sense, maps and special versions of advantages and skills for the setting, but the books you mentioned are not setting but genre books, they are meant to support you in building your own setting in a given genre. Most settings also included a lot of adventure hooks wich can be expanded into a campaign, and for me this format works way better then complete adventures where most of the details wouldnt fit the characters of my players.