WotC D&D Digital Library

[Parmandur]

Nothing that matters to you changed, you mean.

Nothing in terms of the account providing access to free content changed. So they dropped a format.

 

[Micah Sweet]

What we know from authors selling on DriveThru in general is that "best sellers" are often selling hundreds of copies, and mere thousands at the absolute top of the pile.

So you're saying it just doesn't matter. Got it.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Nothing in terms of the account providing access to free content changed. So they dropped a format.

Glad to know they're covered legally.

 

[UngeheuerLich]

Glad to know they're covered legally.

I am sad to see that you are upset by the removal of the pdfs without anouncement or warning.

I also see some advantages of classical pdf formats over DnDbeyond books.
One thing that should at least be improved on DnDbeyond is to have some way of organizing your owned stuff. This is what you could do better with your own file system and pdfs. Also I´t like to have a way to read it like a pdf page by page and work with it on my IPad just like I would with a pdf (open it in an editor and mark with my pencil).
So no, not everything is better.

But in the end, free stuff is better than no free stuff. And if I had to chose between pdf and DnDBeyond, I´d probably take DnDBeyond, but it is a hard decision.

 

[Parmandur]

So you're saying it just doesn't matter. Got it.

I didn't say that...but if it doesn't make business sense, ehy should they offer PDF?

Glad to know they're covered legally.

What else matters in this case...? The free content given through a free account is still available, freely.

 

[Micah Sweet]

I didn't say that...but if it doesn't make business sense, ehy should they offer pdf?

Good will? I assume they want people to be pleased with their decisions.

 

[Parmandur]

Good will? I assume they want people to be pleased with their decisions.

They don't owe anyone free stuff in a particular format. If the calculus shoes thst giving out free stuff on Beyond is the optimal ROI for good will and pleasing people, why should they pursue a suboptimal route...?

 

[JEB]

The account works for both Beyond and WotC, so nothing changed.

In what way does the Wizards account work, at this point? What does it give you access to?

 

[MonsterEnvy]

In what way does the Wizards account work, at this point? What does it give you access to?

It’s a D&D Beyond Account now.

 

[JEB]

It’s a D&D Beyond Account now.

Based on the FAQ, you still have to create a D&D Beyond account, separately. They say something about linking it to your Wizards account, but they don't explain how.