Holy crap, WotC actually made a smart move and is reprinting the core AD&D 1e hardcovers:
[Product no longer available, here’s a link to a copy on Amazon.]
That said, the pricing is a bit off at $35 per book (unless I’m reading that wrong, but at 112 pages I don’t think they’re combining the 3 into a single volume). I just purchased extremely good copies of the 1st edition PHB, DMG, and MM (with the old covers) at GenCon’s auction last year for $18, $12, and $14 respectively. On the other hand, looks like at least some of that money is going towards the Gygax Memorial Fund, which I think is a good thing.
All in all, I’d say this looks like a great first step. Now, if they would just sell the old stuff in digital format…
Jesus, you guys find some great deals. I paid nearly double that for my set.
It’s sad that they’re so frightened of piracy. I’d buy kindle versions pretty damned quickly.
I guess the guy at the Troll Lord booth that said they were going to reprint these wasn’t wrong after all 😉