D&D 4e PDFs at RPGNow

[renau1g]

That wasn't my point. I wouldn't pay $25 to have a second PHB, either.

I generally consider PDFs to be worth significantly less than dead trees, anyway. This has been confirmed to be when I've gotten PDFs of otherwise great products. I wouldn't pay $25 bucks for a PDF PHB even if I didn't have the paper version. $15 bucks, tops, unless the linking is really something amazing.

Agreed. I personally get strained reading from an electronic format for a while, especially as my work has me in front of a computer all day (as most people's do). Also, I love the feeling of cracking open a book, yes it's purely my own preference, but the only value PDF formats have for me is that I can place them on my computer at work and access them during lunch break.

 

[lurkinglidda]

Will strongly consider buying the PDFs of the core rules. Would also greatly prefer to buy the PDFs of additional books in lieu of the hardcovers. Hopefully, once they've got the specifics worked out, new PDFs will come out on or close to the hardcover sale date.

The intention is to have simultaneous release dates for PDFs and physical product.

 

[Ninja-to]

Wait a minute, what the hell happened to Wizards having the PDF version of our books for FREE? Am I the only one that remembers their promise of having an online version of our books, after inputting in some code off the book we bought? They were debating whether or not the pdf version would be available only online or also offline. Now all of a sudden they're available... for the same price as buying the actual book in the store (those prices are nearly identicle to Amazon's).

Well I guess the PDF's don't smear like the two sets of books I bought (and sent back)...

*rant over

 

[Kristian Serrano]

Wait a minute, what the hell happened to Wizards having the PDF version of our books for FREE? Am I the only one that remembers their promise of having an online version of our books, after inputting in some code off the book we bought? They were debating whether or not the pdf version would be available only online or also offline. Now all of a sudden they're available... for the same price as buying the actual book in the store (those prices are nearly identicle to Amazon's).

Well I guess the PDF's don't smear like the two sets of books I bought (and sent back)...

*rant over

They abandoned that idea a long time ago. It's in the DDXP Q&A video. The logistics were too complicated.

 

[Ninja-to]

I think you spell it 'logi$tic$'.



Not that I condone it, but seriously folks, PDF versions of the books being that price... who would pay that, when there are other 'alternatives'?

This totally reminds me of the T$R days. Whatever happened to DnD Insider costing 'a cup of cofee'. I don't remember Starbucks charging $15 for a latte.

Don't look now but there's a hole in the ship...

 

[ki11erDM]

The intention is to have simultaneous release dates for PDFs and physical product.

Any update if they will have the errata pushed out in them in later versions?

 

[ki11erDM]

Not that I condone it, but seriously folks, PDF versions of the books being that price... who would pay that, when there are other 'alternatives'?

This totally reminds me of the T days. Whatever happened to DnD Insider costing 'a cup of cofee'. I don't remember Starbucks charging $15 for a latte.

Don't look now but there's a hole in the ship...

You are getting your facts messed up. DDI was going to cost the same as a MMO... which it does. The PDFs were going to be an extra charge that would cost 'a cup of coffee'... which was taken out and the data base added.

Not saying that was a good thing of a bad thing just what happened.

 

[Crothian]

Agreed. I personally get strained reading from an electronic format for a while, especially as my work has me in front of a computer all day (as most people's do). Also, I love the feeling of cracking open a book, yes it's purely my own preference, but the only value PDF formats have for me is that I can place them on my computer at work and access them during lunch break.

PDFs are not for everyone. Wizards, and most companies seem to be targeting the people that don't already own the book. There are a few companies the sell the PDF along with the print book if you order it from them but that trend has not caught on. A few companies were offering a discount to the print book after one already bought the PDF for when the PDF comes out a month or so ahead of the print book but I haven't heard of that happening for a while.

 

[Ninja-to]

That's not how I remember it at all, but not that it matters anyway. I think they're handling their pdf's a little greedily to say the least. That is way, way over priced.

 

[Nyarlathotep]

Since we had a WotC Rep respond in this thread, I'm curious if there has been any discussion at WotC regarding errata and updating the PDF copies?