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<blockquote data-quote="Drkfathr1" data-source="post: 4752887" data-attributes="member: 5617">I prefer the print copies to electronic any day, but sometimes a pdf sure is convenient, and for collecting out of print material its invaluable. Especially if you don't want to engage in bidding wars on ebay. However, even if you don't normally buy the pdf's, this type of decision/action by WoTC should be concerning to all of us. It's indicative of a particular management style that's certainly not healthy for the brand. I find it really odd that they wish to spearhead the Digital Age of RPG's with the DDI, yet they decide they're going to remove all pdf's from sale. Without having an alternative ready yet. And what alternative are you going to use that the rest of the world is going to eagerly adopt? Isn't PDF pretty much the world-wide standard? Are we going to try e-readers/kindle? Devices that would require significant up front costs just to read a file that could previously be read on any computer? Now don't get me wrong, they are perfectly within their rights to combat piracy and to file suit against said pirates, but considering removing the PDF's won't affect pirating, and according to Mr. Leed's interview was only part of the reason they did this, this just doesn't make sense.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Drkfathr1, post: 4752887, member: 5617"] I prefer the print copies to electronic any day, but sometimes a pdf sure is convenient, and for collecting out of print material its invaluable. Especially if you don't want to engage in bidding wars on ebay. However, even if you don't normally buy the pdf's, this type of decision/action by WoTC should be concerning to all of us. It's indicative of a particular management style that's certainly not healthy for the brand. I find it really odd that they wish to spearhead the Digital Age of RPG's with the DDI, yet they decide they're going to remove all pdf's from sale. Without having an alternative ready yet. And what alternative are you going to use that the rest of the world is going to eagerly adopt? Isn't PDF pretty much the world-wide standard? Are we going to try e-readers/kindle? Devices that would require significant up front costs just to read a file that could previously be read on any computer? Now don't get me wrong, they are perfectly within their rights to combat piracy and to file suit against said pirates, but considering removing the PDF's won't affect pirating, and according to Mr. Leed's interview was only part of the reason they did this, this just doesn't make sense. [/QUOTE]

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