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Message: <blockquote data-quote="charlesatan" data-source="post: 3719600" data-attributes="member: 20870">First off, there are some deterrents although obviously they are not fool-proof. I think shrink-wrap will solve the "stealing the code" from unpurchased books. Also, whenever you enter the code, there is a nominal fee for the transaction.As for secondhand transactions, that's the cost of buying/trading it secondhand. Depending on the nature of the downloadable PDF (whether it's DRM, watermarked, etc.), passing on the digital copy might be arranged. If you lose the book, I don't see how keeping the digital file is a liability.Yes, that might be true. In fact, the virtual tabletop isn't anything new. Chat programs and mapping programs have been around for quite awhile. But the point of the DI is that it's all in one place and supposedly, more convenient for the user. There's also the network that it's supposed to have. If you're a technogeek, you might not use the virtual tabletop. But if you're regular Joe, you might find it useful. It's like the iPod. Is it the best mp3 player out there? Probably not. But it's certainly the most mainstream and is designed to give you the basic features that you need in one place.The answer to that is really a wait-and-see. But considering the book is printed months ahead (or rather sent to the printers months ahead), that's enough time to update the database. Note that the D&D Insider is really a database, not a full-blown video game that needs complex code to "make it work". As long as there's a dedicated staff, there should be enough lead time to input the data into the website. But again, whether that's the case or not remains to be see (I'm not psychic).</blockquote>

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