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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7982644" data-attributes="member: 2629">They have different use cases.  Beyond is about functionality during play.  It gives me a solid self managing character sheet I can share over great distances, a die roller (new), and quick access to spells, magic items, monsters, rules... faster than going through the books.  It saves me time, and provides a smoother play experience.The books are there for when I am not at the table.  I hold them.  I read them.  I'll keep them for that once in 10 years revisit to a prior edition, or as a reference down the road when I argue with someone about the differences between 5E, 6E, 7E, 8E, 9E and XE.  I now buy on Beyond at release for things I want.  However, I buy physical books when the price makes sense - often at used book prices.  There are a few I buy at release if I think I will spend 4 or more hours enjoying it.  Wildemount was such a book - I sat down and read through parts of it a few times.  I enjoy the book feel more than Beyond, although I could have made do with just the virtual version.In the end, there is nothing in 5E I have to buy.  I could very easily have run games in 5E using only the free materials for decades - especially if I augmented it with my own additions.  It just comes down to what makes sense for each of us.</blockquote>