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 RF> Actually, in the RPG world (as in actual tabletop RPG
 RF> games) there has been a tendency for increasing quality at
 RF> the expense of quantity and price for quite a while.

And where is that so-called quality being produced?  China?

I'm repeatedly disappointed that many books have "printed/ 
bound/manufactured" in China markers.


 RF> I have noticed many RPG manuals come with thicker paper,
 RF> better inking, more illustrations... you name it. ...

There is still something quite satisfying holding a well-made  
book.

[...]

 RF> What I mean is that there is a niche for hobbyists who are
 RF> willing to spend loads of money without a need for it.

Going back to the Grisham Limited-Edition at $325CDN, it seems  
a crazy high price though for a contemporary, short-chapters  
style book, and something that might only be read once, or  
never at all, and primarily only "collected".  He's not even  
that old to be considered collection-worthy, born in 1955.

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