so the digital rulebook is available for pre order. I think this means that the 9th edition rumours for mid this year may be false and maybe we actually will see all army books get an 8th edition rule update.
this is something ive found about feait aswell. I think that he has good sources, but doesn't have the ability to filter and read between the lines properly. Others like Hastings and Avian are alot more reliable in that field i think.Faeit seems to have a bad habit of dredging any rumors found on the internet. rumor-mills also need to be more responsible. Accuracy is guaranteed when you throw everything at the wall - something will certainly stick.
Curious. Where are you getting this number?I think it will allow GW to put out some updated books without having to spend an additional 85% more in capital to print and distribute the hardcopy book.
GW doesn't have its own in house presses, many publishers don't now as its so much cheaper to have it done elsewhere.Black Library is a publishing company though right? Do they do the bindings and such in-house?
But yes, I definitely understand why they'd go digital. I think that the trend towards the limited edition Codexes and Armybooks is a sign of the future. Soon, they won't release a hardcopy of the book unless you pick up one of the 1,000 or so limited editions. That works just fine for me. If it keeps the cost of the eBooks down to a reasonable rate, I would rather spend $40 on 4 eBooks, and save the bigger $50+ purchases for the armies that I play regularly. Granted, I have everything in .pdf format and will continue to do so until that becomes entirely unfeasible (read: never) but I still support the releases for my main armies.
The way I see it, GW cost is prohibitive. I'm sure that they'll start cranking eBooks out for $40 eventually, but anything they can do to make the game less expensive is a huge bonus. They've got themselves in a vicious loop - GW minis are expensive, so more people buy from alternative sources or second hand, which cuts GW's profit margin, so they make the minis more expensive.
Especially with Fantasy, they need to realize that they're a mass-battles game, and they need to strive to compete with guys like Wargames Factory and Mantic, not guys like Avatars of War. Gw has the advantage of being one of -if not the- most widely played and recognized TTG companies in the world. How and why they aren't able to keep bringing new blood into the hobby is beyond me.
spot on. The medium is different but the price will remain the same as a printed work. There is also the advantage of delete stock or poor selling stock taking up warehouse space and so saving that expense and maximising that space also.Spot on MDSW.
Simply put, GW is going digital to save money. I do not think they will charge proportionately less for a digital copy than what they are saving with no actual print costs.
I tend to take the business's side of things in these type of discussions, so there's plenty of disagreeing on my end. No need to throw rocks, though.Guys guys!
I don't think you understand the rules of the internet!
You are supposed to disagree and throw rocks at eachother.