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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 4744089" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>WotC started doing pdfs in house long ago, I think it was even before 3e was anounced. They were super cheap to start, something like $3 each then.</p><p></p><p>They then spun it off to be run by an outside company still using their ESD format with special software for generating big pdfs.</p><p></p><p>Later it went on to rpgnow as straight pdfs.</p><p></p><p>Originally they said 3e pdfs would come on after a period of time but they did not show up, just the old edition ones with later scans being outsourced to be done quickly and cheaply leading to large file sizes and poor OCR.</p><p></p><p>I'm a little fuzzy on the interim period after that first outside distributing company stopped. I think they went off of rpgnow for a while and then onto DTRPG with 3.5e ones coming on with DRM and full hardcopy cost. Later DTRPG and RPGNOW formed OBS and it was on both. WotC eventually took the DRM off but kept the full cost price point. Later 4e ones were sold with I think it was 25% off cover price, about $25 for each of the core books.</p><p></p><p>At some point the old edition pdfs were available on paizo as well with different prices and not a complete overlap of catalogues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 4744089, member: 2209"] WotC started doing pdfs in house long ago, I think it was even before 3e was anounced. They were super cheap to start, something like $3 each then. They then spun it off to be run by an outside company still using their ESD format with special software for generating big pdfs. Later it went on to rpgnow as straight pdfs. Originally they said 3e pdfs would come on after a period of time but they did not show up, just the old edition ones with later scans being outsourced to be done quickly and cheaply leading to large file sizes and poor OCR. I'm a little fuzzy on the interim period after that first outside distributing company stopped. I think they went off of rpgnow for a while and then onto DTRPG with 3.5e ones coming on with DRM and full hardcopy cost. Later DTRPG and RPGNOW formed OBS and it was on both. WotC eventually took the DRM off but kept the full cost price point. Later 4e ones were sold with I think it was 25% off cover price, about $25 for each of the core books. At some point the old edition pdfs were available on paizo as well with different prices and not a complete overlap of catalogues. [/QUOTE]
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