We changed to €24.99 as the standard price at some point around 2010, but did not change the prices for a long time, till rampant inflation brought the books to €27.99 in general in 2022 and now some books are increased to €29.99 in 2025.
I thought it was interesting to see how this correlates with general inflation in the economy. Chess books are cheap!
I agree…QC books very reasonably priced which means I have way too many including openings I never really tried in a serious game but are much better value than many chessable courses though would still prefer it to go away from the ‘ hardcover first and then paperback 6 months later ‘ model which is just a frustration. I don’t remember ever wanting to pay more for one of your books in hardcover so bad I couldn’t wait a while but you probably lost some sales as the initial interest when it was released had died down and I never did make the purchase. Film companies used to do that and make you wait before you could buy the dvd….please just release both options at the same time and let the customers choose! If it really brings in a lot of extra revenue for you from those who do want to pay through the nose for immediate gratification so be it but New in Chess which you also own seems to go for the release them at the same time model….not sure why it is different?
Now if you can manage to camouflage the covers so I don’t drive my wife demented with another chess book that would be worth paying a premium for 🤣
I have a simple question but I realize it may be difficult to answer: what are the chances that the book “A Matter of Middlegame Technique by Jacob Aagaard” will be published in 2025?
I am the other kind of (quality-) chess book buyer.
As much as possible i ALWAYS buy chess-books in hardcover because – in my opinion – they are simply way superior to the paperback-editions.
My Aagaard/Ntirlis French-book (paperback edition) is completely destroyed after reading it because of loose pages…
I’m glad that works for you…I’ve never had any issues with the binding of any of my QC books except the Semi Slav one but considering that just a blip. But I would still like the choice. More recent releases seem to have the paperbacks and hardback at same time but not sure this is a permanent change
Alright.
I see two new books coming out at the exact same time – June 4.
One is about converting an extra pawn.
The other is about pawn sacrifices.
Someone at Quality Chess please explain this disgusting, blatant display of cognitive dissonance?
I kid. I will be getting both.
Awesome.
I have so many brilliant training books by Quality Chess, Avrukh’s d4, all the 1…e5 Repertoire books as well as Vigoritos Najdorf and Jones King’s Indian.
Looking forward to these ones as well.
I am also desperately waiting on the GM Rep 1. e4 vs the Spanish. Is that one in the pipelines as well and coming any time soon? Or ever?