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I really dont get it. They know that there still are players holding off the plunge into digital media, and they know there is money to be made.

Cost for printing is also far less than to say this would be an expensive investment.

And now that the new GK codex has invalidated all Inquisitorial parts of most peoples' armylists, the least thing GW could do (i.e. while they are anyway at it, having the decency to at least give a reach-around) is releasing a hardback Inquisition codex. Emperor knows why they still refuse to.

Logistics and shelf space

Printing doesnt cost much money, however shipping it to all stores, like alltheir printed codexes are, costs. For not likely many sales.

Shops have limited shelf space. This would crowd out other dexes, or other stock, for not much return.

Its also a good tester, at a guess, to see how take up of digital only goes, as that is where they will likely want to head - easier to maintain.

Actually, it was already stated that once the cycle is complete and we got BA, DE and necrons in hardback, inqusition (presumably expanded) WILL be getting a hardcover. along with SoB (also presumably with models at long last, won't count on it though)

Stated by whom? At the 40k open day there was absolutely no such information

nosferatu1001 wrote:
Logistics and shelf space

Printing doesnt cost much money, however shipping it to all stores, like alltheir printed codexes are, costs. For not likely many sales.

Shops have limited shelf space. This would crowd out other dexes, or other stock, for not much return.

Its also a good tester, at a guess, to see how take up of digital only goes, as that is where they will likely want to head - easier to maintain.

See but the thing is, the MT dex is already in hardback.

Yes, and? That also had new model releases to go with it, available in store.

Inquisition? Not so much

BoomWolf wrote:Actually, it was already stated that once the cycle is complete and we got BA, DE and necrons in hardback, inqusition (presumably expanded) WILL be getting a hardcover. along with SoB (also presumably with models at long last, won't count on it though)

nosferatu1001 wrote:Stated by whom? At the 40k open day there was absolutely no such information

I want the answer to this one too please.

Well, I think they are afraid to stock a codex which is hardly requested. The same holds for all this limited edition stuff. No stock, no additional costs.

If it's the shipping costs to all their stores that's that problem, then why don't they just make the hard cover direct only from the online store?

SOB getting a hard cover? LOL!
Its about logistics. Setting the book up for printing costs money, GW doesnt see a significant enough return to justify the costs.

 BoomWolf wrote:
Actually, it was already stated that once the cycle is complete and we got BA, DE and necrons in hardback, inqusition (presumably expanded) WILL be getting a hardcover. along with SoB (also presumably with models at long last, won't count on it though)

Citation needed.

I shall correct myself, I got a bit confused here and refered to intel on Natfka as declared facts. it is NOT.
However, it was said that SoB was already written some time ago, and they are just messing up the molds and can't get them right for some reason, and that Inqusition is being worked on.

The presumptions of models and expansion are, indeed, just presumptions.

 wuestenfux wrote:
Well, I think they are afraid to stock a codex which is hardly requested. The same holds for all this limited edition stuff. No stock, no additional costs.

Since they don't listen to their customers, they can't tell if it is requested or not...
If they released it and it sold, they'd add a new wave after the next codex cycle.
If not, they have no way to gauge how well it would sell.

But the hardback-or-not is an odd one.
Scions are in hardback, as they have models.
The same with Gazkhull (?) and the Tau sub-dex?

As for shelf space, just make them Direct Only.

I have no interest in digital only bs. Make a hard copy or GTFO!

I assumed most supplements (if not all) were direct-only, so I wouldn't figure shelf space was a problem.

 Brother SRM wrote:
I assumed most supplements (if not all) were direct-only, so I wouldn't figure shelf space was a problem.

My FLGS carries the codex supplements, in addition to the codecies.

Now that Inquisition has been completely severed from the Grey Knights Codex we could very well see a hard back codex for Inquisition. Just because they haven't released it yet doesn't mean they won't in the future. Perhaps they are working on a single plastic kit that allows you to make any of the four inquisitors and a warband. Say an Inquisitor and 10 other models. Price it at around $75 and people would buy it, they'd complain about the price, but it would sell. Imperial Knights and Militarum Tempestus certainly show they are willing to invest in a hard cover codex for a one unit army.