How do you read your PDFs?

[Kahuna Burger]

I'm curious about whether my pdf reading habits are unusual. I very rarely print them and just read them on my computer.

 

[Crothian]

On the computer and trust me when I say I read a lot of them!!

 

[GwydapLlew]

I read them on the computer, unless I need a portion printed out as reference material.

 

[ShinHakkaider]

I'm curious about whether my pdf reading habits are unusual. I very rarely print them and just read them on my computer.

Typically I print them out and have them bound at FedEx/Kinkos.
Mostly though I tend to do alot of cutting and pasting into other documents (House rule docs, player handouts what have you).
Mostly PDFs are a utility and for me meant to be used as such.

 

[sjmiller]

I print out and comb-bind them myself. I think all but 1 or 2 pdfs have been printed out. That's why I could not say all of them are.

 

[Imagicka]

On the computer and trust me when I say I read a lot of them!!

It's amazing you have time to read anything other than all the posts on here, and reply to a lot of them.

 

[Nifft]

My desktop has a nice flat monitor that turns sideways, and is perfect for viewing a full page of text. I read there when possible, on a laptop (with its annoyingly horizontal screen) when I must. Considering a tablet just for at-the-table PDF passing.

-- N

 

[Olaf the Stout]

I print out and comb-bind them myself. I think all but 1 or 2 pdfs have been printed out. That's why I could not say all of them are.

I didn't vote since the poll doesn't really have an option for me.

I print and comb-bind almost all of my PDF's myself too. At the same time though I read a lot of them on the computer when I am at work. I can just take them all on my flash drive. The PDF versions are also great for searching the document and for cutting and pasting stat-blocks.

So I would say that I print almost all of them but still read a lot of them on my computer.

Olaf the Stout

 

[Kahuna Burger]

I didn't vote since the poll doesn't really have an option for me.

I print and comb-bind almost all of my PDF's myself too. At the same time though I read a lot of them on the computer when I am at work. I can just take them all on my flash drive. The PDF versions are also great for searching the document and for cutting and pasting stat-blocks.

So I would say that I print almost all of them but still read a lot of them on my computer.

Olaf the Stout

The poll was specificly about your PDF reading not just the percentage you have printed, so there is definitly an option for you. Even if you print them all, if half of your actual reading of them is done on a screen its "5" for instance.

Edit : I can see how my quick poll answer construction could give the opposite impression - that its about what percentage actually get printed. Sorry about that.

 

[EyeontheMountain]

Hmm, well, I am not a big pdf buyer, as I really hate to read the things on the computer. Especially all those who insist on making the format the same as a regular book (ie two column setup)

For me I use pdfs for reference, and occasionally print out a page or ten that I will want to carry to the game, or look at frequently.