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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fedifensor" data-source="post: 4749569" data-attributes="member: 7289">I don't see why people are saying he's evasive - the question on everyone's mind was answered directly.It doesn't get much more clear than that.  He didn't say, "no watermarked PDFs", or "no PDFs unless they have DRM".  He flat out stated that you will not be able to purchase a PDF of a WotC book. Which means, if you want a legal electronic copy of a book, the only way to get one for now is to scan the hardcopy yourself...and most people don't have the time or patience to do that.  Not to mention that the only way to get a good quality version involves destroying the hardcopy in the process.In the future, maybe they'll have some propitiatory format.  Will you have to be online to use it?  Can it be displayed on something besides a full-fledged computer (iPhone, eBook reader, etc)?  We don't know...but it's not far enough along for him to pass anything along to us.  As he stated, they are still "exploring other options".As to whether this new policy will make a difference, the test case is less than two weeks away from being released.  If you don't see significant pirating of Arcane Power within a week or two of its release, and sales of the physical book meet or beat expectations, Mr. Leeds will be proven right.  If the book sells less than expected, or legible copies hit the pirate sites within a few days of release, then the new policy will have had a negative effect for WotC.</blockquote>

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