The price of a SW Book?

Executor · Post by **Executor** » 2002-07-26 10:14pm

If a new Star Wars Book came out that was a cross between the ICS and the Imperial Sourcebook, so it contained fully detailed information on ships, such as full weapons and crew numbers and yields, carried ships etc, a complete Order of battle, included battleships destroyers, fighters, army units etc, detailed info on ground vehicles etc. Pretty much like the US and USSR War Mahine books I have from the 80s cold war era. It would be very detailed and probaly quite thick, lets say its around half to three quarters as thick as the SW Chronicles. Would you be intrested in buying it? Would you prefer it as a single book or as a weekly or monthly collection series that you put into a ring folder? How much would you be willing to pay for it?
If you could also give the price of what the EPII ICS costs in your country for a comparison, it would be helpful. Its around £15 here i think. I was crazy enough to spend £100 on the Chronicles, so if such a book was publised and was really good i would likely pay up to that price.

Thanks.

Lee

Master of Ossus · Post by **Master of Ossus** » 2002-07-26 10:53pm

I would pay that much. That's about $140, but I think it would be worth it.

David · Post by **David** » 2002-07-26 11:46pm

Definitely worth it. I would want one book.

Mr. B · Post by **Mr. B** » 2002-07-26 11:55pm

I have no idea what that is in dollars but I would buy it.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-07-27 12:07am

It depends on how big it was. If it detailed 100 vessels, I'd buy it, for about $70 max.

Post by **Mr Bean** » 2002-07-27 08:23am

If it had some nice numbers I'd pay extra

(IE 50 Mega-ton LIGHT TL on TIE's :d 100 GT Mediums and ooh 10 Teraton HTL

)

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2002-07-27 02:41pm

As long as the author is Dr. Curtis Saxton.

Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi · Post by **Asst. Asst. Lt. Cmdr. Smi** » 2002-07-27 02:58pm

Such a book might also re quire help and advice from other people, like say, Mike Wong.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2002-07-28 12:03am

Something like http://www.usni.org/webstore/shopexd.asp?id=18925 , yes?

Shadowfyre · Post by **Shadowfyre** » 2002-07-28 12:49am

I'd definitely buy it. I'm drooling at the mere idea.

Executor · Post by **Executor** » 2002-07-28 09:45am

phongn wrote:Something like http://www.usni.org/webstore/shopexd.asp?id=18925 , yes?

Yes exackley like that, but also with similar for the Army, Starfighters, Stormtroopers, Intelligence Agencies etc. Also all full command structures ranging from the military to a Moff or Grand Moffs staff.
Its highly unlickley such a book would be done, but i do think if it was, it would have pretty good sale figures.

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-07-28 09:52am

Such is certainly my ultimate dream as far as SW tech literature is concerned.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-07-28 01:46pm

I'd also buy it, and ram it up darkstar where the sun doesn't shine, and another on for myself.

Post by **NecronLord** » 2002-07-28 01:47pm

also there should probably be a CD version of that too, preferabley with full shematics for everything, we can dream...

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-07-28 02:51pm

Or perhaps full Star Destroyer deckplans which include every single corridor and all the systems, their locations, their functions...

Executor · Post by **Executor** » 2002-07-28 03:52pm

Cpt_Frank wrote:Or perhaps full Star Destroyer deckplans which include every single corridor and all the systems, their locations, their functions...

That would be excellant, but can you imagine the amount of time that would take. I can imagine that would take at least a year to do, then you would be looking at a huge price increase

Cpt_Frank · Post by **Cpt_Frank** » 2002-07-28 05:11pm

Yeah, those should perhaps be sold seperate to keep the price of the book lower.
Nonetheless, I would just love to have complete SD deckplans, even if they were expensive. That kind of stuff has been done for ST ships (E-D for example), and the ISD deserves them as well.

Executor · Post by **Executor** » 2002-07-28 06:43pm

Cpt_Frank wrote:Yeah, those should perhaps be sold seperate to keep the price of the book lower.
Nonetheless, I would just love to have complete SD deckplans, even if they were expensive. That kind of stuff has been done for ST ships (E-D for example), and the ISD deserves them as well.

Yes I know, I have the deckplans for the E-D, i think they are good and would love to have them done for the ISD, or even better an Executor class. Its crazy but I'd probably pay a couple of hundred pounds for deckplans of the Executor. A shocking thought, what if someone did the deckplans for the death star, you would need at least a lorry to carry them...