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<blockquote data-quote="PoeticJustice" data-source="post: 3852304" data-attributes="member: 51788">That's interesting, but not actually what I was referring to. I assume they'll take some measure to protect this feature, or they, as a publisher, may as well be selling books for one or two bucks a shot. I say this because, if they do nothing, a custome could just go into a store, copy the number in the back of the book, and go on his merry way. How do they get around that?Shrink wrap? Not happening unless a lot of people are willing to buy before browsing. I can't speak for others, but I never buy RPG stuff sight unseen.Keep the book behind counter or lock -and-key? Same problems?A scratch off insert in the back of the book? I may sound pessimistic, but there's going to be at least one scumbag who takes the info without buying the actual book.See, these are ways textbook companies protect their books' online functionality. They work because people buy textbooks sight unseen and often somebody has to get the book for them off the shelf. I struggle to think of an alternate method that would allow for the buyer and only the buyer to get the electronic copy, and I hope somebody at Wizards is more inventive than I.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="PoeticJustice, post: 3852304, member: 51788"] That's interesting, but not actually what I was referring to. I assume they'll take some measure to protect this feature, or they, as a publisher, may as well be selling books for one or two bucks a shot. I say this because, if they do nothing, a custome could just go into a store, copy the number in the back of the book, and go on his merry way. How do they get around that? Shrink wrap? Not happening unless a lot of people are willing to buy before browsing. I can't speak for others, but I never buy RPG stuff sight unseen. Keep the book behind counter or lock -and-key? Same problems? A scratch off insert in the back of the book? I may sound pessimistic, but there's going to be at least one scumbag who takes the info without buying the actual book. See, these are ways textbook companies protect their books' online functionality. They work because people buy textbooks sight unseen and often somebody has to get the book for them off the shelf. I struggle to think of an alternate method that would allow for the buyer and only the buyer to get the electronic copy, and I hope somebody at Wizards is more inventive than I. [/QUOTE]

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