[Snowflakian]

Well, one of the reasons I mentioned the books myself, is because they are out of print, and the paperbacks are marginally cheap, around 5-8 bucks then with the figures cost, you're looking at maybe 18-25 for a Book and 2 figure set. Maybe only 16 or so for a single figure and book set. In my experience though, parents are more relaxed about these costs when it comes to getting kids to read, and enjoy reading. So as long as it could stay below 30, I could see parents being willing to buy these occasionally.

Barnes N Noble, Borders and so on could maybe push these, as could walmart, or toys r us, or other places. But honestly the figure push comes mostly after reading the book itself. So it'd take some kind of balance to do it right. Definitely would have to stick to the paperbacks though for cost, as the hardcovers would raise the price way too much.