Mercenary to be hardback?

[Samvail1]

I noticed that the second release for Traveller, Mercenary, is to be hardback. Surely as a suplement it would be more cost effective (and lighter) to produce it as a softback book. Consider that there may well be a whole slew of supplements you want to take to a gaming session, imagine the weight! Worse than D&D. It may also be helpful to steer clear of hardbacks to avoid the warping problem which seems all too common at the moment.

I assume heavier hardbacks are more expensive to ship as you get a lower number of units per ton. So why bother with hardbacks?

Sam

 

[TrippyHippy]

Take a laptop and pick up the pdf. files, instead?

Then advantage of hardback, generally is that it is harder wearing, and usually looks nicer. I know that I much prefer my Call of Cthulhu books to be in hardback....a wish that isn't always granted.

Hopefully, the whole run of Traveller will be in hardback too....with the possible exception of adventures.

 

[Samvail1]

I think that hardback for a 120pp book is pointless. The front and back covers alone will be almost the same thickness as the internal pages.

I'm mostly concerned about the weight generated by the series of supplements. Mercenary, High Guard, Merchant prince, the Scout one, plus endless other supplements is going to add up to the weight of a small moon.

Anyway, maybe with their POD technology, they will be producing both soft and hardback versions, and combination books with the entire character supplement collection in one big book, making my concern moot.

Lets hope so.
P.s. I hate pdf's and would rather hold a proper book.

Sam

 

[TrippyHippy]

It's not really a concern of mine, I have to say, as I like hardback books - even if they have only 120 pages.

Still, I'll happilly join in a petition for a lbb, in the pocket format that Mongoose have used for some of their other D20 games.

 

[pasuuli]

I say: make it 250 pages. Solves all problems!

Well, except for cost, perhaps.

 

[Takei]

Still, I'll happilly join in a petition for a lbb, in the pocket format that Mongoose have used for some of their other D20 games.

Sign me up!