DriveThruRPG.com to release 3.5 edition Dungeons & Dragons titles in eBook format

[Anurien]

I think this is a fantastic idea, well done to WoTC and Scott Rouse. Outstanding and perfect timing as we are about to put a PDF capability into RPGXplorer.

It seems like we're moving in the right direction now, I thought it was beyond fantastic that I could download PDF's for the Age Of Worms campaign from Paizo, but if I can have the Forgotten Realms books on my laptop as well I will just be in hog heaven.

p.s. Don't forget to include hi-res scans of the map inserts!

 

[Arnwyn]

I prefer my game books in PDF format and while they are at full american cover price they are technical on sale as Canadian as my credit uses a better exchange rate.

At book stores and my FLGS, WOTC books are sold at RSRP and in Canada that is a 30% exchange rate.

Complete Psionic was $29.95 US but sold at the MSRP for Canada which was $42.00.
Even though our dollar is hovering at .90 US. It should have been about $35.
At DTRPG, I will save $7 and pay no taxes.

Holy crap, man - what book stores are ripping you off?

Around here, at book stores we're only paying a premium of $3 over the U.S. cover price for d20 books (ie. US$29.95, so the books have been priced at $32.95 Cdn - and it's not really a "premium" because we're actually getting it slightly cheaper than Americans in $US. Yay virtual exchange rate!). The book stores have (mostly) been ignoring the printed MSRP on all types of books (which is a complete crock, anyways). There was an interesting article printed about this very issue just a couple of days ago in the local paper...

 

[Man-thing]

My FLGS is good for all d20 products. Very far about the exchange and good for preordering.

The however have a terrible deal with distributors for WOTC books, and get gouged by the distribution cycle and need to pass the damage on.

Coincidentally, most of my print product buying goes to Green Ronin and Mongoose.

 

[imagineGod]

About damn time too. I got a lot of 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons.

There are many 3rd I never played outside Eberron, do this is d good time to get those when DriveThruRPG does the next sale, maybe Christmas.

 

[imagineGod]

I am hoping there will be print on demand options for this 3rd Edition stuff like some of the 4th have?

 

[PsyzhranV2]

About damn time too. I got a lot of 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons.

There are many 3rd I never played outside Eberron, do this is d good time to get those when DriveThruRPG does the next sale, maybe Christmas.

Please, read the date the thread was posted, and the date of the last post before your's.

 

[J.Quondam]

Welp, this is a bizarre necro.

 

[aramis erak]

DRM is also a guaranteed NO SALE for me.

Same.
Note that most of the DRM methods have workarounds by the pirates anyway.

 

[PsyzhranV2]

Same.
Note that most of the DRM methods have workarounds by the pirates anyway.

sceams

You too, please check when the thread was posted! The post you're replying to is 15 years old, WotC has had digital versions of the 3.5e books available since forever ago.

 

[imagineGod]

sceams

You too, please check when the thread was posted! The post you're replying to is 15 years old, WotC has had digital versions of the 3.5e books available since forever ago.

Till today, not all those 3e books have print-on-demand. I just checked and posted a link that Heroes of Horror still lacks that, over a decade on. And the after market prices on that book are crazy high.