Obviously, you are passionate about this, but... Everyone increases prices. GW is no different. That being said, GW has even decreased prices in the last year with bundling and new kits for some models. Are their prices high? Yep, but they've always been that way and it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.
I can't talk about Fantasy favoring FoC vs FoO since I know jack-all about Fantasy, although they did the opposite for 40k. Important Codices as e-books is little different than important Codices in White Dwarf. The difference is that you can get the book easily after the 'print' date, which was often impossible or spendy for WD back issues (SOB WD Dex anyone?). As for FAQs, I agree. They need to update them.