Teos Abadie

And this is talked a lot about, you know, all over the Internet space amongst those little bubbles of us that talk about things like D&D online. I do think that number is really suspect. Right. But there's a lot behind it. The why of it. Right. Why is this number so low? It doesn't make a lot. And should we believe it? Right. So you can look at things to try to figure it out.

And this is talked a lot about, you know, all over the Internet space amongst those little bubbles of us that talk about things like D&D online. I do think that number is really suspect. Right. But there's a lot behind it. The why of it. Right. Why is this number so low? It doesn't make a lot. And should we believe it? Right. So you can look at things to try to figure it out.

Like, well, you know, Amazon has one page for the 2024 player handbook, which is the same as the 2014 one. You buy the player's handbook and you choose the version. So that kind of prevents it from having its own rank. You can analyze it. Maybe that's also causing these book scan sales to be weird.

Like, well, you know, Amazon has one page for the 2024 player handbook, which is the same as the 2014 one. You buy the player's handbook and you choose the version. So that kind of prevents it from having its own rank. You can analyze it. Maybe that's also causing these book scan sales to be weird.

I mean, I noted when I looked at the previous book scan set data two years ago or a year ago, whenever that was, that data sometimes had things like critical role books would be like smushed together. You know, like there wasn't you couldn't get the new book. You had to see the green Ronin one. Right. And so like when things like that happen, it can throw stuff off. That may be why.

I mean, I noted when I looked at the previous book scan set data two years ago or a year ago, whenever that was, that data sometimes had things like critical role books would be like smushed together. You know, like there wasn't you couldn't get the new book. You had to see the green Ronin one. Right. And so like when things like that happen, it can throw stuff off. That may be why.

Why this number doesn't make sense is because we know like 3000 were sold at Gen Con in a heartbeat. We hear gaming stores all over the place reporting strong sales. Multiple reports of distributors running out of books that they can't give them any. Stores talking about how they convinced their distributor to give them their last 20. Things like that.

Why this number doesn't make sense is because we know like 3000 were sold at Gen Con in a heartbeat. We hear gaming stores all over the place reporting strong sales. Multiple reports of distributors running out of books that they can't give them any. Stores talking about how they convinced their distributor to give them their last 20. Things like that.

We also had a report from the UK book scan showing that those numbers are higher than that US number. That's like 3,800 or something like that. It's a little higher. And we know the population of the UK and the interest level in the UK is not what the US is expecting. There are reports on ICV2, you know, around this. So none of it really makes sense for the book scan numbers to be that low.

We also had a report from the UK book scan showing that those numbers are higher than that US number. That's like 3,800 or something like that. It's a little higher. And we know the population of the UK and the interest level in the UK is not what the US is expecting. There are reports on ICV2, you know, around this. So none of it really makes sense for the book scan numbers to be that low.

Why are they that low? We don't know. And there are a lot of people guessing. And I would just caution to not, you know, not go, oh, I saw this thing, therefore, right? Like either something major has caused book scan to lag behind in its reporting. And there's a whole bunch of numbers to add to this number. In which case, we'll see this eventually, right?

Why are they that low? We don't know. And there are a lot of people guessing. And I would just caution to not, you know, not go, oh, I saw this thing, therefore, right? Like either something major has caused book scan to lag behind in its reporting. And there's a whole bunch of numbers to add to this number. In which case, we'll see this eventually, right?

Eventually, when you look at what the first month sales or two months or three months or whatever, or lifetime, and you know it's been three months and you're looking at lifetime, you will see a more normal data amount come out of it. So hopefully we get somebody who shares that, you know, sometime for now and we can look at it.

Eventually, when you look at what the first month sales or two months or three months or whatever, or lifetime, and you know it's been three months and you're looking at lifetime, you will see a more normal data amount come out of it. So hopefully we get somebody who shares that, you know, sometime for now and we can look at it.

Otherwise, it means there's been a titanic, unimaginable shift of how D&D is sold. from normal print channels to other, you know, like everybody's buying it from D&D Beyond. And realistically, that just doesn't make sense, Sean, because it means like all of America has just shifted how it buys. That's not generally how those things happen. So it's an interesting, you know, riddle.

Otherwise, it means there's been a titanic, unimaginable shift of how D&D is sold. from normal print channels to other, you know, like everybody's buying it from D&D Beyond. And realistically, that just doesn't make sense, Sean, because it means like all of America has just shifted how it buys. That's not generally how those things happen. So it's an interesting, you know, riddle.

And we'll have to figure out why it's wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's wrong.

And we'll have to figure out why it's wrong, but I'm pretty sure it's wrong.

But a little bit, I mean, again, this would be such a Titanic shift to suddenly say like, and no one's buying it on Amazon, right? Like, that's unlikely, right? No one's ever going to their Barnes & Noble anymore because everybody who previously purchased from a D&D Beyond is now. 3,700 is such a laughably small number. Yeah. You know, compared to like Tasha's, right? It had 124,000.

But a little bit, I mean, again, this would be such a Titanic shift to suddenly say like, and no one's buying it on Amazon, right? Like, that's unlikely, right? No one's ever going to their Barnes & Noble anymore because everybody who previously purchased from a D&D Beyond is now. 3,700 is such a laughably small number. Yeah. You know, compared to like Tasha's, right? It had 124,000.