"Tokens only" purchase in compendiums

Thanks for the suggestion :) To give my view of such an initiative - in both Volo's and Mordenkainen's, the large bulk and value of the content is exactly that (token, stats, and implementation). The lore sections themselves are great and fun, but constitute very little in terms of VTT integration. Removing those sections would be removing such a minor part of the implementation, that the retail value would be effected minimally (even if we could get licensing approval to release a 'stripped down' version of the book), and would likely generate more customer confusion on why there are 2 copies of one product. To the core of your point, it sounds like affordability may be your main criticism of the product. We're always looking for ways to bring more value to products (such as the addition of Charactermancer support in previously released product), as well as seeing where we can contractually - as well as sustainably for ourselves - create a price point that is accessible. I definitely hear you there, and appreciate you sharing your thoughts!