Post originally by Robbie Proseus at 2004-11-16 15:10:41
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Absolutely! I truly wish we could sell the RandomAnime game screen for $14. As things are, at $18 it will still be considerably less profitable (per copy and overall) than the core rulebook.

Screens are almost universally the worst-selling items any game publisher produces. We fully expect to take a loss on ours, but we're going to publish it anyway, because our artists did exceptional work on it and they deserve recognition. Even if no one else wants to buy it (which I'm sure isn't the case), WE want our copies!

I'd wager that White Wolf, if anybody, can afford to print in such great quantities that even a high quality screen such as theirs is more affordable. I haven't seen the screen myself, but just going by this review, it sounds like they didn't shell out for any new color artwork or really fancy graphic design, which also helps keep costs down.